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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Yoshitaka Dansui, Fujisawa, JP;
Hideki Kasahara, Naka-gun, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A battery pack comprises: a battery unit ( ) including a plurality of batteries ( ) arranged flatly and electrically connected with one another by either series or parallel connection, or a combination thereof; a pair of heat transfer plates ( ) made of a material exhibiting excellent thermal conductivity and arranged in parallel to a surface where the battery unit ( ) is arranged, of which one makes surface contact with a top-surface side of each of the batteries ( ) of the battery unit ( ), and the other makes surface contact with a back-surface side of each of the batteries ( ) of the battery unit ( ); and a housing ( ) made of a material exhibiting excellent thermal conductivity, the housing accommodating the battery unit ( ) and the pair of heat transfer plates ( ) and making surface contact with the pair of heat transfer plates ( ).