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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Cheol Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A battery module for a vehicle includes: a plurality of battery cells which are stacked; a first end plate located on an outer surface of the battery cell located on one outermost side among the plurality of battery cells; a second end plate located on an outer surface of the battery cell located on the other outermost side among the plurality of battery cells; and one or more support bars located between the first and second end plates. The one or more support bars connect the first and second end plates to each other, include an elastic body, and absorb a load generated when the plurality of battery cells is swollen.