Battery module with improved coupling structure between electrode lead and bus bar and method for manufacturing the same
US10862095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a plurality of battery cells, each having an electrode lead; and a bus bar configured to electrically the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells, the bus bar having a plurality of insert slits into which the electrode leads are inserted, and legs formed at both sides of each insert slit, wherein the legs located adjacent to each other with the insert slit being interposed therebetween are directly bonded to each other by a welding portion or connected to each other by a solder in a state of being pressed toward each other.
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