US 12,438,227 B2
Battery pack and device including the same
Juhwan Shin, Daejeon (KR); Hyoungsuk Lee, Daejeon (KR); Donghyun Kim, Daejeon (KR); Byung Do Jang, Daejeon (KR); and Yongho Chun, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/772,096
Filed by LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Apr. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/004660
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/221351, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0052257 (KR), filed on Apr. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0407170 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 50/342 (2021.01); H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/35 (2021.01); H01M 50/383 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/3425 (2021.01) [H01M 50/24 (2021.01); H01M 50/35 (2021.01); H01M 50/383 (2021.01); H01M 2200/20 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery pack comprising:
a plurality of battery modules;
a venting inducing frame disposed along edges of the plurality of battery modules and forming a venting passage to vent at least one of gas and flame;
a venting gate to connect an inside of at least one of the plurality of battery modules and the venting inducing frame;
a pack housing accommodating the plurality of battery modules and the venting inducing frame, and
a quenching member disposed in a passage of the venting gate,
wherein the venting inducing frame includes a pair of first beams formed in parallel to a first direction and a pair of second beams formed in parallel to a second direction traversing the first direction,
wherein the plurality of battery modules are disposed on a bottom surface of the pack housing along at least one of the first direction and the second direction, respectively, and
wherein the venting gate extends outward from the at least one of the plurality of battery modules and is inserted into the venting inducing frame.