A safety structure for a vehicle battery pack includes: a battery module each including a plurality of battery cells stacked between opposite endplates; a lower casing which covers a lower side of the battery modules that are two-dimensionally arrayed; an upper cover coupled to an upper side of the lower casing and covering an upper side of the battery modules; and first cut-off pads, each of which is made of a heat-resistant and insulating material, disposed in a portion where a gap between the endplate of the battery module and the lower casing becomes locally narrow.

A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cell stack including a plurality of battery cells and a structural assembly including a first pocket sized and shaped to receive the first cell stack. The structural assembly is configured to assert a compressive load on the first cell stack and at least partially enclose the first cell stack.

A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cell stack including a plurality of battery cells and a structural assembly including a first pocket sized and shaped to receive the first cell stack. The structural assembly is configured to assert a compressive load on the first cell stack and at least partially enclose the first cell stack.

A battery housing arrangement, in particular a battery housing assembly of a vehicle traction battery which can be temperature-controlled by a fluid, comprises a battery housing which encloses an interior space for receiving battery cells, and a heat transmission device which has an inlet tube, an outlet tube and a heat exchanger element arranged fluidically therebetween. The fluid is able to flow through the heat transmission device from the inlet tube via the heat exchanger element to the outlet tube. The heat exchanger element can be accommodated in the battery housing. The battery housing has at least one through-opening for feeding through the inlet tube and the outlet tube, and the battery housing has at least one closure element which is inserted into the at least one through-opening and forms a closure between the inlet tube and/or the outlet tube and the at least one through-opening.

A traction battery of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The traction battery includes a housing having a housing pot and a lid closing the housing pot. A plurality of components to be cooled are arranged in the housing. A cooling device having at least one cooling channel is arranged within the housing and connected to the components to be cooled in a heat-transferring manner. At least one insert is provided. The components to be cooled lie against the at least one insert in a heat-transferring manner.

A thermal contact and filling material having at least one thermally conductive filler and at least one silicone-free base oil. The thermally conductive filler is a metal hydroxide, in particular aluminum hydroxide, and the thermal contact and filling material also has at least one chemically crosslinkable prepolymer mixture. A storage battery assembly, in particular for a vehicle, is provided including at least one carrier, at least one storage battery element, which storage battery element is arranged on the carrier, and at least one bottom plate, wherein the carrier is arranged on the bottom plate. The storage battery assembly includes, at least between the bottom plate and the carrier and/or between the storage battery element and the carrier, a thermally conductive layer, which is formed of the thermal filling and contact material.

A thermal contact and filling material having at least one thermally conductive filler and at least one silicone-free base oil. The thermally conductive filler is a metal hydroxide, in particular aluminum hydroxide, and the thermal contact and filling material also has at least one chemically crosslinkable prepolymer mixture. A storage battery assembly, in particular for a vehicle, is provided including at least one carrier, at least one storage battery element, which storage battery element is arranged on the carrier, and at least one bottom plate, wherein the carrier is arranged on the bottom plate. The storage battery assembly includes, at least between the bottom plate and the carrier and/or between the storage battery element and the carrier, a thermally conductive layer, which is formed of the thermal filling and contact material.

Provided is a battery module in which a heat radiation effect and manufacturing efficiency are effectively improved. The battery module includes a cell assembly including at least one unit body, each unit body including at least two secondary batteries stacked in a first direction. Each unit body includes an integrated unit sheet folded to surround a top portion, a left surface, a right surface, and a bottom portion of the at least two secondary batteries, opposite ends of a top portion of the integrated unit sheet being positioned to contact each other on any one of the top portion, the left surface, the right surface, and the bottom portion of the at least two secondary batteries, and an electric insulating material coated on at least a part of a perimeter portion of the integrated unit sheet.

Provided is a battery module in which a heat radiation effect and manufacturing efficiency are effectively improved. The battery module includes a cell assembly including at least one unit body, each unit body including at least two secondary batteries stacked in a first direction. Each unit body includes an integrated unit sheet folded to surround a top portion, a left surface, a right surface, and a bottom portion of the at least two secondary batteries, opposite ends of a top portion of the integrated unit sheet being positioned to contact each other on any one of the top portion, the left surface, the right surface, and the bottom portion of the at least two secondary batteries, and an electric insulating material coated on at least a part of a perimeter portion of the integrated unit sheet.

Exterior thermal battery-cover for a battery housing characterised in that the cover comprises at least a thermal insulating layer with a thermal resistance (R-value) of at least 0.070 m.sup.2.Math.K/W, preferably with a thermal resistance of at least 0.078 m.sup.2.Math.K/W and whereby the thermal insulating layer is at least one of a fibrous layer, an open cell foam layer or closed cell foam layer.