Patent ID: 8956751
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A battery pack, comprising: first and second end plates spaced apart from each other along a first direction; a plurality of battery cells aligned along the first direction between the first and second end plates, each battery cell having an electrode terminal thereon; and a side plate extending along side surfaces of the plurality of battery cells and coupled to the first and second end plates, the side plate including: wherein: the first coupling portions are spaced apart from each other along the first direction, the second coupling portions are spaced apart from each other along the first direction, and the first coupling portions and the second coupling portions are asymmetrically arranged such that each spaced apart first coupling portion has a length in the first direction that is less than a length in the first direction of each spaced apart second coupling portion.