Terminal rivet for a secondary cell

Abstract

There is disclosed herein a terminal rivet (100), a cylindrical secondary cell (6000) comprising such a terminal rivet (100), and a method (1000) of manufacturing such a secondary cell (6000). The rivet (100) comprises a shaft (110) configured to extend axially (A) through a casing of the secondary cell to thereby electrically contact a current collecting plate of the secondary cell at a first end (110a) of the shaft (110) and a head (120) arranged at a second end (110b) of the shaft (110), configured to form an external terminal for the cylindrical secondary cell. The head (120) comprises a central region (122) and a first welding region (124) arranged around said central region (122), wherein the first welding region (124) is recessed relative to said central region (122). The first end (110a) of the shaft (110) comprises a second welding region (114), aligned along the axis (A) of the shaft with the first welding region (124), and recessed towards the first welding region (124).

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