Battery pack and vehicle including the same

Abstract

A battery pack according to the present disclosure includes: a battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells; a pack case in which an accommodation space is defined to accommodate the battery assembly; at least one first vent hole provided on a first side of the battery assembly; a vent space provided on the first side of the first vent hole and formed in the pack case; and a backflow preventing member having at least one opening/closing portion disposed to correspond to the first vent hole. The opening/closing portion is opened to allow communication between the first vent hole and the vent space when an internal pressure of the battery assembly reaches or exceeds a predetermined reference value.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.