A bus bar, which includes a metal bar made of an electrically conductive metal material; a bandage member configured to surround the metal bar except for both ends of the metal bar; and an insulating tube configured to surround the metal bar and the bandage member together, wherein the bandage member is made of a metal wire having a surface coated with a coating material having insulation and fire resistance.

A bus bar, which includes a metal bar made of an electrically conductive metal material; a bandage member configured to surround the metal bar except for both ends of the metal bar; and an insulating tube configured to surround the metal bar and the bandage member together, wherein the bandage member is made of a metal wire having a surface coated with a coating material having insulation and fire resistance.

The present disclosure relates to a battery cell and a battery module including the same. A battery cell according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator; and a pouch case for housing the electrode assembly, wherein the pouch case includes an insulating fragile portion, which is a portion where insulation is fragile, and wherein an insulating coating layer is formed on the insulating fragile portion.

The present disclosure relates to a battery cell and a battery module including the same. A battery cell according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator; and a pouch case for housing the electrode assembly, wherein the pouch case includes an insulating fragile portion, which is a portion where insulation is fragile, and wherein an insulating coating layer is formed on the insulating fragile portion.

A battery pack includes two or more submodules, each submodule having a plurality of unit cells, and each unit cell having an electrode assembly and an electrode lead protruding from the electrode assembly. A pack case receives the submodules, a busbar assembly including a busbar configured to electrically connect the electrode leads of the submodules to each other and a busbar frame connected to the busbar, a connection busbar configured to connect the submodules to each other, and a terminal unit constituted by a cluster of electrode leads electrically connected to each other via the busbar. The terminal unit is connected to the connection busbar, and a blocking structure is configured to wrap the terminal unit, the busbar assembly, the upper end and the side surface of the connection busbar at the portion thereof connected to the terminal unit.

A battery pack includes two or more submodules, each submodule having a plurality of unit cells, and each unit cell having an electrode assembly and an electrode lead protruding from the electrode assembly. A pack case receives the submodules, a busbar assembly including a busbar configured to electrically connect the electrode leads of the submodules to each other and a busbar frame connected to the busbar, a connection busbar configured to connect the submodules to each other, and a terminal unit constituted by a cluster of electrode leads electrically connected to each other via the busbar. The terminal unit is connected to the connection busbar, and a blocking structure is configured to wrap the terminal unit, the busbar assembly, the upper end and the side surface of the connection busbar at the portion thereof connected to the terminal unit.

A method of forming edge materials on an electrochemical cell component having a metallic foil substrate including a conductive coating on top and bottom surfaces and first and second edge portions extending laterally outward beyond the conductive coating, includes pulling the metallic foil substrate from a roll, feeding the metallic foil substrate through a profile machine and forming notches within the first and second edge portions that extend inwardly from outermost edges of the first and second edge portions a distance less than a distance between the outermost edges and the conductive coating, and define a plurality of electrode tabs, feeding the strip of metallic foil substrate sequentially through a plurality of 3-dimensional printing machines and printing edge materials onto the electrode tabs and the first and second edge portions between the plurality of electrode tabs, and rolling the strip of metallic foil substrate onto a roll.

A method of forming edge materials on an electrochemical cell component having a metallic foil substrate including a conductive coating on top and bottom surfaces and first and second edge portions extending laterally outward beyond the conductive coating, includes pulling the metallic foil substrate from a roll, feeding the metallic foil substrate through a profile machine and forming notches within the first and second edge portions that extend inwardly from outermost edges of the first and second edge portions a distance less than a distance between the outermost edges and the conductive coating, and define a plurality of electrode tabs, feeding the strip of metallic foil substrate sequentially through a plurality of 3-dimensional printing machines and printing edge materials onto the electrode tabs and the first and second edge portions between the plurality of electrode tabs, and rolling the strip of metallic foil substrate onto a roll.

The disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and provides a battery manufacturing method, a battery, a battery module, and a battery pack. The battery manufacturing method includes following steps. Providing an insulating mylar, laminating on the insulating mylar to form a laminated cell that includes a separator film different from the insulating mylar, and wrapping the laminated cell with the insulating mylar. By laminating on the insulating mylar to form the laminated cell and then wrapping the laminated cell with the insulating mylar, a process of moving the laminated cell to the insulating mylar is omitted.

The disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and provides a battery manufacturing method and a battery. The battery manufacturing method includes the following steps. Providing a first casing that includes one of an upper cover and a bottom plate of a battery casing, and laminating on the first casing to form a laminated cell.