Patent ID: 9214658
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery pack, comprising: a first battery module, the first battery module including first unit batteries arranged side by side in a first direction; a second battery module adjacent to the first battery module, the second battery module including second unit batteries arranged side by side in the first direction; and at least one supporting block in a space between the first unit batteries and the second unit batteries, the at least one supporting block directly contacting at least one of the first unit batteries and overlapping and directly contacting at least two of the second unit batteries, the first and second battery modules being arranged in a second direction that crosses the first direction, wherein the at least one supporting block is between and spaced from opposing first and second edges of the at least two second unit batteries, the first and second edges separated from one another in a third direction crossing the first and second directions and not overlapping the at least one supporting block, wherein a first surface of one of the at least two second unit batteries is in contact with an opposing second surface of the other of the at least two second unit batteries, and wherein the first unit batteries and the second unit batteries have a same orientation in the second direction.