An electrode group for a battery including a positive electrode and a
negative electrode wound into a spiral with a separator interposed
therebetween, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive
electrode current collector and positive electrode material mixture
layers formed on both sides of the positive electrode current collector,
the negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector
and negative electrode material mixture layers formed on both sides of
the negative electrode current collector, a lead is connected to at least
one of the positive electrode current collector and the negative
electrode current collector, and at least one of step portions having
difference in level formed in the electrode group by lengthwise ends of
the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the separator and the
periphery of the lead, respectively, is covered with an insulating member
arranged on an inner circumference side or an outer circumference side of
a turn of the electrode group.