RECHARGEABLE BATTERY

A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including an electrode including an uncoated region; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and including an opening; a cap assembly including an electrode terminal and configured to be coupled to the opening to seal the case; and a current collecting plate configured to be coupled to the uncoated region of the electrode assembly, and the current collecting plate includes: a first flat plate portion including a welded portion welded to the uncoated region, a second flat plate portion including a fuse portion and electrically connected to the electrode terminal, and a vibration absorbing portion connected to the first and second flat plate portions of which opposite end portions face each other in a longitudinal direction, the vibration absorbing portion having a thickness that is thinner than thicknesses of the first and second flat plate portions.