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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomohiro Ono, Miyoshi, JP;
Yuta Nemoto, Toyota, JP;
Kazuyuki Kusama, Nagoya, JP;
Rika Shimazaki, Okazaki, JP;
Toshinori Okura, Toyota, JP;
Naoto Kagami, Toyota, JP;
Youichi Naruse, Nagoya, JP;
Masao Takano, Okazaki, JP;
Kaito Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A region of a hole-inner circumferential surface composing a portion defining a terminal through-hole, the region being located on the battery case cover side, include a tapered surface gradually enlarged in diameter as extending toward the battery case cover side and opening toward the battery case cover side; when riveting is carried out, a region of a shaft portion, the region being located inward of the tapered surface, is enlarged in diameter so as to form an annular projecting portion in contact with the tapered surface; and a hole circumferential portion located around the portion defining the terminal through-hole is held between the external enlarged-diameter portion and the annular projecting portion so as to fix a first terminal member to a second terminal member.