The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery. The secondary battery includes: a case; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the case and including a main body and a tab connected to the main body; a cap plate, coupled to the case; an electrode terminal, located on an outer side of the cap plate and including a first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed one on top of another; and a current collecting member, connected between the tab and the electrode terminal.

A solid state battery that includes: a battery element body; a first external electrode on a first end surface of the battery element body; a second external electrode on a second end surface of the battery element body; and a protective layer covering a peripheral surface of the battery element body that connects the first and second end surfaces. The first external electrode covers a first end surface of the solid state battery, and the second external electrode covers a second end surface of the solid state battery. The first principal surface and the second principal surface have a pair of a first convex part and second convex part extending from the first external electrode to the second external electrode along a longitudinal direction and located at opposed end parts in a transverse direction.

A battery is provided that suppresses the occurrence of an internal short circuit due to a turned-up portion generated in a positive electrode. A secondary battery includes an electrode wound body, a positive electrode current collector plate, and an outer package can. The electrode wound body includes a positive electrode having a band shape and a negative electrode having a band shape, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being in a stacked arrangement with a separator interposed therebetween, and being wound. The outer package can contains the electrode wound body and the positive electrode current collector plate. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material covered part in which a positive electrode foil is covered with a positive electrode active material layer, and a positive electrode active material uncovered part. The secondary battery includes a flat surface formed by the positive electrode active material uncovered part that protrudes from one end of the electrode wound body being bent toward a central axis of the electrode wound body and portions of the positive electrode active material uncovered part overlapping each other. The flat surface is joined to the positive electrode current collector plate. The positive electrode active material uncovered part has a cutout at one end on an outer periphery side of the electrode wound body.

An object is to provide a battery cell which can prevent current collectors from being damaged and cut. A battery cell is provided which includes a power generation element; a terminal; and an exterior, and in which the exterior includes, on both sides in a stacking direction, holes into which the terminal is inserted, both end portions of the terminal in the stacking direction are extended outside the exterior, a first distance holder is arranged between current collectors and around abutment parts of the current collectors that abut on the terminal, at each end portion in the stacking direction, a second distance holder is arranged between the current collector and the exterior and around an abutment part of the current collector that abuts on the terminal and at least one of the second distance holders is smaller in thickness than the first distance holder in the stacking direction.

An object is to provide a battery cell which can prevent current collectors from being damaged and cut. A battery cell is provided which includes a power generation element; a terminal; and an exterior, and in which the exterior includes, on both sides in a stacking direction, holes into which the terminal is inserted, both end portions of the terminal in the stacking direction are extended outside the exterior, a first distance holder is arranged between current collectors and around abutment parts of the current collectors that abut on the terminal, at each end portion in the stacking direction, a second distance holder is arranged between the current collector and the exterior and around an abutment part of the current collector that abuts on the terminal and at least one of the second distance holders is smaller in thickness than the first distance holder in the stacking direction.

An object is to provide a battery cell which can prevent current collectors from being damaged or cut and can reliably ensure conductivity between the current collectors and a terminal. A battery cell is provided which includes a power generation element that includes a plurality of current collectors; and a terminal that is extended in a stacking direction of the current collectors and is electrically connected to the current collectors, and in which the terminal is inserted into holes formed in the current collectors, bent portions are formed at abutment parts of the current collectors that abut on the terminal and a distance holder is arranged between the current collectors and around the abutment parts.

A prismatic lithium ion battery cell includes a packaging having a cover. The cover includes: a first spiral disk feature disposed below a first terminal pad; a second spiral disk feature disposed below a second terminal pad; a first reversal disk disposed below the first spiral disk feature; and a second reversal disk disposed below the second spiral disk feature. The first and second reversal disks are configured to deflect upwards to displace the first and second spiral disk features to contact the first and second terminal pads, respectively, in response to a pressure within the packaging being greater than a predefined pressure threshold and form an external short-circuit between the first and second terminal pads via the first and second spiral disk features. Subsequently, a portion of the power assembly fails in response to the external short-circuit and interrupts current flow between the first and second terminal pads.

A prismatic lithium ion battery cell includes a packaging having a cover. The cover includes: a first spiral disk feature disposed below a first terminal pad; a second spiral disk feature disposed below a second terminal pad; a first reversal disk disposed below the first spiral disk feature; and a second reversal disk disposed below the second spiral disk feature. The first and second reversal disks are configured to deflect upwards to displace the first and second spiral disk features to contact the first and second terminal pads, respectively, in response to a pressure within the packaging being greater than a predefined pressure threshold and form an external short-circuit between the first and second terminal pads via the first and second spiral disk features. Subsequently, a portion of the power assembly fails in response to the external short-circuit and interrupts current flow between the first and second terminal pads.

A pouch for a secondary battery having improved stability to an external force and an internal pressure and a secondary battery including the pouch are disclosed. In an aspect, a pouch for a secondary battery implemented based on some embodiments of the disclosed technology includes a pouch cup including a battery cell accommodating portion, a tab receiving portion formed at one end portion of the pouch cup to be in communication with one end of the battery cell accommodating portion, and a supporting portion adjacent to the tab receiving portion at the one end portion of the pouch cup. The supporting portion includes a space separated from the battery cell accommodating portion and the tab receiving portion.

A pouch for a secondary battery having improved stability to an external force and an internal pressure and a secondary battery including the pouch are disclosed. In an aspect, a pouch for a secondary battery implemented based on some embodiments of the disclosed technology includes a pouch cup including a battery cell accommodating portion, a tab receiving portion formed at one end portion of the pouch cup to be in communication with one end of the battery cell accommodating portion, and a supporting portion adjacent to the tab receiving portion at the one end portion of the pouch cup. The supporting portion includes a space separated from the battery cell accommodating portion and the tab receiving portion.