A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a negative electrode tab at a first end and a positive electrode tab at a second end; a case including a pair of first side portions facing each of a pair of long side portions of the electrode assembly, and a pair of second side portions facing each of a pair of short side portions of the electrode assembly, the case being open in directions of the negative electrode tab and the positive electrode tab; and a retainer between at least one of the second side portions and the electrode assembly and including a concave-convex structure.

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a negative electrode tab at a first end and a positive electrode tab at a second end; a case including a pair of first side portions facing each of a pair of long side portions of the electrode assembly, and a pair of second side portions facing each of a pair of short side portions of the electrode assembly, the case being open in directions of the negative electrode tab and the positive electrode tab; and a retainer between at least one of the second side portions and the electrode assembly and including a concave-convex structure.

The present application relates to a battery, a method for manufacturing a battery, and a power consuming device. The battery includes at least two battery cells, wherein each of the battery cells includes electrode terminals arranged at end portions of two sides of the battery cell in a lengthwise direction, wherein a filling port for filling an electrolyte is provided in the electrode terminal on one side in the lengthwise direction of the battery cell, and the electrode terminals of the two battery cells are oppositely arranged in the lengthwise direction of the battery cells and are welded together to seal the filling ports. According to the battery of the present application, the filling port is provided in the electrode terminal, and the filling port does not occupy a space of an end cap, such that the size of the electrode terminal may be increased, thereby increasing the overcurrent area of the electrode terminal. Moreover, the entire battery is sealed directly by means of the electrode terminals without an additional sealing procedure, thereby reducing the cost and improving the production efficiency.

The present application relates to a battery, a method for manufacturing a battery, and a power consuming device. The battery includes at least two battery cells, wherein each of the battery cells includes electrode terminals arranged at end portions of two sides of the battery cell in a lengthwise direction, wherein a filling port for filling an electrolyte is provided in the electrode terminal on one side in the lengthwise direction of the battery cell, and the electrode terminals of the two battery cells are oppositely arranged in the lengthwise direction of the battery cells and are welded together to seal the filling ports. According to the battery of the present application, the filling port is provided in the electrode terminal, and the filling port does not occupy a space of an end cap, such that the size of the electrode terminal may be increased, thereby increasing the overcurrent area of the electrode terminal. Moreover, the entire battery is sealed directly by means of the electrode terminals without an additional sealing procedure, thereby reducing the cost and improving the production efficiency.

A smart key for a vehicle includes: a base part; a first terminal part coupled to the base part and which makes contact with a first electrode of a battery so as to be electrically connected to the battery; a second terminal part disposed facing the first terminal part to form an insertion part where the battery is inserted and which makes contact with a second electrode of the battery to be electrically connected to the battery; a separation prevention part which extends from the second terminal to the base part and which abuts the side surface of the battery to prevent the battery from separating from the insertion part; and a pressure applying part which is connected to the second terminal part so as to enable contact with the battery and which maintains contact between the battery and the separation prevention part by an elastic restoring force.

A smart key for a vehicle includes: a base part; a first terminal part coupled to the base part and which makes contact with a first electrode of a battery so as to be electrically connected to the battery; a second terminal part disposed facing the first terminal part to form an insertion part where the battery is inserted and which makes contact with a second electrode of the battery to be electrically connected to the battery; a separation prevention part which extends from the second terminal to the base part and which abuts the side surface of the battery to prevent the battery from separating from the insertion part; and a pressure applying part which is connected to the second terminal part so as to enable contact with the battery and which maintains contact between the battery and the separation prevention part by an elastic restoring force.

An electrochemical apparatus includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate and a first tab group electrically connected to the first electrode plate, and an end of the electrode assembly includes a reusable region. The first electrode plate includes a first region located at an end of the first electrode plate and a second region connected to the first region, a thickness of the first region is less than a thickness of the second region, and the first region is disposed within the reusable region. The first tab group includes a first connecting portion located at an end of a first tab and a first bending portion connected to the first connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, the first bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

An electrochemical apparatus includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate and a first tab group electrically connected to the first electrode plate, and an end of the electrode assembly includes a reusable region. The first electrode plate includes a first region located at an end of the first electrode plate and a second region connected to the first region, a thickness of the first region is less than a thickness of the second region, and the first region is disposed within the reusable region. The first tab group includes a first connecting portion located at an end of a first tab and a first bending portion connected to the first connecting portion and located on a side face of the electrode assembly, the first bending portion is disposed within the reusable region.

A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells having electrode terminals respectively at one end and the other end thereof and having a vent unit opened to discharge gas to the outside when an internal pressure increases over a predetermined level; a cell frame having an accommodation space for accommodating the plurality of battery cells and have a plurality of exposure holes opened so that the gas discharged from the battery cell moves to the outside; a screen member fixed to the cell frame to seal the exposure hole and configured to open a region thereof corresponding to the exposure hole by a gas pressure when gas is discharged from the vent unit of the battery cell; and a protection plate configured to fix the screen member to the cell frame and have a plurality of communication holes located corresponding to the exposure holes.

A battery wiring module is to be attached to multiple battery cells being long in a front-rear direction and including electrode leads at front ends and rear ends of the multiple battery cells to electrically connect the multiple battery cells. The battery wiring module includes a first busbar module to be attached to a front section of the multiple battery cells and a second busbar module that is a separate component from the first busbar module and to be attached to a rear section of the multiple battery cells. The first busbar module includes first busbars that are to be connected to the electrode leads protruding frontward from the multiple battery cells, a first flexible printed circuit board that is to be connected to the first busbars, and a first protector that holds the first busbars and the first flexible printed circuit board.