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Granted Patent B2
US 12665264 · App. 18/022,397 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Battery module, battery pack, and vehicle

Inventors: Tae-Geun Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hyuk An (Daejeon, KR); Sung-Tack Hwang (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H01M50/516H01M50/211H01M50/507B60L50/64
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12665264
App. No.
18/022,397
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Discussed is a battery module in which welding reliability between an electrode lead and a bus bar may be improved and manufacturing costs reduced. A battery module may include a plurality of battery cells each including an electrode lead, a bus bar including a lead welding portion adhered to the electrode lead of each of the plurality of battery cells, and a bus bar frame including an insertion space into which at least a portion of the bus bar is inserted, and a jig support configured to support a welding jig that is configured to press the electrode lead, in a direction opposite to a pressing direction of the welding jig.

Claims (16)

1 . A battery module comprising:

a plurality of battery cells each comprising an electrode lead;

a bus bar comprising a lead welding portion adhered to the electrode lead of each of the plurality of battery cells; and

a bus bar frame comprising a lead insertion hole through which the electrode lead passes, an insertion space into which at least a portion of the bus bar is inserted, and a jig support configured to support a welding jig that is configured to press the electrode lead, in a direction opposite to a pressing direction of the welding jig,

wherein the lead insertion hole and the insertion space are spaced from each other in a direction perpendicular to the pressing direction of the welding jig.

2 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the bus bar further comprises a jig extending portion the welding jig in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the welding jig.

3 . The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein the bus bar further comprises a frame insertion portion comprising an inward space into which the jig support is inserted.

4 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a protruding portion of the bus bar protrudes outward, and a through-slit through which an end portion of the electrode lead passes is formed in the protruding portion of the bus bar.

5 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a protruding portion of the bus bar protrudes outward, and an insertion groove into which an end portion of the electrode lead is inserted is formed in the protruding portion of the bus bar.

6 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the jig support contacts the electrode lead.

7 . The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein a protruding portion of the jig support protrudes outward, and a fixing slit through which an end portion of the electrode lead passes is formed in the protruding portion of the jig support.

8 . The battery module according to claim 6 , wherein a protruding portion of the jig support protrudes outward, and a fixing groove into which an end portion of the electrode lead is inserted is formed in the protruding portion of the jig support.

9 . The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the insertion space is a recess formed at an outer surface of the bus bar frame, and

wherein the electrode lead is bent over the outer surface of the bus bar frame to extend in the direction perpendicular to the pressing direction of the welding jig, and the electrode lead overlaps the insertion space.

10 . A battery pack comprising at least one battery module according to claim 1 .

11 . A vehicle comprising at least one battery module according claim 1 .