RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a case having an opening and containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the opening of the case; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding outside the case; and an insulating member between the electrode assembly and the cap plate and adjacent the electrode terminal, the insulating member including an inclined portion facing the electrode assembly.
1 . A rechargeable battery comprising:
an electrode assembly;
a case having an opening and containing the electrode assembly;
a cap plate sealing the opening of the case;
an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding outside the case; and
an insulating member between the electrode assembly and the cap plate and adjacent the electrode terminal, the insulating member comprising an inclined portion facing the electrode assembly.
2 . The rechargeable battery of claim 1 , wherein the inclined portion of the insulating member comprises a rounded inclined side.
3 . The rechargeable battery of claim 2 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
4 . The rechargeable battery of claim 3 , wherein the protecting member comprises a tape.
5 . The rechargeable battery of claim 1 , wherein the inclined portion of the insulating member comprises a flat inclined side.
6 . The rechargeable battery of claim 5 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
7 . The rechargeable battery of claim 1 , wherein the insulating member further comprises a protruding portion extending from an end thereof.
8 . The rechargeable battery of claim 7 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
9 . The rechargeable battery of claim 7 , wherein the protruding portion extends from a body portion of the insulating member and has a first thickness at a first end adjacent the body portion, the first thickness being less than a thickness of the body portion.
10 . The rechargeable battery of claim 9 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
11 . The rechargeable battery of claim 9 , wherein the protruding portion has a second thickness at a second end opposite the first end, the second thickness being substantially the same as the first thickness.
12 . The rechargeable battery of claim 11 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
13 . The rechargeable battery of claim 9 , wherein the protruding portion has a second thickness at a second end opposite the first end, the second thickness being less than the first thickness.
14 . The rechargeable battery of claim 13 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
15 . The rechargeable battery of claim 1 , wherein the insulating member comprises a stepped portion at an end thereof, a space being formed between the cap plate and the stepped portion.
16 . The rechargeable battery of claim 15 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
17 . The rechargeable battery of claim 15 , wherein the insulating member comprises an elastic material.
18 . The rechargeable battery of claim 1 , further comprising a protecting member surrounding an external side of the electrode assembly corresponding to the insulating member.
19 . The rechargeable battery of claim 18 , wherein the protecting member comprises a tape.
20 . The rechargeable battery of claim 1 , wherein the insulating member comprises an elastic material.