Patent ID: 8748021

Claim:
A battery module comprising: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction from a first end of the battery module to a second end of the battery module, each of the battery cells comprising: a case including a vent; an electrode assembly housed in the case; and a terminal electrically coupled to the electrode assembly; a bus bar coupled between the terminals of adjacent battery cells of the plurality of battery cells; and a battery module cover covering the plurality of battery cells and comprising: a degassing cover comprising at least one protrusion extending from a surface of the degassing cover facing the plurality of battery cells, the at least one protrusion defining a cavity covering the vents of the plurality of battery cells and having a discharge opening in communication with the vents of the plurality of battery cells; and a bus bar cover covering the terminals of the plurality of battery cells and the bus bar, the bus bar cover extending from at least one of first and second opposite sides of the degassing cover between the first and second ends.