Battery module
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1. A battery module comprising a battery array comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells, each having a generally hexahedral shape and comprising;
a first surface at a first end of the battery cell;
a pair of electrode terminals at the first end;
a second surface at a second end of the battery cell opposite the first end; and
a side surface extending between the first and second ends,wherein the second surfaces of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells face each other;
first and second fixing members adjacent outer side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells; and
a plurality of supporting members between the second surfaces of the first and second battery cells,wherein at least one another first battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked over the first battery cell and at least one another second battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked over the second battery cell,wherein the second surfaces of the at least one another first battery cell and the at least one another second battery cell face each other, andwherein each of the supporting members comprises a thread-fastening portion, and the first and second fixing members have fastener holes for fastening the first and second fixing members to the thread-fastening portion.
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Abstract
A battery module including a battery array including: a plurality of battery cells, each including a first surface at a first end of the battery cell; an electrode terminal at the first end; a second surface at a second end of the battery cell opposite the first end; and a side surface extending between the first and second ends, the second surfaces of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells facing each other.
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1. A battery module comprising a battery array comprising:
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a plurality of battery cells, each having a generally hexahedral shape and comprising; a first surface at a first end of the battery cell; a pair of electrode terminals at the first end; a second surface at a second end of the battery cell opposite the first end; and a side surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein the second surfaces of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells face each other; first and second fixing members adjacent outer side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells; and a plurality of supporting members between the second surfaces of the first and second battery cells, wherein at least one another first battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked over the first battery cell and at least one another second battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked over the second battery cell, wherein the second surfaces of the at least one another first battery cell and the at least one another second battery cell face each other, and wherein each of the supporting members comprises a thread-fastening portion, and the first and second fixing members have fastener holes for fastening the first and second fixing members to the thread-fastening portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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4. A battery module comprising a battery array comprising:
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a plurality of battery cells, each comprising; a first surface at a first end of the battery cell; a pair of electrode terminals at the first end; a second surface at a second end of the battery cell opposite the first end; and a side surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein the second surfaces of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells face each other; first and second fixing members adjacent outer side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells; and a supporting member between the second surfaces of the first and second battery cells, wherein the supporting member comprises a thread-fastening portion, and the first and second fixing members have fastener holes for fastening the first and second fixing members to the thread-fastening portion, wherein at least one another first battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked with the first battery cell in a stacking direction, the side surfaces of the first battery cell and the at least one another first battery cell facing each other, wherein at least one another second battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked with the second battery cell in the stacking direction, the side surfaces of the second battery cell and the at least one another second battery cell facing each other, and wherein the second surfaces of the at least one another first battery cell and the at least one another second battery cell face each other, and wherein a height of the battery array in the stacking direction is less than a length of a battery cell of the plurality of battery cells in a direction extending between the first and second ends.
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9. A battery module comprising a battery array comprising:
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a plurality of battery cells, each having a generally hexahedral shape and comprising; a first surface at a first end of the battery cell; an electrode terminal at the first end; a second surface at a second end of the battery cell opposite the first end; and a side surface extending between the first and second ends, wherein the second surfaces of first and second battery cells of the plurality of battery cells face each other, wherein at least one another first battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked over the first battery cell, the side surfaces of the first battery cell and the at least one another first battery cell facing each other, wherein at least one another second battery cell of the plurality of battery cells is stacked over the second battery cell, the side surfaces of the second battery cell and the at least one another second battery cell facing each other, wherein the second surfaces of the at least one another first battery cell and the at least one another second battery cell face each other, wherein each of the battery cells has a generally hexahedral shape, the side surface is a first side surface, and each of the battery cells further comprises a second side surface opposite the first side surface and extending between the first and second ends, wherein the battery module further comprises first and second fixing members adjacent opposite outer second side surfaces of the stacked battery cells, and wherein the battery module further comprises a plurality of supporting members between the second surfaces of the first and second battery cells, wherein the plurality of supporting members are fixed between the first and second fixing members; and wherein each of the supporting members comprises a thread-fastening portion, and the first and second fixing members have fastener holes for fastening the first and second fixing members to the thread-fastening portion. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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