Rechargeable battery

摘要

A rechargeable battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery includes first and second battery cells facing each other and a case comprising first and second insertion portions, into which the first and second battery cells are respectively inserted. The case also includes a circuit accommodator formed between the first and second insertion portions and accommodating a protection circuit configured to control charging and discharging operations of the first and second battery cells.

主权项

1. A rechargeable battery comprising:
first and second battery cells facing each other; and a case comprising first and second insertion portions, into which the first and second battery cells are respectively partially inserted, and a circuit accommodator formed between the first and second insertion portions and accommodating a protection circuit configured to control charging and discharging operations of the first and second battery cells, wherein a main surface of the protection circuit and main surfaces of the first and second battery cells face the same upward-downward direction, wherein the circuit accommodator comprises: a main body integrally extending from the first and second insertion portions; and a cover coupled to the main body to form an accommodation space with the main body, and wherein the rechargeable battery further comprises a single sheet covering top and bottom surfaces of the first and second battery cells and the cover, and wherein only upper portions of the first and second battery cells, facing each other, are respectively partially inserted into the first and second insertions portions of the case.