Patent attributes
A battery protection circuit module and battery pack including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the battery pack includes a first battery cell including a pair of first electrode tabs, a battery protection circuit module, and a frame accommodating the first battery cell and the battery protection circuit module. The battery protection circuit module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first recess formed in a first side thereof and a pair of first tabs that are separated from each other, wherein each of the first tabs at least partially overlaps the first recess. The battery protection circuit module also includes a first temperature protection device having one end thereof electrically connected to one of the first tabs and the other end thereof electrically connected to the other first tab and a pair of first connection units respectively electrically connected to the first electrode tabs.
