Battery pack
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorDo Han Kim
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Abstract
A battery pack includes a battery module. The battery module includes a plurality of overlapping battery cells, and a plurality of cartridges interposed among the plurality of battery cells. The plurality of cartridges align in the same direction as the plurality of battery cells. The battery module also includes a punchable portion provided on at least one surface of a cartridge of the plurality of cartridge. The punchable portion is configured to be punchably pressed through the at least one surface of the cartridge to form a cooling hole.
Claims20
A battery pack comprising:
- a battery module,
- wherein the battery module includes:
- a plurality of overlapping battery cells;
- a plurality of cartridges interposed among the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of cartridges aligned in a same direction as the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a punchable portion provided on at least one surface of a cartridge of the plurality of cartridges, the punchable portion being configured to be punchably pressed through the at least one surface of the cartridge to form a cooling hole.
A battery module comprising:
- a plurality of overlapping battery cells;
- a plurality of cartridges interposed among the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of cartridges aligned in a same direction as the plurality of battery cells;
- and
- a punchable portion provided on at least one surface of a cartridge of the plurality of cartridges, the punchable portion being configured to be punchably pressed through the at least one surface of the cartridge to form a cooling hole.
A method of manufacturing a battery pack, the method comprising:
- forming a battery module by overlapping a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of cartridges with each other such that the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of cartridges are repeatedly disposed;
- and
- forming a plurality of cooling holes all at once by applying, by a punching jig, pressure to selected punchable portions of the plurality of cartridges, thereby punching the selected punchable portions at once.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.