US Patent 11183743 Battery pack

A battery pack including a protective circuit module including a circuit board extending in a first direction, an electrode tab coupling part on the circuit board, and a protection layer between the electrode tab coupling part and the circuit board; and a battery cell including an electrode tab protruding at one end and having a polarity, the electrode tab being coupled to a top surface of the electrode tab coupling part, wherein the electrode tab of the battery cell, the electrode tab coupling part, and the protection layer of the protective circuit module are stacked and coupled in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.