Battery Module, Battery Pack Including Same Battery Module, and Automobile Including Same Battery Pack

A battery module, comprising:

• a battery cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells;
• a top plate configured to cover an upper side of the battery cell assembly;
• a bottom plate disposed opposite to the top plate and configured to cover a lower side of the battery cell assembly;
• first and second side plates each coupled to the top plate and the bottom plate and disposed at side surfaces, respectively, of the battery cell assembly, wherein the first side plate has a groove formed along a longitudinal direction thereof, and each of the first and second side plates has a pin insert hole formed therein;
• first and second compression pads disposed between the first and second side plates and the battery cell assembly, respectively;
• and
• a bus bar unit disposed at a front side of the battery cell assembly, wherein the bus bar unit includes a bus bar body, a cover frame, and first and second coupling pins,
• wherein the first and second coupling pins are inserted into the pin insert holes in the respective first and second side plates to couple the bus bar unit to the first and second side plates.