Pouch-shaped secondary battery with improved safety

摘要

Disclosed herein is a secondary battery constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly having a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a sheet-type battery case having a receiving part defined therein, the sheet-type battery case is sealed by thermal welding, and sealing parts are formed entirely along the edge of the receiving part by the thermal welding. The sealing parts are perpendicularly bent such that the sealing parts are brought into tight contact with a side wall of the receiving part. Cathode and anode terminals are positioned at two different sealing parts about the receiving part, respectively. When external forces are applied to the secondary battery, the safety of the secondary battery is improved, and the occurrence of a short circuit is effectively prevented.