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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ik-Jae Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Mincheol Bae, Yongin-si, KR;
Jiho Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Hongkeun Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyounghwan Noh, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A battery module according to aspects of the present invention includes a plurality of battery cells each having a terminal, a reflective portion on the terminal, and a bus-bar coupled to the terminal to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells. The bus-bar may have an opening exposing at least a portion of the reflective portion. The reflective portion may be configured to reflect laser incident thereon through the opening. A method of manufacturing the battery module may include placing a bus-bar electrically connecting terminals of a plurality of battery cells, each of the terminals having a reflective portion on a top surface thereof, and the bus-bar having an opening exposing at least a portion of the reflective portion, and welding the bus-bar and the terminal to each other. The task of welding the bus bar may include irradiating a laser through the opening in the bus-bar.