Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery which makes placement of the electrode assembly in the case during assembly easy. The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, a case housing the electrode assembly and having an opening in a plane parallel to a flat side surface of the electrode assembly, the case being electrically connected to the first electrode, a cover closing the opening in the case, and an electrode terminal mounted to a terminal opening in the case and connected to the second electrode, wherein the electrode terminal and the second electrode are insulated from the case.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery which makes placement of the electrode assembly in the case during assembly easy. The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, a case housing the electrode assembly and having an opening in a plane parallel to a flat side surface of the electrode assembly, the case being electrically connected to the first electrode, a cover closing the opening in the case, and an electrode terminal mounted to a terminal opening in the case and connected to the second electrode, wherein the electrode terminal and the second electrode are insulated from the case.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery which makes placement of the electrode assembly in the case during assembly easy. The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, a case housing the electrode assembly and having an opening in a plane parallel to a flat side surface of the electrode assembly, the case being electrically connected to the first electrode, a cover closing the opening in the case, and an electrode terminal mounted to a terminal opening in the case and connected to the second electrode, wherein the electrode terminal and the second electrode are insulated from the case.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery module includes: a plurality of unit cells, wherein each of the unit cells comprises: an electrode assembly having a plate shape; a case receiving the electrode assembly and having an opening at one side; and a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case, wherein the case comprises a first buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of a bottom of the case, the cap assembly comprises a second buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of the cap assembly, and the first buffer unit of each unit cell partially overlaps the first buffer unit of a neighboring unit cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrode assembly is spirally-wound. The rechargeable battery also include a case has an opening into which the electrode assembly is inserted, a cover coupled to the case at the opening, and a terminal electrically connected to the second electrode. The terminal extends to the outside of the case. The electrode assembly includes two side surfaces facing opposite directions and two curved surfaces that connect the two side surfaces. A surface of the cover faces a first side surface of the two side surfaces.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly for charging and discharging a current, a case having an opening in a direction intersecting a plane of the electrode assembly, and a cover for sealing the opening in the case which houses the electrode assembly therein, wherein the case further includes a vent integral with the case on one side of an extension direction of the plane of the electrode assembly, and a vent protective portion formed adjacent to the vent.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery module includes: a plurality of unit cells, wherein each of the unit cells comprises: an electrode assembly having a plate shape; a case receiving the electrode assembly and having an opening at one side; and a cap assembly sealing the opening of the case, wherein the case comprises a first buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of a bottom of the case, the cap assembly comprises a second buffer unit configured to reduce a force generated inside or outside the case on an inner surface and an outer surface of the cap assembly, and the first buffer unit of each unit cell partially overlaps the first buffer unit of a neighboring unit cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrode assembly is spirally-wound. The rechargeable battery also include a case has an opening into which the electrode assembly is inserted, a cover coupled to the case at the opening, and a terminal electrically connected to the second electrode. The terminal extends to the outside of the case. The electrode assembly includes two side surfaces facing opposite directions and two curved surfaces that connect the two side surfaces. A surface of the cover faces a first side surface of the two side surfaces.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly for charging and discharging a current, a case having an opening in a direction intersecting a plane of the electrode assembly, and a cover for sealing the opening in the case which houses the electrode assembly therein, wherein the case further includes a vent integral with the case on one side of an extension direction of the plane of the electrode assembly, and a vent protective portion formed adjacent to the vent.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a rechargeable battery which makes placement of the electrode assembly in the case during assembly easy. The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode, a case housing the electrode assembly and having an opening in a plane parallel to a flat side surface of the electrode assembly, the case being electrically connected to the first electrode, a cover closing the opening in the case, and an electrode terminal mounted to a terminal opening in the case and connected to the second electrode, wherein the electrode terminal and the second electrode are insulated from the case.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery having an electrode assembly formed by depositing/spiral-winding an positive electrode and a negative electrode on respective surfaces of a separator; a can including a pipe having a side seam portion to enclose the electrode assembly and a bottom plate bonded to a first opening of the pipe by a bottom seam portion to close and seal the first opening and facing an end portion of the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly bonded to a second opening of the pipe formed at the other side of the bottom plate to close and seal the second opening.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a separator interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate, the cap plate sealing an opening at one end of the case; and electrode terminals, the electrode terminals being electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein at least one of the electrode terminals is integrally formed with the cap plate.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery having an electrode assembly formed by depositing/spiral-winding an positive electrode and a negative electrode on respective surfaces of a separator; a can including a pipe having a side seam portion to enclose the electrode assembly and a bottom plate bonded to a first opening of the pipe by a bottom seam portion to close and seal the first opening and facing an end portion of the electrode assembly; and a cap assembly bonded to a second opening of the pipe formed at the other side of the bottom plate to close and seal the second opening.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a separator interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate, the cap plate sealing an opening at one end of the case; and electrode terminals, the electrode terminals being electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein at least one of the electrode terminals is integrally formed with the cap plate.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a tube having a panel having an inner phosphor screen, a funnel connected to the panel, a neck connected to the funnel, a deflection unit disposed around the funnel, an electron gun installed in the neck, and a scatter-proof unit installed on the panel and the funnel such that the panel shares the scatter-proof unit with the funnel for preventing the tube from breaking and scattering into many pieces.

