US 12,278,396 B2
Battery module, battery pack comprising battery module, and vehicle
Hee-Jun Jin, Daejeon (KR); Jeong-O Mun, Daejeon (KR); and Ho-June Chi, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG Energy Solution, Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/774,366
Filed by LG Energy Solution, Ltd., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/000505
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/162250, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0017876 (KR), filed on Feb. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0367994 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 50/507 (2021.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); H01M 50/503 (2021.01); H01M 50/569 (2021.01); H01M 50/572 (2021.01); H01M 50/593 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/507 (2021.01) [H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/502 (2021.01); H01M 50/503 (2021.01); H01M 50/569 (2021.01); H01M 50/572 (2021.01); H01M 50/593 (2021.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module, comprising:
a plurality of battery cells;
a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells; and
a bus bar assembly positioned inside the module case and electrically connected to electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein the bus bar assembly includes:
a bus bar frame positioned on at least one side of the plurality of battery cells;
a plurality of lead slots defined by the bus bar frame sized and shaped for the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells to pass therethrough;
a plurality of sensing bus bars positioned to face the plurality of lead slots and connected to the electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells; and
a plurality of short-circuit prevention members coupled to at least one end of each of the plurality of sensing bus bars and configured to surround the at least one end of each of the plurality of sensing bus bars.