Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first separator, a negative electrode, a second separator, and a positive electrode that are sequentially stacked and wound, wherein ends of the first separator and the second separator are disposed closer to a center of the wound electrode assembly than ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a can in which the electrode assembly and the electrolyte are accommodated. In the electrode assembly, an expansion member is attached to at least one central end of the first separator or the second separator, and the expansion member is expanded by absorbing the electrolyte.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are alternately disposed; a can housing including a bottom part and a sidewall extending upward from a circumference of the bottom part to form an internal space, the electrode assembly being disposed in the internal space; a base plate configured to cover an upper opening of the sidewall and coupled to the can housing; a positive electrode terminal having a rivet shape coupled to a through-hole formed in the sidewall; an insulating gasket configured to insulate the positive electrode terminal and the can housing from each other; a positive electrode tab having one side connected to the positive electrode and the other side connected to the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab having one side connected to the negative electrode and the other side connected to the sidewall.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery may include: an electrode assembly; a can body housing the electrode assembly; a base plate including a through-hole and covering an opening at an upper end of the can body; an electrode terminal covering the through-hole of the base plate, at least a portion of the electrode terminal being inserted into the through-hole of the base plate; an insulating gasket configured to insulate the electrode terminal and the base plate from each other; and an insulating sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the base plate to insulate the bottom surface of the base plate. The electrode terminal may include: an insertion part inserted into the through-hole; and a terminal plate part extending outward from an upper end of the insertion part and having a plate shape, wherein the insertion part has a diameter that gradually increases in a direction toward the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery may include an electrode assembly in which electrodes and separators are wound, a can body housing the electrode assembly, a base plate in which a through-hole is defined and which covers an opening of an upper end of the can body and is bonded to the can body, an electrode terminal of which at least a portion is inserted into the through-hole of the base plate and which covers the through-hole, an insulating gasket configured to insulate the electrode terminal and the base plate from each other, and an insulating sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the base plate to insulate the bottom surface of the base plate, wherein a central hole is defined at a winding center of the electrode assembly, and a protrusion protruding in a direction toward the central hole is disposed on a bottom surface of the electrode terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a welding apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery and a welding method using the same, which are capable of preventing deformation of a product due to a pressure applied in all directions or non-uniform welding due to non-uniform pressing to a cover during a process of sealing and fixing the cover to an opening of a main body casing at the time of manufacturing a secondary battery.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes: a lower can configured to operate as a first electrode terminal; an upper can coupled to the lower can to surround the lower can and configured to operate as a second electrode terminal; and a gasket between the lower can and the upper can. A recessed lower insertion groove and a recessed upper insertion groove are defined in a surface of the lower can and a surface of the upper can, which are in close contact with the gasket, respectively. The lower insertion groove and the upper insertion groove are spaced apart from each other so as not to face each other.

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes a lower can having a bottom surface; an upper can having a top, the upper can and the lower can being coupled to define a space therein; an electrolyte in the space; an electrode assembly in the space and including a negative electrode, a separator, and a positive electrode wound together; a gasket between the upper can and the lower can to electrically insulate the upper and lower cans; a top insulator that is electrically insulating and covering a top surface of the electrode assembly; and a bottom insulator that is electrically insulating and covering a bottom surface of the electrode assembly. The top and bottom insulators are each configured to expand in volume by absorbing the electrolyte. Surfaces of at least one of the top insulator and the bottom insulator are coated with a protective layer to prevent thermal shrinkage from occurring.

Abstract: A button type secondary battery includes a wound electrode assembly; a lower can with the electrode assembly and an electrolyte in the lower can; a top plate to close the lower can; a positive electrode terminal coupled to the top plate through a gasket to be electrically insulated from the top plate with a portion of the positive electrode terminal passing through a hole in the top plate to be bonded to a positive electrode tab; a top insulator covering a top surface of the electrode assembly; and a bottom insulator covering a bottom surface of the electrode assembly. The top insulator and the bottom insulator are each configured to expand in volume by absorbing the electrolyte. Surfaces of at least one or more of the top insulator and the bottom insulator are coated with a protective layer configured to prevent thermal shrinkage from occurring.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a secondary battery includes preparing a lower can having an accommodation part to accommodate an electrode assembly, and an upper cover covering an upper opening of the lower can; gripping an end of a lower can circumferential portion and an end of an upper cover circumferential portion at upper and lower portions using upper and lower jigs to weld the lower can circumferential portion extending outward from an edge of the accommodation part to the upper cover circumferential portion that is a circumferential area of the upper cover; and irradiating a laser onto a bonding portion at which the lower can circumferential portion and the upper cover circumferential portion are welded to each other. In the irradiating, a height of the accommodation part is higher than a height of the end of the lower can circumferential portion.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a secondary battery according includes accommodating an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are alternately stacked, in a can type battery case; primarily injecting an electrolyte through an injection hole; applying a pressure to the battery case while performing a formation process in a state in which the injection hole is opened; secondarily injecting the electrolyte through the injection hole after performing the formation process, and closing the injection hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a button-type secondary battery including: a lower can serving as a first electrode terminal; an upper can coupled to surround the lower can and serving as a second electrode terminal; and a gasket provided between the lower can and the upper can, wherein a recessed lower insertion groove and a recessed upper insertion groove are formed in a surface of the lower can and a surface of the upper can, which are in close contact with the gasket, respectively, the lower insertion groove and the upper insertion groove are spaced apart from each other so as not to face each other, and a sealing protrusion having a closed curve shape and being in close contact with the lower can and the upper can to increase in sealing force is formed on the gasket.

Abstract: A laser cutting apparatus includes a lower jig configured to support a lower portion of a first side of a cutting region of an object to be cut by a laser beam, an upper jig configured to support an upper portion of the first side of the cutting region of the object, a laser nozzle configured to emit the laser beam towards the cutting region of the object, and a spatter block jig locatable between a body part of the object and the cutting region of the object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a button-type secondary battery including: an electrode assembly; a lower can provided with an accommodation part having an accommodation groove for accommodating the electrode assembly in a top surface thereof, a connection part extending outward from an upper end of the accommodation part, and a bent part extending from a front end of the connection part to a lower side of the accommodation part; an upper can provided with a cover part disposed on a top surface of the accommodation part to finish the accommodation groove and a bonding part formed along an edge surface of the cover part and bonded to the bent part; and a gasket provided between the lower can and the upper can, wherein a recessed lower insertion groove and a recessed upper insertion groove are formed in the bent part of the lower can and the bonding part of the upper can, which are in close contact with the gasket, respectively, and the lower insertion groove and the upper insertion groove are disposed to be s

Abstract: A button-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first separator, a negative electrode, a second separator, and a positive electrode that are sequentially stacked and wound, wherein ends of the first separator and the second separator are disposed closer to a center of the wound electrode assembly than ends of the positive electrode and the negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a can in which the electrode assembly and the electrolyte are accommodated. In the electrode assembly, an expansion member is attached to at least one central end of the first separator or the second separator, and the expansion member is expanded by absorbing the electrolyte.