Battery module
AssigneeSamsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
InventorTae-Yong Kim
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Abstract
A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries, each of which includes an electrode assembly having positive and negative electrodes and a separator interposed therebetween, a casing which has an opened top face and stores the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly disposed on top of the casing. The battery module has an interconnection member which interconnects first and second unit batteries out of a plurality of the unit batteries by connecting a lower portion of the first unit battery with an upper portion of the second unit battery. Peripheral portions of the interconnection member are engaged with a recessed portion formed by making a step in the casing of the first unit battery.
Claims17
A battery module comprising:
- a first battery unit comprising a first end, a second end and a side surface interconnecting the first and second ends therebetween, the side surface comprising an electrically conductive recess in the vicinity of the second end;
- a second battery unit comprising a first end, a second end and a side surface interconnecting the first and second ends of the second battery therebetween, wherein the first and second battery units are arranged such that the second end of the first battery unit faces the second battery unit;
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- an electrically conductive coupler comprising a central portion and a peripheral portion, the central portion interposed between the first and second battery units, the peripheral portion physically and electrically contacting the electrically conductive recess such that the coupler receives a portion of the first battery unit near the second end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.