US Patent 10930909 Protective pressure plate and battery module

The present disclosure relates to a protective pressure plate and a battery module. The protective pressure plate comprises a pressure plate body having a strip-like shape. The pressure plate body includes an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposed in a thickness direction of the pressure plate body and two side surfaces that are opposed in a width direction of the pressure plate body. At least one portion of each of the side surfaces is recessed toward a center line of the pressure plate body to form a protective recess. The upper surface of the pressure plate body has a maximum width greater than a maximum width of the lower surface. The protective pressure plate according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can be used to fix the circuit board and protect the bonding wires, thereby improving the use safety and stability of the battery module.