A battery module including: a plurality of rechargeable batteries including a first terminal and a second terminal; and a connecting member electrically connecting rechargeable batteries of the plurality of rechargeable batteries through the first and second terminals, the connecting member including an access protrusion protruded toward the first terminal, and the first terminal includes a pressurizer configured to press the access protrusion toward a part of the first terminal.

Claims

15 · 2 independent · depth 5

15 granted claims

›1.independentA battery module comprising:na plurality of rechargeable batteries comprising a first terminal and a second terminal; anda substantially plate-shaped …+13

›2.↳ 1The battery module of claim 1, wherein the part of the first terminal has an access groove, and the access protrusion is received in the access groove…d2

›3.↳ 1The battery module of claim 1, wherein the connecting member further comprises:na connecting plate;a first access unit protruded at an end of the conn…d2+10

›4.↳ 3The battery module of claim 3, wherein a width of the first access unit in a widthwise direction is greater than a width of the second access unit in …d3

›5.↳ 3The battery module of claim 3, wherein a top surface of the first access unit is below a top surface of the connecting plate.d3+2

›8.↳ 3The battery module of claim 3,nwherein the connecting member further comprises a hook protruding from a first side of the connecting member, andwherei…d3+5

›9.↳ 8The battery module of claim 8, wherein the hook is protruded from the connecting plate and is spaced apart from the first access unit with a gap there…d4+1

›11.↳ 8The battery module of claim 8,nwherein the hook protrudes from the first side at the end of the connecting plate, and the connecting member further co…d4+1

›13.↳ 8The battery module of claim 8, wherein the hook is a protrusion that is protruded in a widthwise direction of the first access unit, and the supporter…d4

›14.↳ 1The battery module of claim 1,nwherein the first terminal has a hole formed therein, and the first terminal further comprises a bottom terminal insert…d2

›15.independentA battery module comprising:na plurality of rechargeable batteries comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, the first and second terminals p…

Classifications

6 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H01M2/22
H01M2/30
H01M2/20
H01M2/34

USPC · US Patent Classification

429/158429/160

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related publication	US 20120288744 A1	15 Nov 2012

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