Patent ID: 7794875
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A battery module comprising: two battery cells, each of which has an upper electrode terminal and a lower electrode terminal formed at an upper end and a lower end thereof, respectively, each battery cell further comprising an upper-end sealing part, a lower-end sealing part, a first side sealing part and a second side sealing part; a frame member, to which the upper-end sealing part, the lower-end sealing parts, and one of the first and the second side sealing parts of each of the battery cells are mounted; a metal sheathing member which covers outer surfaces of the battery cells while the battery cells are mounted to the frame member; and an upper-end cap and a lower-end cap mounted to the upper end and the lower end of each of the battery cells, respectively, wherein the battery cells are covered by the metal sheathing member, and a first end of the metal sheathing member is interposed between an outer surface of the upper-end cap and the upper-end sealing part of each of the battery cells, and a second end of the metal sheathing member is interposed between an outer surface of the lower-end cap and the lower-end sealing part of each of the battery cells.