Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack having a
plurality of battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, stacked
one on another with high density and electrically connected with each
other. When the battery cells swell due to abnormal operation of the
battery pack or degradation of the battery pack caused by the charge and
discharge of the battery cells for a long period of time, stress is
concentrated on a predetermined region of the battery pack due to the
change of thickness of the swelling battery cells, whereby the physical
change of the battery pack is caused, and the disconnection of an
electrically connecting member of the battery pack is mechanically
accomplished by the physical change of the battery pack. Consequently,
the battery pack according to the present invention provides high safety.