A rechargeable battery using a pressure-crush protective device comprising a housing for accommodating an electrode plate in its inside, a pressure-crush protective device disposed in said housing as a pressure-sensitive element for detecting the internal pressure, an output terminal which is separate from an output electrode of said rechargeable battery disposed in said housing for keeping tightness and insulation for taking out the detection result of the internal pressure detected by said pressure-crush protective device electrically to outside, and a controller which breaks a circuit component if the internal pressure is higher than a specified value.