IP Library Granted Patent US 10,790,486
Granted Patent B2
US 10,790,486 · App. 15/949,324 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

Secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 10,790,486
App. No.
15/949,324
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a secondary battery that is capable of preventing a can member from corroding and a method for manufacturing the same. The secondary battery includes a can member defining an outer appearance of the secondary battery, a top cap assembly an opening of the can member, a gasket insulating the can member and the top cap assembly from each other, and a fracture part disposed on an inner circumference of the opening. The fracture part is blocked from the outside by the gasket.

Claims (9)

1. A method for manufacturing a secondary battery, the method comprising:

a preparation step of preparing a can member of the secondary battery;

a bending step of bending a cutoff part inward from an opening of the can member; and

a cutting step of allowing a trimming mold to pass through the opening and cut the cutoff part so that a fracture part of the opening is formed on an inner circumference of the opening,

wherein the trimming mold has an outer circumference equal to or less than the inner circumference of the can member.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, after the cutting step, an electrolyte and an electrode assembly are accommodated in the can member.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a top cap assembly is installed on the opening of the can member in which the electrolyte and the electrode and the electrode assembly are accommodated.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a gasket is installed between the can member and the top cap assembly to insulate the can member and the top cap assembly from each other.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the gasket wraps the fracture part to prevent the fracture part from being exposed to the outside.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058295/0068 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2018
From: KIM, DO GYUN; LEE, JE JUN; HWANGBO, KWANG SU; JUNG, SANG SUK; SHIN, HANG SOO; LEE, GIL YOUNG
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045492/0834 →