Battery module and battery pack including the same
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1. A battery module for containing a plurality of battery units, the battery module comprising:
- first and second end plates facing each other; and
a side plate, the side plate being for extending across a side of the battery units, and the side plate having a first end coupled to the first end plate and a second end coupled to the second end plate,wherein a work hardening unit is disposed at the second end of the side plate, the work hardening unit being hardened in such a way that a portion of the second end of the side plate is bent over itself into an overlapping condition;
wherein each of the first and second end plates include;
a base plate adjacent to the battery units;
a first flange unit that is bent from a first side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units; and
a second flange unit that is bent from a second side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units.
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Abstract
A battery module for containing a plurality of battery units, the battery module including first and second end plates facing each other; and a side plate, the side plate being for extending across a side of the battery units, and the side plate having a first end coupled to the first end plate and a second end coupled to the second end plate, wherein a work hardening unit is disposed at the second end of the side plate, the work hardening unit being hardened in such a way that the second end of the side plate is bent.
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1. A battery module for containing a plurality of battery units, the battery module comprising:
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first and second end plates facing each other; and a side plate, the side plate being for extending across a side of the battery units, and the side plate having a first end coupled to the first end plate and a second end coupled to the second end plate, wherein a work hardening unit is disposed at the second end of the side plate, the work hardening unit being hardened in such a way that a portion of the second end of the side plate is bent over itself into an overlapping condition;
wherein each of the first and second end plates include;
a base plate adjacent to the battery units;
a first flange unit that is bent from a first side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units; and
a second flange unit that is bent from a second side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery module for containing a plurality of battery units, the battery module comprising:
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first and second end plates facing each other; and a side plate, the side plate; having a first end coupled to the first end plate and extending toward the second end plate, surrounding the second end plate, extending toward the first end plate, and being coupled to the first end plate via a second end of the side plate, wherein a work hardening unit is disposed at the second end of the side plate, the work hardening unit being hardened in such a way that a portion of the second end of the side plate is bent over itself into an overlapping condition;
wherein each of the first and second end plates include;
a base plate adjacent to the battery units;
a first flange unit that is bent from a first side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units; and
a second flange unit that is bent from a second side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A battery pack, comprising:
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a plurality of battery modules, each battery module including; first and second end plates facing each other; a plurality of battery units disposed between the first and second end plates; and a side plate, the side plate being for extending across a side of the battery units and having a first end coupled to the first end plate and a second end coupled to the second end plate, wherein a work hardening unit is disposed at the second end of the side plate, the work hardening unit being hardened in such a way that a portion of the second end of the side plate is bent over itself into an overlapping condition;
wherein each of the first and second end plates include;
a base plate adjacent to the battery units;
a first flange unit that is bent from a first side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units; and
a second flange unit that is bent from a second side of the base plate in a direction away from the battery units. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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