Abstract: A mask assembly for a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) includes a shadow mask with a plurality of beam passage holes, and a frame including a supporting portion with a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides which fix the shadow mask and a strength maintenance portion bent from the supporting portion. The frame includes a plurality of reinforcement indentations formed on a portion of the boundary between the supporting portion and the strength maintenance portion. At least one of the reinforcement indentations satisfies the following condition: S 1 3 ? S 2 ? 2 3 ? S 1 wherein S1 represents an area of a triangle defined by a width of the supporting portion including the reinforcement indentation, a width of the strength maintenance portion including the reinforcement indentation and an imaginary line connecting an end of the supporting portion and an end of the strength maintenance portion, and wherein S2 represents a sectional area of the reinforcement indentation.

Abstract: A mask assembly for a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) includes a shadow mask with a plurality of beam passage holes, and a frame including a supporting portion with a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides which fix the shadow mask and a strength maintenance portion bent from the supporting portion. The frame includes a plurality of reinforcement indentations formed on a portion of the boundary between the supporting portion and the strength maintenance portion. At least one of the reinforcement indentations satisfies the following condition: S 1 3 ? S 2 ? 2 3 ? S 1 wherein S1 represents an area of a triangle defined by a width of the supporting portion including the reinforcement indentation, a width of the strength maintenance portion including the reinforcement indentation and an imaginary line connecting an end of the supporting portion and an end of the strength maintenance portion, and wherein S2 represents a sectional area of the reinforcement indentation.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a tube having a panel having an inner phosphor screen, a funnel connected to the panel, a neck connected to the funnel, a deflection unit disposed around the funnel, an electron gun installed in the neck, and a scatter-proof unit installed on the panel and the funnel such that the panel shares the scatter-proof unit with the funnel for preventing the tube from breaking and scattering into many pieces.

Abstract: A color selection apparatus for a cathode ray tube. A mask frame having a pair of supporting members is disposed in parallel and spaced away from each other. A pair of elastic members is disposed between and coupled to the supporting members. A tensioned mask is coupled to the supporting members and is provided with a plurality of beam-passing apertures. A spring assembly includes a hook having a frame fixing part fixed on the mask frame and a spring fixing part and a spring fixed to the spring fixing part. The hook has a cut-away portion defined by cutting a portion of the frame fixing part. The cut-away portion forms a welding portion for welding the hook to the mask frame.

Abstract: A tension mask frame assembly for a color cathode ray tube, includes: a tension mask having a plurality of strips on which slots are formed, the slots being separated by a predetermined distance from each other on a thin plate; real bridges for partitioning slots at a predetermined pitch interval by connecting adjacent ones of a plurality of strips to each other; and a frame which supports the corresponding edges of the tension mask; whereby the vertical pitch of the real bridges becomes smaller, such as in a stepwise relation, in a direction from the center portion of the tension mask to the peripheral portion of the tension mask.