Dentons US LLP
Battery module comprising connecting member composed of dissimilar metals
Disclosed herein is a battery module including battery cells, electrode terminals of which are electrically connected to each other via a connecting member, wherein each of the battery cells is configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is mounted in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a metal layer and a resin layer, and plate-shaped electrode terminals protrude from the battery case, the electrode terminals include a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal made of dissimilar metals, the connecting member includes a main connecting part, to which the first electrode terminal is welded, the main connecting part including the metal of the first electrode terminal, and a buried connecting part, to which the second electrode terminal is welded, the buried connecting part including the metal of the second electrode terminal, the buried connecting part is buried in the main connecting part in a state in which the buried connecting part is exposed at one surface of the main connecting part such that the buried connecting part has the same height as the main connecting part to form an even surface, and the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal are welded respectively to the main connecting part and the buried connecting part at one surface of the main connecting part at which the buried connecting part is exposed.
LG Chem, Ltd.
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Tae Su Sang Yoon Jung Mo Han Sik
Kim Jeong Kim Kim