Patent ID: 8323819
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery module configured to have a structure in which a plurality of plate type battery cells is mounted in a module case so that the battery cells are arranged adjacent to one another, the battery module comprising: a plurality of insulative members disposed between the respective battery cells so that each of the insulative members corresponds to the peripheral shape of a corresponding one of the battery cells; and a plurality of cooling members disposed at the interfaces between the respective battery cells, wherein each of the cooling members comprises a heat dissipating fin disposed in contact with the outer surface of a corresponding one of the battery cells and a coolant conduit provided at the lower end of the heat dissipating fin so that a liquid coolant flows along the coolant conduit, and wherein each insulative member is formed of an expanded mold product exhibiting elastic pressing force when the insulative member is pressurized between peripheral regions of neighboring battery cells.