BATTERY MODULE
First Claim
1. A battery module comprisinga plurality of battery cells aligned with each other in an alignment direction, each of the battery cells comprising a battery case, an electrode assembly accommodated in the battery case, a cap assembly on the battery case, a gas exhaust vent in the cap assembly, and cell terminals protruding over the cap assembly;
- a plurality of busbars on the cap assemblies, each of the busbars electrically connecting the cell terminals of a group of the battery cells to each other, the busbars being configured to conduct current through the battery module;
an inlay molded to at least one of the busbars, the inlay having a height equal to or less than the at least one busbar; and
a top cover on the busbars and covering the cap assemblies of the battery cells, the busbars, and the inlay,wherein the busbars and the inlay form a support surface facing towards the top cover to support the top cover.
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Abstract
A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells aligned with each other in an alignment direction; a plurality of busbars; an inlay molded to at least one of the busbars and having a height equal to or less than the at least one busbar; and a top cover on the busbars. Each of the battery cells includes a battery case, an electrode assembly in the battery case, a cap assembly on the battery case, a gas exhaust vent in the cap assembly, and cell terminals protruding over the cap assembly. Each of the busbars electrically connects the cell terminals of a group of the battery cells to each other. The top cover covers the cap assemblies, the busbars, and the inlay, and the busbars and the inlay form a support surface facing towards the top cover to support the top cover.
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1. A battery module comprising
a plurality of battery cells aligned with each other in an alignment direction, each of the battery cells comprising a battery case, an electrode assembly accommodated in the battery case, a cap assembly on the battery case, a gas exhaust vent in the cap assembly, and cell terminals protruding over the cap assembly; -
a plurality of busbars on the cap assemblies, each of the busbars electrically connecting the cell terminals of a group of the battery cells to each other, the busbars being configured to conduct current through the battery module; an inlay molded to at least one of the busbars, the inlay having a height equal to or less than the at least one busbar; and a top cover on the busbars and covering the cap assemblies of the battery cells, the busbars, and the inlay, wherein the busbars and the inlay form a support surface facing towards the top cover to support the top cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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