Battery Module and Battery Module Manufacturing Method
AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsSeok-Ho Jang, Jun-Yeob Seong
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Abstract
A battery module includes: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells respectively having electrode leads, the plurality of battery cells being stacked on one another; and an interconnect board (ICB) cover to which an electrode lead connection that is bent is coupled, the electrode lead connection comprising an electrode lead of any one of the plurality of battery cells and an electrode lead of another battery cell adjacent to the any one battery cell connected to each other, wherein a plurality of the ICB covers is provided, and the plurality of ICB covers are arranged in different layers.
Claims16
A battery module, comprising:
- a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells respectively having electrode leads, the plurality of battery cells being stacked on one another;
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- an interconnect board (ICB) cover to which an electrode lead connection that is bent is coupled, the electrode lead connection comprising an electrode lead of any one of the plurality of battery cells and an electrode lead of another battery cell adjacent to the any one battery cell connected to each other,
- wherein a plurality of the ICB covers is provided, and the plurality of ICB covers are arranged in different layers.
A method for manufacturing a battery module, comprising:
- (a) providing a plurality of battery cells respectively having electrode leads and stacking the plurality of battery cells on one another;
- (b) bending an electrode lead connection, and coupling the electrode lead connection to an ICB cover, the electrode lead connection comprising an electrode lead of any one of the plurality of battery cells and an electrode lead of another battery cell adjacent to the any one battery cell connected to each other;
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- (c) providing a plurality of ICB covers so that the plurality of ICB covers have different layers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.