BATTERY MODULE HAVING IMPROVED IMPACT RESISTANCE AND SAFETY AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SAME

The present invention relates to a battery module with improved impact resistance and safety and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly to a battery module including a first case having a receiving space, a plurality of battery cells received in the receiving space in an upright state such that a positive electrode terminal of each of the plurality of battery cells faces upwards, one or more busbars located in the vicinity of the positive electrode terminals of the plurality of battery cells, a wire configured to electrically connect each of the plurality of battery cells and the one or more busbars to each other, a rib structure located above the plurality of battery cells, the rib structure being provided with an upwardly protruding rib configured to protect the wire and an opening configured to allow the wire to extend therethrough, and a resin layer provided above the plurality of battery cells, and a battery pack including the same.