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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Toshio Takeshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisashi Aoki, Aichi, JP;
Kei Tashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to secure a space in a battery case to house battery cells or minimum gaps to allow swelling of battery cells, so that the battery cells can be held in the battery case without play. A battery packconnects in series and house a plurality of square pole-like battery cellsin a battery case, the plurality of battery cells each having a battery lidpositioned at the front side thereof, wherein a negative pole side tabthat is connected to a battery can bottomof a battery cell and extends to the battery lid side, an intermediate connection tabconnecting a positive side pole of the battery cell to a battery can bottom of adjacent another battery cell and a positive pole side tabconnected to a positive pole terminal part of said another battery cell are provided, and a cell side insulating sheetis provided between the respective negative pole side tab, intermediate connection tab and the sides of respective battery cans, and a projecting tab for pressing side edge partsE extending in the front and back direction of the respective battery cells, upper corner ribs, small ribsand lower corner ribs(side edge pressing part) are respectively provided on the inner face of the upper side case and on the inner face of the lower side case.