BATTERY MODULE COMPRISING BUFFER PAD FOR PREVENTING DAMAGE TO BATTERY CELL, AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME

A battery module includes a buffer pad for preventing a damage to a battery cell, and a battery pack including the battery module. It is possible to prevent a damage to the outermost battery cell at the time of the swelling of battery cells by including a buffer pad, where first and second regions having different physical properties are positioned, in a region contacting the outermost battery cell of the battery cell laminate.