# US 12,603,351 B2 · Battery module with improved cooling performance and battery pack including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,351 B2 - Document ID: US12603351B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/909,519 - Filed: 2021-08-19 - Published: 2023-11-02 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-21 - Assignees: LG Energy Solution, Ltd. - Applicants: LG Energy Solution, Ltd. - Inventors: Jung Hoon Lee; Jae Hun Yang; Sang Yoon Jeong; Jong Soo Ha; Se Ho Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603351B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/6554: Rods or plates - H01M 10/613: Cooling or keeping cold - H01M 10/653: characterised by electrically insulating or thermally conductive materials - H01M 50/271: Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings - H01M 50/507: comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules - H01M 10/647: Prismatic or flat cells, e.g. pouch cells - H01M 10/6555: arranged between the cells - H01M 10/6557: arranged between the cells - H01M 50/211: adapted for pouch cells - H01M 50/264: for cells or batteries, e.g. straps, tie rods or peripheral frames - H01M 50/503: characterised by the shape of the interconnectors - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract Discussed is a battery module including a heat sink having a predetermined area, the heat sink being horizontally located, a support plate including an upper support plate and a lower support plate located respectively at an upper surface and a lower surface of the heat sink, a battery cell including a first battery cell disposed in contact with the upper support plate and a second battery cell disposed in contact with the lower support plate, and a cover plate including an upper cover plate located above the first battery cell and a lower cover plate located under the second battery cell. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery module comprising: a heat sink having a predetermined area, the heat sink being horizontally located; a support plate comprising an upper support plate and a lower support plate located respectively at an upper surface and a lower surface of the heat sink; a battery cell comprising a first battery cell disposed in contact with the upper support plate and a second battery cell disposed in contact with the lower support plate; and a cover plate comprising an upper cover plate located above the first battery cell and a lower cover plate located under the second battery cell, wherein the heat sink is provided on the upper surface thereof with a protuberance protruding by a predetermined height, and wherein the upper support plate is provided with a first opening configured to receive the protuberance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the first battery cell is located at an upper surface of the protuberance. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink is provided on the lower surface thereof with a protuberance protruding by a predetermined height, and wherein the lower support plate is provided with a second opening configured to receive the protuberance. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The battery module according to claim 3, wherein the second battery cell is located at a lower surface of the protuberance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The battery module according to claim 2, further comprising a thermally conductive resin layer interposed between the first battery cell and the protuberance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, further comprising first support frames located between the upper support plate and the upper cover plate so as to extend along opposite edges of each thereof while having a predetermined height and width. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The battery module according to claim 6, wherein one first support frame among the first support frames is located between the upper support plate and the upper cover plate so as to extend along a middle of each thereof while having a predetermined height and width. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, further comprising second support frames located between the lower support plate and the lower cover plate so as to extend along opposite edges of each thereof while having a predetermined height and width. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The battery module according to claim 8, wherein one second support frame among the second support frames is located between the lower support plate and the lower cover plate so as to extend along a middle of each thereof while having a predetermined height and width. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, further comprising a first busbar assembly located between the upper support plate and the upper cover plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The battery module according to claim 10, wherein the first busbar assembly comprises: a first busbar frame having a first receiving recess formed therein; and P1 a busbar seated in the first receiving recess, the busbar being configured to have a concave-convex structure that is bent at a predetermined angle a plurality of times. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, further comprising a second busbar assembly located between the lower support plate and the lower cover plate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A battery pack comprising the battery module according to claim 1, wherein the battery module is stacked in plural so as to be disposed side by side in a vertical direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A device comprising the battery pack according to claim 13. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The battery module according to claim 4, wherein a thermally conductive resin layer is interposed between the second battery cell and the protuberance. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink is horizontally located in a plane direction of the battery module. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The battery pack according to claim 13, wherein the vertical direction is a thickness direction of the battery module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the first battery cell directly contacts the protuberance on the upper surface of the heat sink. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the first battery cell is horizontally seated on the protuberance of the heat sink.