Disclosed is a battery module, including a cartridge laminate including a plurality of secondary batteries, each having an electrode lead, and a plurality of cartridges configured to respectively accommodate at least one secondary battery among the secondary batteries and stacked at multi stages; an integrated circuit board (ICB) housing having a bus bar connected to the electrode lead at a predetermined connection point and coupled to one surface of the cartridge laminate; and a sensing unit having a connection wire disposed to pass through the ICB housing and connected to the bus bar to allow voltages of the secondary batteries to be sensed, wherein the ICB housing further includes a wire fixing unit having a wire fixing recess formed by indenting an outer surface of the ICB housing toward an inner surface of the ICB housing to be located near the inner surface of the ICB housing in comparison to the connection point, and at least a part of the connection wire is inserted into and fixed in the wire fixing recess.

A connector for connecting cells of a battery unit is disclosed. The connector comprises a carrier having weld openings, a cover covering the weld openings, a contact disposed in the carrier, a film connector disposed along an edge of the carrier, and a film conductor disposed in the carrier and contacting the contact and the film connector.

A connector for connecting cells of a battery unit is disclosed. The connector comprises a carrier having weld openings, a cover covering the weld openings, a contact disposed in the carrier, a film connector disposed along an edge of the carrier, and a film conductor disposed in the carrier and contacting the contact and the film connector.

A secondary battery module includes a plurality of battery blocks each obtained by stacking a plurality of battery cells. The secondary battery module includes a holding member adapted to hold the plurality of battery blocks and including a pair of opposed end plates, a pair of opposed side plates, and a section plate arranged between the adjacent battery blocks to partition the battery blocks; and an inter-block bus bar provided across the section plate and adapted to electrically connect the adjacent battery blocks. The inter-block bus bar has a fuse portion.

A battery module including a cell assembly and a first circuit board. The cell assembly includes a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of battery cells are connected to the first circuit board. The plurality of battery cells include a first battery cell and a second battery cell, and the first battery cell is inclined with respect to the second battery cell. The first circuit board is disposed between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, the first circuit board is inclined with respect to the first battery cell, and the first circuit board is inclined with respect to the second battery cell. In the battery module, the space inside a battery is sufficiently utilized by disposing the first circuit board in the space between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, thereby effectively improving an energy density.

A battery module including a cell assembly and a first circuit board. The cell assembly includes a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of battery cells are connected to the first circuit board. The plurality of battery cells include a first battery cell and a second battery cell, and the first battery cell is inclined with respect to the second battery cell. The first circuit board is disposed between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, the first circuit board is inclined with respect to the first battery cell, and the first circuit board is inclined with respect to the second battery cell. In the battery module, the space inside a battery is sufficiently utilized by disposing the first circuit board in the space between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, thereby effectively improving an energy density.

A battery pack includes a battery assembly including battery cells parallel to one another and an outer case. Each battery cell includes a discharge valve provided on an end surface thereof, and an end-surface electrode provided at an end portion thereof. A welding surface of the lead plate is connected to the end-surface electrode arranged on the same plane. The battery pack includes a backflow-restricting layer disposed on a non-welding surface of the lead plate in the outer case. The lead plate has a gas permeation gap therein allowing a gas discharged from the discharge valve to pass in a discharge direction of the backflow-restricting layer. The backflow-restricting layer includes a resistance part configured to allow the gas passing through gas permeation gap to pass in the discharge direction, and to suppress or prevent the exhaust gas from passing in a direction opposite to the discharge direction.

A battery pack includes a battery assembly including battery cells parallel to one another and an outer case. Each battery cell includes a discharge valve provided on an end surface thereof, and an end-surface electrode provided at an end portion thereof. A welding surface of the lead plate is connected to the end-surface electrode arranged on the same plane. The battery pack includes a backflow-restricting layer disposed on a non-welding surface of the lead plate in the outer case. The lead plate has a gas permeation gap therein allowing a gas discharged from the discharge valve to pass in a discharge direction of the backflow-restricting layer. The backflow-restricting layer includes a resistance part configured to allow the gas passing through gas permeation gap to pass in the discharge direction, and to suppress or prevent the exhaust gas from passing in a direction opposite to the discharge direction.

A high voltage battery module comprising a plurality of low voltage battery assemblies and a method for manufacturing a high voltage battery module are provided.

A battery wiring module is to be attached to multiple battery cells being long in a front-rear direction and including electrode leads at front ends and rear ends of the multiple battery cells to electrically connect the multiple battery cells. The battery wiring module includes a first busbar module to be attached to a front section of the multiple battery cells and a second busbar module that is a separate component from the first busbar module and to be attached to a rear section of the multiple battery cells. The first busbar module includes first busbars that are to be connected to the electrode leads protruding frontward from the multiple battery cells, a first flexible printed circuit board that is to be connected to the first busbars, and a first protector that holds the first busbars and the first flexible printed circuit board.