Patent ID: 9531043
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An electrochemical cell unit for a secondary battery module, comprising: a first prismatic pouch cell comprising a first electrochemical cell enclosed by a first prismatic pouch made of flexible foil, the first electrochemical cell comprising a first recessed portion at its upper end, a second prismatic pouch cell comprising a second electrochemical cell enclosed by a second prismatic pouch made of flexible foil, the second electrochemical cell comprising a second recessed portion at its upper end, each prismatic pouch cell further comprising current collecting tabs attached to electrodes of the electrochemical cell, leaving the pouch through the recessed portion of the electrochemical cell, and sealed between layers of the flexible foil, wherein the first and second prismatic pouch cells are stacked and arranged in face to face contact with each other such that a receptacle is provided between the first recessed portion of the first electrochemical cell and the second recessed portion of the second electrochemical cell, the receptacle formed at an upper side edge of the electrochemical cell unit being adapted to receive at least one thermal transfer element inside the receptacle, wherein the electrochemical cell unit further comprises a frame at least partially laterally enclosing the first and the second prismatic pouch cells and comprising a strut extending across the frame, parallel to the side edge along an outside surface of the recessed portion from which the current collecting tabs of one of the first and second prismatic pouch cells are leaving, the outside surface facing away from the receptacle in a stacking direction of first and second prismatic pouch cell.