US 12,362,426 B2
Battery pack having thermal diffusion prevention structure between battery modules
Doo-Han Yoon, Daejeon (KR); and Chang-keun Son, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/637,591
Filed by LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jun. 22, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/007837
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/055088, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0116407 (KR), filed on Sep. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0297394 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 50/293 (2021.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/6555 (2014.01); H01M 10/658 (2014.01); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/293 (2021.01) [H01M 10/6555 (2015.04); H01M 10/658 (2015.04); H01M 50/211 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 50/249 (2021.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack, comprising:
a plurality of battery modules, each of the plurality of battery modules having a plurality of battery cells and a module housing for accommodating the plurality of battery cells;
an insulator interposed between two battery modules facing each other among the plurality of battery modules; and
an anti-compression member disposed such that opposite ends thereof are in contact with respective outer surfaces of the two battery modules facing each other,
wherein the two battery modules facing each other include a first battery module and a second battery module, and
wherein the insulator includes:
a first insulating pad configured to contact a first side plate of the pair of side plates of the first battery module and at least a portion of the top plate of the first battery module; and
a second insulating pad configured to contact a first side plate of the pair of side plates of the second battery module and at least a portion of the top plate of the second battery module.