| CPC H01M 50/519 (2021.01) [H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 50/298 (2021.01); H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 1/14 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4278 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10037 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A battery module comprising:
a plurality of battery cells contained in a case;
a first wire and a second wire configured to output information about the battery module to an external device;
a front bus bar coupled to any one of positive and negative electrode tabs of each of the plurality of battery cells;
a front rigid printed circuit board (RPCB) disposed outside a front support and electrically connected to the front bus bar, wherein the front support supporting both ends of the front bus bar and the front RPCB;
a front flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) has one end electrically connected to the front RPCB and the other end electrically connected to the first wire;
a rear bus bar coupled to another one of the positive and negative electrode tabs of each of the plurality of battery cells;
a rear RPCB disposed outside a rear support and electrically connected to the rear bus bar, wherein the rear support supporting both ends of the rear bus bar and the rear RPCB; and
a rear flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) has one end electrically connected to the rear RPCB and the other end electrically connected to the second wire,
wherein the front bus bar and the front RPCB are disposed parallel to each other in a height direction of the battery module,
wherein the rear bus bar and the rear RPCB are also disposed parallel to each other in the height direction of the battery module,
wherein the front FPCB and the rear FPCB are disposed over the plurality of battery cells, and
wherein the information transmitted to the front FPCB is output to the external device through the first wire, and the information transmitted to the rear FPCB is output to the external device through the second wire.
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