Patent ID: 8535820

Claim:
A battery module comprising: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a direction; a plurality of barriers, each arranged between battery cells of the plurality of battery cells and comprising: a body unit having at least one opening and facing a face of a battery cell of the battery cells; at least one side unit connected to at least one end of the body unit such that at least a portion of the at least one side unit contacts a side of the battery cell; and at least one fixing unit on the side unit and configured to connect the barrier to an adjacent barrier of the plurality of barriers, wherein the at least one fixing unit comprises a body unit connected to an end of the at least one side unit or a boundary of the at least one side unit, and a fixing member connectable with the at least one fixing unit of the adjacent barrier, wherein the fixing member is extended from the body unit and is stepped. relative to the body unit, and wherein the at least one fixing unit includes a through hole; and a connecting bar, wherein the at least one fixing unit of the adjacent barrier is connected by the connecting bar passing through the through hole.