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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2020
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Daito, JP;
Takeaki Wakabayashi, Hyogo, JP;
Kensaku Takeda, Tokushima, JP;
PANASONIC ENERGY CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a battery pack, a heat-resistant cap is coupled to an end of a battery block including battery cells each having a discharge valve on an end surface thereof and arranged in plural rows. A valve-side end surface of battery cell is arranged at a first end of the battery block to which heat-resistant cap is coupled. Heat-resistant cap includes closing plate providing a first discharge gap between the closing plate and end surface of the battery block, a peripheral wall coupled to a periphery of closing plate and providing a second discharge gap between the peripheral wall and an outer circumference of the battery block, a partition wall disposed between end surfaces of adjacent battery cells and partitioning the first discharge gap into portions at end surfaces of battery cells.