Secondary battery

Abstract

A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and a separator between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate; and a case accommodating the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes an adhesive part on an outermost region of the electrode assembly. The adhesive part is arranged to cover a boundary line between the negative electrode plate and the separator or between the positive electrode plate and the separator, and is bonded to the case.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A secondary battery comprising:
 an electrode assembly comprising a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate, and a separator between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate; and   a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly,   wherein the electrode assembly comprises an adhesive part on an outermost region of the electrode assembly,   wherein the adhesive part is arranged to cover a boundary line between the negative electrode plate and the separator or between the positive electrode plate and the separator, and is bonded to the case.   
     
     
         2 . The secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the electrode assembly comprises:
 a first surface and a second surface, which are positioned at outermost regions of the electrode assembly and face away from each other; and   a third surface and a fourth surface, which have smaller areas than the first surface and the second surface and connect the first surface to the second surface,   wherein the adhesive part is on at least one of the first surface and the second surface.   
     
     
         3 . The secondary battery of  claim 2 , wherein the adhesive part covers a region of 20% to 100% of a length which is from the boundary line between the negative electrode plate and the separator or between the positive electrode plate and the separator to an end of the separator. 
     
     
         4 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein an area of the adhesive part is 30% or more of an area of the first surface or the second surface. 
     
     
         5 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein a thickness of the adhesive part is 1 μm to about 50 μm. 
     
     
         6 . The secondary battery of  claim 3 , wherein the electrode assembly further comprises a tape which is attached to an end on the adhesive part adjacent to the boundary line between the negative electrode plate and the separator or between the positive electrode plate and the separator. 
     
     
         7 . The secondary battery of  claim 2 , wherein the case comprises:
 a recess which is an accommodation space configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and   a sealing portion which is at an outer circumferential edge of the recess and sealed after the electrode assembly is accommodated,   wherein the case has a surface that faces the adhesive part.   
     
     
         8 . A secondary battery comprising:
 an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate;   a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly; and   an adhesive part on an outermost region of the electrode assembly,   wherein the adhesive part is adjacent to an end of the separator beyond a boundary line between the separator and the first or second electrode plate, and is bonded to the case in a state in which the electrode assembly is accommodated in the case.   
     
     
         9 . The secondary battery of  claim 8 , wherein the electrode assembly comprises:
 a first surface and a second surface positioned in outermost regions of the electrode assembly and facing away from each other; and   a third surface and a fourth surface, which have smaller areas than the first surface and the second surface and connect the first surface to the second surface,   wherein the adhesive part is on at least one of the first surface and the second surface.   
     
     
         10 . The secondary battery of  claim 9 , wherein the adhesive part covers a region of 20% to 100% of a length which is from the boundary line between the separator and the first or second electrode plate to the end of the separator.