US 12,230,845 B2
Eco-friendly power source such as battery module for transportation vehicle
Eung Ho Lee, Daejeon (KR); Chae Won Na, Daejeon (KR); Yun Joo Noh, Daejeon (KR); Doo Yeong Lee, Daejeon (KR); and Tae Hyun Chun, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to SK ON CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by SK On Co., Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/328,249.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0069029 (KR), filed on Jun. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0395955 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 50/588 (2021.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 10/658 (2014.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H01M 50/289 (2021.01); H01M 50/507 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/588 (2021.01) [B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H01M 10/658 (2015.04); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01); H01M 50/289 (2021.01); H01M 50/507 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module comprising:
a housing having an internal space;
a cell stack accommodated in the internal space and including a plurality of battery cells;
a busbar assembly including a busbar electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells to each other and a busbar frame supporting the busbar, disposed between the cell stack and the housing in a first direction; and
an insulation cover assembly disposed between the busbar assembly and the housing in the first direction to prevent short circuit between the busbar and the housing,
wherein the insulation cover assembly includes:
a cover frame disposed between the busbar and the housing in the first direction; and
a short-circuit prevention member coupled to the cover frame and spaced apart from the busbar in the first direction,
wherein the busbar is disposed between the cover frame and the busbar frame,
wherein the cover frame has an area, extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, which is larger than the busbar and is disposed to overlap the busbar in the first direction.