Abstract: Provided is a bus bar structure which may be suitable for reducing an occupied area of a printed circuit board (PCB) by removing a fuse from the PCB in an interconnect board (ICB) assembly of a battery pack. According to the present disclosure, the bus bar structure may include: bus bars which face each other and are arranged below the PCB in the ICB assembly of the battery pack; and a fuse case between the bus bars, wherein the fuse case includes a fuse wire therein and is configured to bring the fuse wire into contact with the bus bars via at least one end thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cartridge for battery cells, which includes: an upper cooling plate and a lower cooling plate having a plate shape and spaced to face each other, a cooling channel is formed between the upper cooling plate and the lower cooling plate; a main frame surrounding an outer circumference of the upper cooling plate and an outer circumference of the lower cooling plate with battery cells placed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the main frame; and a support portion disposed at the cooling channel and having at least one support rib protruding in at least one of an upper direction and a lower direction, the at least one support rib supporting the upper cooling plate and the lower cooling plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery pack that realizes miniaturization and weight reduction by minimizing the number of components of the structure, and that is suitable for pursuing dispersion of external force and structural rigidity using the shape of the structure. The battery pack according to the present disclosure is characterized to include a lower case including both inclined side walls and fixating members facing each other at the both side walls, a battery cartridge disposed between the fixating members in the lower case, and an upper case covering the lower case and the battery cartridge, wherein the battery cartridge contacts the both side walls and the fixating members in the lower case.

Abstract: A battery pack, including a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries and having outer protrusions formed at an outer side surface thereof to extend vertically and a pack housing configured to have an inner space in which the cell assembly is accommodated, the pack housing having inner protrusions formed at an inner side surface thereof to extend vertically, wherein the cell assembly has ducts provided at both side surfaces thereof so that fluid flows into or out of a secondary battery, and the outer protrusions are formed at outer side surfaces of the ducts.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack configured to prevent its components such as a cell assembly from being broken or damaged even though a physical force such as vibrations and impacts is applied to the battery pack. The battery pack includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries; an electronic component plate having a plate shape and configured to allow at least one electronic component to be mounted thereon; a lower housing configured to have an inner space with an open top and to accommodate the cell assembly and the electronic component plate therein; and an upper housing configured to cover the open top of the lower housing, wherein coupling members are respectively provided between a lower portion of the cell assembly and the lower housing, between an upper portion of the cell assembly and the electronic component plate, between the electronic component plate and the upper housing, and between the lower housing and the upper housing to couple and fix each other.

Abstract: A secondary battery cartridge includes: a battery storing box including a battery accommodation space in which a secondary battery is stored, and a flow channel partitioned from the battery accommodation space and having a hollow structure, and including, at opposite side parts thereof, respectively, a slot communicating with the battery accommodation space, and a venting hole communicating with the flow channel; a sensing unit including an electrically conductive material, mounted on at least one side part of the battery storing box, and electrically connected to an electrode lead of the secondary battery, the electrode lead extending to an inside and an outside of the battery storing box through the slot; and a cover unit provided in a box form having one open side, and mounted on the opposite side parts of the battery storing box in order to shield the slot, the venting hole, and the sensing unit of the battery storing box, wherein a gas outlet is provided to the cover unit mounted on at least one of the o

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode lead connecting structure capable of simplifying an assembly process of busbars by integrating sensing and electrode busbars, and of minimizing worker's mistakes during the assembly process by almost horizontally arranging busbars on a printed circuit board for each level, a battery module including the electrode lead connecting structure, and a battery pack including the battery module. An electrode lead connecting structure according to the present disclosure includes a printed circuit board, first and second electrode-integrated sensing busbars provided at a lowest level of one side edge of the printed circuit board and at a highest level of an opposite side edge of the printed circuit board, respectively, a first sensing busbar group located on the first L-shaped end strip busbar at the one side edge, and a second sensing busbar group located under the second L-shaped end strip busbar at the opposite side edge.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery module and a battery pack including the same, in which laser welding can be used for coupling three or more electrode leads to a single bus bar, thereby enhancing adhesion and improving the ease of a manufacturing process. The battery module includes: a plurality of secondary batteries, each including an electrode assembly, a case and an electrode lead; and a terminal bus bar having a plate-like coupling unit, wherein electrode leads of the same polarity provided in the three or more secondary batteries are coupled to the coupling unit, two or more electrode leads stacked to each other are in contact with one end of the coupling unit, and the other one or more electrode leads are in contact with the other end of the coupling unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module, which includes: a housing including a first housing and a second housing, which are coupled to each other to form a accommodation space; a plurality of secondary batteries accommodated in the accommodation space; a bolt including a screw portion, which has screw threads formed on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a bolt head arranged at an end of the screw portion, the bolt being configured to fasten the first housing and the second housing to each other by being mounted such that the screw portion penetrates the first housing to be screw-coupled to the second housing, and that the bolt head is caught by the first housing; and an O-ring mounted to be interposed between the first housing and the bolt head, wherein the O-ring includes: a hollow pierced such that the screw portion is inserted therein; and a recognition protrusion formed to protrude in a radial direction of the bolt head as compared with the bolt head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack allowing easy assembling of a cell assembly and a pack housing and also ensuring reinforced rigidity, and a vehicle comprising the same. The battery pack includes a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries and having outer protrusions formed at an outer side surface thereof to extend vertically; and a pack housing configured to have an inner space in which the cell assembly is accommodated, the pack housing having inner protrusions formed at an inner side surface thereof to extend vertically.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell stack having a plurality of battery cells stacked; a case configured to accommodate the battery cell stack; and a heat dissipation member inserted into the case and supported in contact with the battery cell stack.

Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cell cartridge assembly including at least one battery cell and a plurality of stacking cartridges configured to respectively accommodate the at least one battery cell and arranged in layers in a height direction; and a sensing assembly mounted on at least one side of the cell cartridge assembly and configured to sense electrical characteristics of the at least one battery cell. Each of the stacking cartridges includes a bolt-assembling finger protruding from at least one corner area beyond other corner areas, and the bolt-assembling finger includes an assembly guide unit provided in a slot form. The sensing assembly includes a sensing assembly body provided in the form of a plate-shaped structure and having a plurality of sensing members mounted thereon, and an assembling plate integrally formed with the sensing assembly body and capable of being inserted into the assembly guide unit of the bolt-assembling finger.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack configured to prevent its components such as a cell assembly from being broken or damaged even though a physical force such as vibrations and impacts is applied to the battery pack. The battery pack includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries; an electronic component plate having a plate shape and configured to allow at least one electronic component to be mounted thereon; a lower housing configured to have an inner space with an open top and to accommodate the cell assembly and the electronic component plate therein; and an upper housing configured to cover the open top of the lower housing, wherein coupling members are respectively provided between a lower portion of the cell assembly and the lower housing, between an upper portion of the cell assembly and the electronic component plate, between the electronic component plate and the upper housing, and between the lower housing and the upper housing to couple and fix each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module capable of stably maintaining contact of electrode leads while having a simple structure and high assemblability.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a voltage sensing assembly including sensing bus bars connected to series connection portions of battery cells for sensing the voltage of the battery cells, a printed circuit board (PCB), to the upper part of which the sensing bus bars are and to the lower part of which a connector is coupled, the connector mounted on the PCB, an insulative mounting member including a receiving part having a shape corresponding to the shape of the PCB such that the PCB is mounted in the receiving part, the receiving part being provided at one side thereof with openings, through which the sensing bus bars extend, and an insulation sheet attached to the front surface of the PCB.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery pack having improved assemblability, processability, and productivity, and configured to reduce manufacturing costs and enhance the scalability and durability of a pack case. The battery pack includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary cells and a plurality of cartridges, the cartridges being configured to be stacked on one another and to accommodate the secondary cells while surrounding outer circumferential portions of the secondary cells from outsides of the secondary cells; a lower housing having an empty inner space to accommodate the cell assembly in the inner space, the lower housing being opened on an upper side thereof; a lower end plate including a plate-shaped metallic material and placed in surface contact with a lower surface of the lower housing; and a lower cover placed on a lower portion of the lower end plate to cover the lower end plate, the lower cover being fixedly coupled to the lower housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module capable of preventing a gas generated from a secondary battery from flowing into a cooling flow path or a duct connected thereto. The battery module includes a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries; a first frame having an upper cooling plate and a lower cooling plate disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in a vertical direction to form a cooling flow path in a space therebetween and configured to accommodate the pouch-type secondary battery in at least one of an upper portion of the upper cooling plate and a lower portion of the lower cooling plate; and a second frame having an upper cooling plate and a lower cooling plate to accommodate the pouch-type secondary battery in a way identical to the first frame, the second frame being stacked on the first frame to form a venting flow path in a space between the first frame and the second frame.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack with an improved structure to support a torque applied to a terminal bolt when a nut is coupled to the terminal bolt which is exposed out of the battery pack and serves as a connection terminal. The battery pack includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries, a pack housing having an inner space to accommodate the cell assembly therein, a terminal bolt configured to protrude out of the pack housing, a center plate located at an upper portion of the cell assembly in the inner space of the pack housing and having an insert groove formed therein, and a bus bar having one end electrically connected to an electrode terminal of the cell assembly and the other end connected to the terminal bolt by contact, the bus bar being inserted into the insert groove of the center plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack for a vehicle, which includes a pack case forming an appearance of the battery pack, a static electricity inducing pattern forming a conductor pattern of a predetermined form on a BMS circuit board provided in the pack case and a discharge terminal connected to the static electricity inducing pattern, and a cable connector for both communicating and grounding, which is composed of a pack connector having a first connection portion configured to be connected to a data transmission terminal on the BMS circuit board and a second connection portion configured to be connected to the discharge terminal, and a vehicle connector connected to the pack connector by a harness cable and installed to the pack case to be exposed out through a connector mounting hole formed through the pack case.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries and having a fluid path formed between the secondary batteries; an inlet duct located at one side surface of the cell assembly so as to cover the one side surface of the cell assembly, and having an inlet port such that the fluid introduced through the inlet port flows into the fluid path; an outlet duct located at the other side surface of the cell assembly so as to cover the other side surface of the cell assembly, and having an outlet port such that the fluid discharged from the fluid path flows out through the outlet port; and an entrance cover installed to at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port, and having a plurality of ribs formed in a plate shape and slantly arranged so that an inner and outer direction of the ribs is inclined with a predetermined angle from a direction parallel to the ground, wherein at least one of inner and outer ends of at least one of the plurality of ribs is ben