Battery module having thermally conductive holding frame

Abstract

A battery module includes a top holding frame, a bottom holding frame, and a number of batteries. The top holding frame is made of thermally conductive plastic. The top holding frame defines a number of top receiving holes. The bottom holding frame is connected to and spaced from the top holding frame. The bottom holding frame defines a number of bottom receiving holes aligned with the top receiving holes one by one. Each of batteries includes a shell, an anode and a cathode at opposite sides of the shell. The batteries are positioned between the top holding frame and the bottom holding frame with the anodes of the batteries engaged in the respective top receiving holes and the cathodes of the batteries engaged in the respective bottom receiving holes.

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