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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A battery module includes a first rechargeable battery and a second rechargeable battery electrically coupled in series to each other, the first rechargeable battery and the second rechargeable battery each including a first electrode and a second electrode, and the first rechargeable battery and second rechargeable battery each including a short circuit member that deforms when an internal pressure of the respective one of the first rechargeable battery and second rechargeable battery exceeds a predetermined pressure, and a fuse member including a first pad electrically coupled to the second electrode of the second rechargeable battery, a second pad overlapping the short-circuit member of the second rechargeable battery, and a plurality of fuses formed between the first pad and the second pad, wherein widths of the fuses are smaller than widths of the first and second pads.