The invention relates to a battery cell, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, wherein compared to conventional battery cells, a number of components can be reduced. The battery cell has at least one winding element, two current collectors each electrically connected to one of the electrodes of the winding element, and a metal housing. In order to be able to establish an electrical contact between one of the electrodes of the winding element and the housing, one of the current collectors is specifically configured and arranged such that said current collector is in direct mechanical and electrically conductive contact with the housing. To this end, said housing contact current collector (29) can be provided with a suitably wide plate-shaped area (35), which in edge regions (37) that are bent away at a right angle can rest against an interior wall of the housing of the battery cell in a planar manner, and can establish an electrical contact therewith.

A rechargeable battery includes at least two electrode assemblies including electrodes on opposite surfaces of a separator, a case accommodating the electrode assemblies, a cap plate coupled to an opening of the case, first and second electrode terminals in the cap plate, and first and second lead tabs connected to respective first and second electrode terminals and to respective uncoated regions of the two electrode assemblies, wherein a first uncoated region of each of the two electrode assemblies is at a center of the case and is connected to the first lead tab, and wherein a second uncoated region of each of the two electrode assemblies is at an edge of the case and is connected to the second lead tab.

An electrode assembly and a rechargeable battery including the electrode assembly are disclosed. In one aspect, the electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are wound with a separator placed therebetween. The second electrode includes a first coated portion coated with an active material and a plurality of first electrode tabs T1-Tn protruding outwardly from the first coated portion, wherein n is a natural number greater than 2. The first electrode, when spread in a plane form, includes first to nth portions on which the first electrode tabs T1-Tn are respectively formed, wherein the first and nth portions of the first electrode respectively define the innermost and outermost portions thereof. The distance between the first electrode tab Tn placed at the outermost portion and the first electrode Tn−1 placed at the second outermost portion of the first electrode is less than any of the distances between two adjacent ones of the other first electrode tabs T1-Tn−1.

A battery module with high impact resistance is provided. A battery module using an elastic body such as rubber for its exterior body covering a battery is provided. A bendable battery module is provided. As the exterior body covering a battery, an elastic body such as rubber is used, and the exterior body is molded in two steps. First, a first portion provided with a depression in which a battery is stored is molded using a first mold. Next, a battery is inserted into the first portion. Subsequently, second molding is performed using a second mold so as to fill an opening of the depression in the first portion, so that a second portion is formed. The second portion serves as a cover for closing the opening of the depression in the first portion. The second portion is formed in contact with part of the electrodes in the battery and part of an end portion of the second exterior body in the battery.

Provided are a bi-cell for a secondary battery having improved stability which may reduce shrinkage of a separator, and a method of preparing the bi-cell. The bi-cell for a secondary battery having improved stability according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a cathode and an anode are alternatingly disposed in a state in which the cathode has one more layer than the anode or the anode has one more layer than the cathode, separators having a bigger size than the cathode and the anode and insulating the cathode and the anode are disposed between the cathode and the anode, and edges of an upper separator and edges of a lower separator, which face to each other having the cathode and the anode disposed therebetween, are attached to each other to form fused portions.

The present specification relates to an anode, a lithium secondary battery including the same, a battery module including the lithium secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing an anode.

A rechargeable battery includes a case; an electrode assembly accommodating the case; a cap plate sealing an opening of the case; terminals electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and penetrating the cap plate; terminal plates on the cap plate and coupled to a respective one of the terminals; and a connecting member including a sinuous body located between the cap plate and the terminal plate to electrically couple the cap plate and the terminal plate.

An electrode assembly and a rechargeable battery having electrode tab are disclosed. In one aspect, the electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a second electrode which are wound with a separator placed therebetween The first electrode includes a first coated portion coated with an active material and a plurality of first electrode tabs T1−Tn protruding outwardly from the first coated portion, wherein n is a natural number greater than 1. The first electrode, when spread in a plane form, includes first to nth portions on which the first electrode tabs T1−Tn are respectively formed, wherein the first and nth portions of the first electrode respectively define the innermost and outermost portions thereof. Each of the first electrode tabs T1−Tn includes at least one tab, and wherein the number of the first electrode tab Tn is different from the number of each of the first electrode tabs T1−Tn−1.

A lithium-ion secondary battery includes: an electrode body in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked or wound through a separator; a plurality of positive electrode tabs drawn from the electrode body; a plurality of negative electrode tabs drawn from the electrode body; a joint portion between the positive electrode tabs and a positive electrode lead tab; and a joint portion between the negative electrode tabs and a negative electrode lead tab. Apart of a metal plate is disposed on a surface of the positive electrode tab or positive electrode lead tab in the joint portion and on a surface of the negative electrode tab or negative electrode lead tab in the joint portion and joined integrally thereto, and a remaining part of the metal plate is wound around the joint portions.

An electrode assembly and a secondary battery having an electrode tab are disclosed. In one aspect, the electrode assembly includes first and second electrodes which are wound with a separator placed therebetween. The first electrode includes a first coated portion, and a plurality of first electrode tabs T1-Tn not coated with an active material and protruding outwardly from the first coated portion, wherein n is greater than 2. The first electrode, when spread in a plane form, includes first to nth portions on which the first electrode tabs T1-Tn are respectively formed, wherein the first and nth portions respectively define the innermost and outermost portions thereof. The distance between the first electrode tab Tn placed at the outermost portion and the first electrode Tn−1 placed at the second outermost portion is greater than any of the distances between two adjacent ones of the other first electrode tabs T1-Tn−1.