BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING SWELLING RELIEF UNIT

The present invention relates to a battery module including a swelling relief unit, and more particularly to a battery module including a cell stack constituted by one or more stacked battery cells and a module case configured to receive the cell stack therein, wherein a swelling relief unit is disposed so as to face an outermost battery cell disposed at an outermost side of the cell stack, the swelling relief unit having a convex portion configured to press at least a part of the battery cell.