Battery module, battery pack and vehicle including the same

Abstract

A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a module case having an internal space and including a module bottom plate in which a vent hole for discharging gas is formed; a plurality of battery cells disposed in the internal space of the module case, each of the plurality of battery cells having a venting region in a lower portion thereof so as to discharge internal gas downward, and having a support region in at least a portion of a region other than the venting region in the lower portion; and one or more lower pads disposed between the module bottom plate and the plurality of battery cells to support the support region.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.