Battery module
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorDuk-Jung KIM
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Abstract
A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, each battery including a first electrode terminal electrically connected with a first electrode and a second electrode terminal electrically connected with a second electrode, and bus bars electrically connecting the rechargeable batteries. The bus bar includes a first contact portion fixed to the first electrode terminal of one rechargeable battery and a second contact portion elastically contacting the second electrode terminal of a neighboring rechargeable battery.
Claims20
A battery module, comprising:
- a plurality of rechargeable batteries, each battery including a first electrode terminal electrically connected with a first electrode and a second electrode terminal electrically connected with a second electrode;
- and
- bus bars electrically connecting the rechargeable batteries,
- wherein each bus bar includes a first contact portion fixed to the first electrode terminal of one rechargeable battery and a second contact portion elastically contacting the second electrode terminal of a neighboring rechargeable battery.
A bus bar for electrically connecting neighboring batteries, the bus bar comprising:
- a first contact portion to be fixed to a first electrode terminal of a first battery;
- and
- a second contact portion to elastically contact a second electrode terminal of a neighboring battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.