Battery module and battery assembly comprising the same

摘要

A battery module including a unit cell assembly including two or more battery cells or unit modules; a left case coupled to a left side of the assembly, the left case provided at a left outer side thereof with a first fastening groove extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the battery module such that a sensing assembly is fastened into the first groove, the left case being provided at opposite ends thereof with second fastening grooves formed parallel to a height direction of the battery; and a right case coupled to a right side of the assembly, an external input and output terminal oriented to a front of the battery, the right case provided at a right inner side thereof with a plurality of fixing grooves formed parallel to a longitudinal direction of the assembly such that the assembly is fastened and fixed into the fixing grooves is provided.

主权项

1. A battery module comprising:
(a) a unit cell assembly comprising two or more battery cells or unit modules connected to each other in parallel or in series; (b) a left case coupled to a left side of the unit cell assembly, the left case being provided at a left outer side thereof with a first fastening groove extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the battery module such that a sensing assembly is fastened into the first fastening groove, the left case being provided at opposite ends thereof with second fastening grooves formed parallel to a height direction of the battery module such that the sensing assembly is coupled into the second fastening grooves; and (c) a right case coupled to a right side of the unit cell assembly, an external input and output terminal being oriented to a front of the battery module, the right case being provided at a right inner side thereof with a plurality of fixing grooves formed parallel to a longitudinal direction of the unit cell assembly such that the unit cell assembly is fastened and fixed into the fixing grooves, wherein the left case is provided at a front and a rear thereof with fastening holes for coupling adjacent battery modules formed in a lateral direction of said battery module, wherein the right case is provided at a front and a rear thereof with fastening holes for coupling adjacent battery modules formed in a lateral direction of said battery module, wherein the left case is provided at opposite ends thereof with insertion holes, through which one end of a sensing circuit unit electrically connected to the sensing assembly is coupled to the left case, and wherein the sensing circuit unit transmits sensed voltage to a controller.