Eco-friendly power source such as battery module for a transportation vehicle
AssigneeSK On Co., Ltd.
InventorsHo Yeon KIM, Sang Tae AN, Hwa Kyoo YOON, Gang U LEE
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Abstract
An eco-friendly power source, such as a battery module is provided for a transportation vehicle and includes a plurality of cell assemblies including a first cell assembly and a second cell assembly each including a plurality of battery cells; a connection member connected to the first cell assembly and the second cell assembly, respectively; a lower cover supporting the plurality of cell assemblies; and end cover spaced apart from the connection member, wherein the first cell assembly and the second cell assembly have at least one side opposing the connection member and the other side opposing the end cover.
Claims16
A battery module, comprising:
- a first cell assembly and a second cell assembly each including a cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked in a first direction;
- a first side cover and a second side cover separate from the first side cover, the first side cover and the second side cover are disposed to oppose the first cell assembly and the second cell assembly, respectively;
- a connection member disposed between the first cell assembly and the second cell assembly along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a plurality of fastening members penetrating through the first side cover or the second side cover and fastened to the connection member, wherein one end portion of the first side cover and one end portion of the second side cover are coupled to the connection member by the plurality of fastening members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.