Patent ID: 8304104

Claim:
A battery module comprising: a module case; a plurality of plate-shaped battery cells mounted in a stacked state in the module case; each of the plate-shaped battery cells comprising an electrode assembly mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet, a plurality of heat dissipation members, each heat dissipation member disposed at an interface between battery cells; and a heat exchange member mounted at one side of the battery cell stack, the heat exchange member interconnecting the heat dissipation members, wherein heat generated from the battery cells during charge and discharge of the battery cells is removed by the heat exchange member via the heat dissipation members, and wherein each of the heat dissipation members comprises: a main body part disposed at the interface between the corresponding battery cells; a connection part connected to the main body part in a state in which the connection part is exposed outward from the stacked battery cells, the connection part having a greater thickness than the main body part; and a top part perpendicularly extending from the connection part in opposite directions so that the top part contacts the heat exchange member.