ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND TAPE ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

An electrode assembly for a secondary battery includes a stack including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and an adhesive member attached to at least one side surface of the stack, the adhesive member extending to cover the at least one side surface of the stack and at least a part of each of a front surface and a rear surface of the stack, the adhesive member including a first adhesive member attached to the stack at a central portion of the stack in a longitudinal direction, and a second adhesive member attached to the stack and adjacent to the first adhesive member in the longitudinal direction, an adhesive surface of the first adhesive member having a greater area than an adhesive surface of the second adhesive member.