US 12,315,964 B2
Battery module and battery pack including the same
Jinhwan Shin, Daejeon (KR); Kye Yeon Ryu, Daejeon (KR); and Hyoungsuk Lee, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/771,693
Filed by LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jul. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/009539
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/107318, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0153520 (KR), filed on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0407197 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 50/581 (2021.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/503 (2021.01); H01M 50/588 (2021.01); H01M 50/593 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/581 (2021.01) [H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/503 (2021.01); H01M 50/588 (2021.01); H01M 50/593 (2021.01); H01M 2200/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery module comprising:
a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells including electrode leads are stacked;
a plurality of bus bars including a first bus bar and a second bus bar that are each respectively connected to at least one of the electrode leads; and
a safety member that contacts each of the first bus bar and the second bus bar,
wherein the safety member includes a first insulating layer located on the first bus bar, a second insulating layer located on the second bus bar, and a conductive layer located on the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and
wherein the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer include a material that is electrically insulating and is removed in accordance with a rise of temperature.