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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Shinsuke Fukuda, Toyohashi, JP;
Mitsugu Takaki, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenji Sato, Osaka, JP;
Akira Iwamura, Toyohashi, JP;
Toshinobu Yokoyama, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sealed secondary battery assembly in which electricity-generating elements (,) are accommodated in battery cases (,) formed in rectangular tubular shape having a bottom, a plurality of cells (,to,) constituted by sealing the apertures of battery cases (,) by covers (,) are arranged in series, and these are electrically connected by means of electrical connecting elements (,), wherein the battery cases (,) of the individual cells (,to,) are constituted by a unitary battery case (,) and electrical connection elements (,) are arranged so as to pass through partition sections (,) that define the space for the individual cells (,to,), and coolant passages (,) that communicate with the outside are formed in the partition sections (,).