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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Hirotaka Sakai, Fukishima, JP;
Fumihiko Suzuki, Fukishima, JP;
Yasushi Mori, Fukishima, JP;
Kenichi Ozawa, Fukishima, JP;
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A battery module includes a plurality of flat or square type batteries that each have a positive terminal and a negative terminal; a holder that has an opening, and retains the batteries in such a manner that the positive terminal and the negative terminal are positioned toward the opening, and that the principal surfaces of the batteries face each other; a cover that is disposed over the opening; a circuit board that is disposed over the cover; and a plurality of connection members that are disposed between the cover and the circuit board to electrically connect the positive terminal and negative terminal. Some of the connection members retain a peripheral portion of the circuit board.