Rechargeable battery module
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung Deok KIM
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Abstract
A rechargeable battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; a pair of end plates located at opposite ends of the plurality of battery cells in the first direction; a pair of side plates at opposite sides of the plurality of battery cells in a second direction crossing the first direction to connect the pair of end plates to each other; a heat diffusion portion located between battery cells of the plurality of battery cells and having a first melting point; and a rigid/insulating portion embedded inside the heat diffusion portion to provide rigidity or insulation and having a second melting point lower than the first melting point.
Claims16
A rechargeable battery module comprising:
- a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction;
- a pair of end plates located at opposite ends of the plurality of battery cells in the first direction;
- a pair of side plates at opposite sides of the plurality of battery cells in a second direction crossing the first direction to connect the pair of end plates to each other;
- a heat diffusion portion located between battery cells of the plurality of battery cells and having a first melting point;
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- a rigid/insulating portion embedded inside the heat diffusion portion to provide rigidity or insulation and having a second melting point lower than the first melting point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.