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Battery pack housing having fire inhibition structure

A battery pack housing includes a lower case configured to receive a plurality of battery cells and an upper cover located on the lower case so as to be coupled to the lower case in order to inhibit fire spread when fire breaks out in a battery pack, wherein the lower case includes a lower case fastening portion formed at the edge of the lower case so as to protrude and extend outwards, the upper cover includes an upper cover fastening portion formed at the edge of the upper cover so as to protrude and extend outwards, the upper cover fastening portion being coupled to the lower case fastening portion, and the upper cover fastening portion includes a first bent portion formed as the result of the end of the upper cover fastening portion being bent downwards.

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Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

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Assignee

LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

So Eun Rhim, Hyong Seok Yoo, Hae Jin Kim, Hyoung Suk Lee

Domain

Mobility / storage

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Solution

battery pack housing includes a lower case configured to receive a plurality of battery cells and an upper cover located on the lower case so as to be coupled to the lower case in order to inhibit fire spread when fire breaks out in a battery pack, wherein the lower case includes a lower case fastening portion formed at the edge of the lower case so as to protrude and extend outwards, the upper cover includes an upper cover fastening portion formed at the edge of the upper cover so as to protrude and extend outwards, the upper cover fastening portion being coupled to the lower case fastening portion, and the upper cover fastening portion includes a first bent portion formed as the result of the end of the upper cover fastening portion being bent downwards.

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