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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Masayoshi Ishikawa, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H01M 10/0468 (2013.01); H01M 10/0481 (2013.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/242 (2021.01);
Abstract
A battery pack includes a retaining member disposed between an adjacent pair of cells and including a retainer retaining a spring, and a pair of tension plates each spanning between pairs of opposing edge faces of a first end plate and a second end plate in a stretched state. The retaining member includes protruding portions protruding from the cells. The protruding portions include respective grooves in which opposing side edges of each of the pair of tension plates are fitted. The side edges of each of the pair of tension plates are fitted in the respective grooves of the retaining member.