| CPC H01M 10/425 (2013.01) [H01M 50/103 (2021.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/209 (2021.01); H01M 50/543 (2021.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A battery pack, comprising:
a plurality of battery cells arranged in a row that extends in one direction;
a first case accommodating the plurality of battery cells;
a protection circuit module coupled to one side of the plurality of battery cells and electrically connecting the plurality of battery cells;
a bus bar electrically connected to the protection circuit module and extending lengthwise in the one direction along the plurality of battery cells; and
a second case coupled to the first case and accommodating the plurality of battery cells, the protection circuit module, and the bus bar,
wherein the bus bar includes a slit extending inwardly in the one direction from one end thereof to a divergence point that is located a distance from the end of the bus bar that is about ¼ to ⅓ of a total length of the bus bar in the one direction to form a diverged branch of the bus bar, and
wherein an output terminal is physically connected to the diverged branch.
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