Patent ID: 8440345

Claim:
A battery pack comprising: a pouch-shaped battery having an electrode assembly, which includes cathodes, anodes, and separators, and an electrolyte contained in a battery case, the battery case including a pouch-shaped case, which has a receiving part for receiving the electrode assembly, side extension parts, and a cover having side parts for being attached to the side extension parts in a sealed state thereby providing sealed outer edges; a pack case having first and second side frames coupled to a lower frame; the first and second side frames and the lower frame defining an inner space to receive the battery; and an insulating material filled in: an empty space defined between an inner surface of an upper end of the pack case and an upper end of the battery, and an empty space defined between the first side frame and the battery, and an empty space defined between the second side frame and the battery, and an empty space defined between the lower frame and the battery, wherein the sealed outer edges of the battery case are bent upward such that the sealed outer edges are closed to the receiving part, and wherein electrode terminals of the electrode assembly protrude from the battery case and are bent around and into contact with an adjacent bent sealed outer edge of the battery case.