US 11,990,638 B2
Battery module and battery pack including the same
Jong Ryeol Oh, Daejeon (KR); Jongyoung Lee, Daejeon (KR); and Beak San Lee, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/265,465
Filed by LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jun. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/008059
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/125469, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0169202 (KR), filed on Dec. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0115736 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 50/367 (2021.01); H01M 50/505 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/367 (2021.01) [H01M 50/505 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module comprising:
a battery cell stack, in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked;
a frame accommodating the battery cell stack;
end plates covering a front surface and a rear surface of the battery cell stack; and
busbar frames formed between the end plates and the battery cell stack,
wherein a plurality of slots are formed in each of the busbar frames,
wherein a venting portion is formed at the center of each of the end plates, and
wherein the plurality of battery cells pass through the plurality of slots and are connected to an outside of the battery module through a first passage connected to the venting portion.