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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Myung-chul Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung-woo Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Myung-Chul Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung-Woo Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignees:
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/12 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 2/04 (2006.01); H01M 2/34 (2006.01); H01M 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 2/04 (2013.01); H01M 2/34 (2013.01); H01M 2/12 (2013.01); H01M 2/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery module including a plurality of battery cells each having a terminal surface accommodating at least one electrode terminal and a vent, and a bottom surface generally opposite from the terminal surface; and an end plate on the terminal surface of each of the battery cells, the end plate having an exhausting hole generally corresponding to the vent and a guide unit covering a portion of the exhausting hole.