US 11,757,148 B2
Battery module, and battery pack including the same
Moon Youl Ahn, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
Appl. No. 17/57,883
Filed by LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/000207
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 23, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/145600, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0001978 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0203020 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 10/6554 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/64 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01)
CPC H01M 10/6554 (2015.04) [H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/64 (2015.04); H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/10 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module comprising:
a plurality of battery cells;
a housing accommodating the plurality of battery cells, the housing extending completely around an outer periphery of the plurality of battery cells, such that the plurality of battery cells is disposed within an interior space defined within the housing;
a cooling part disposed at an outer surface of the housing; and
a first heat transfer part disposed on an inner surface of the housing in contact with a surface of an end of each of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein an inner surface of the housing has a curved portion having a curved shape conforming to a curved shape of the ends of each of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein an inner surface of the first heat transfer part has a curved shape that is the same as the curved shape of the ends of each of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein an outer surface of the first heat transfer part has a curved shape that is the same as the curved shape of the inner surface of the housing.