Battery module having heat conduction pad
US11108098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A battery module includes: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells each having electrode terminals respectively at an upper portion and a lower portion thereof; a module housing including an accommodation portion having hollow structures in which the cylindrical battery cells are inserted and accommodated; a current collecting plate on an outer surface of the module housing and including welding holes through which the electrode terminals of the cylindrical battery cells are exposed to the outside; a bus bar in contact with each of the electrode terminals and the current collecting plate to electrically connect the electrode terminals to the current collecting plate; and a heat conduction pad disposed outside the current collecting plate and including a contact protrusion portion protruding and extending in a direction in which the electrode terminals are disposed to be in contact with a contact connection portion between the electrode terminals and the bus bar.
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