Patent ID: 8372536
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A battery module comprising: a plurality of electrode assemblies, each assembly incorporating a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a housing having a space in which the plurality of electrode assemblies is installed; and at least one conductive barrier inserted in the housing dividing the space inside the housing into compartments having corresponding electrode assemblies, and electrically connecting the plurality of electrode assemblies, wherein the at least one conductive barrier is made of a laminated film including a metal layer separating non-conductive layers, wherein the at least one conductive barrier has an opening on each side of the conductive barrier where the metal layer is exposed through the non-conductive layers, and the at least one conductive barrier and adjacent electrode assemblies are electrically connected to each other in the opening using the exposed metal layer.