Battery module and battery pack including same

The invention provides a battery module and a battery pack including the same. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction and a pair of end plates; a plurality of battery units are stacked in the first direction to form a stacked structure, a pair of end plates are in contact with two end parts of the stacked structure in the first direction, and at least one end plate is separated from the stacked structure by a preset distance to define an assembling space for assembling a temperature sensor. 本发明提供一种电池模块及包括该电池模块的电池组。电池模块包括多个电池单元以及一对端板，多个电池单元在第一方向上堆叠；多个电池单元在所述第一方向上堆叠而形成堆叠结构，一对端板与所述堆叠结构的第一方向的两个端部接触，其中，至少一个端板与所述堆叠结构间隔开预定距离，以限定用于装配温度传感器的装配空间。