Battery module
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorHyunkook Kim
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Abstract
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, each of the battery cells including electrode portions, a connection tab connecting adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, and a protection circuit module having one side end portion connected to the connection tab. The connection tab includes a body portion that contacts the electrode portions of the adjacent battery cells and an extension portion extending from the body portion, the extension portion being connected to the protection circuit module. The extension portion includes at least one curved region.
Claims15
A battery module, comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, each of the battery cells including electrode portions;
- a connection tab connecting adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a protection circuit module having one side end portion connected to the connection tab,
- wherein the connection tab includes:
- a body portion that contacts the electrode portions of the adjacent battery cells, and
- an extension portion extending from the body portion, the extension portion being connected to the protection circuit module,
- wherein the extension portion includes at least one curved region and at least two non-curved regions, the at least one curved region connecting between the at least two non-curved regions, and the at least one curved region and the at least two non-curved regions being in a same plane, and
- wherein an entirety of the body portion and an entirety of the extension portion of the connection tab overlap surfaces of battery cells of the plurality of battery cells that face a same direction.
A battery module, comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells arranged in one direction, each of the battery cells including electrode portions;
- a connection tab connecting adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a protection circuit module having one side end portion connected to the connection tab,
- wherein the connection tab includes:
- a body portion that contacts the electrode portions of the adjacent battery cells, and
- an extension portion extending from the body portion, the extension portion being connected to the protection circuit module,
- wherein the extension portion includes at least one curved region and at least two non-curved regions, the at least one curved region connecting between the at least two non-curved regions, and the at least one curved region and the at least two non-curved regions being in a same plane, and
- wherein a top surface of the body portion, a top surface of the extension portion, and a top surface of the protection circuit module face a same direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.