Patent attributes
A battery module having a minimized size is provided. The battery module includes a secondary battery unit including a plurality of secondary batteries arranged with a predetermined interval in horizontal and vertical directions, a compression plate wrapping an exterior portion of the secondary battery unit and compressing the secondary battery unit with a predetermined pressure, and a housing accommodating the secondary battery unit combined with the compression plate, the housing including one or more bolt fastening units corresponding to portions between the plurality of secondary batteries arranged in the horizontal direction and protruding from a bottom surface of the housing and one or more bolts fastened with the one or more bolt fastening units by way of the portions between the plurality of secondary batteries arranged in the horizontal direction while passing through the compression plate.