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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Takayuki Akaboshi, Okazaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Kawai, Okazaki, JP;
Toshihide Tanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiya Shimpo, Nisshin, JP;
Shoji Narita, Okazaki, JP;
Takayuki Akaboshi, Okazaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Kawai, Okazaki, JP;
Toshihide Tanaka, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiya Shimpo, Nisshin, JP;
Shoji Narita, Okazaki, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha, Okazaki-Shi, JP;
Abstract
There are provided an electrically-conductive connecting plate that connects electrode terminals of a plurality of battery cells; a fastening member that fastens the connecting plate and each of the electrode terminals together; temperature-detecting means that is placed near a fastened portion between the connecting plate and the corresponding electrode terminal which are fastened together with the fastening member, and detects temperature around the fastened portion; and abnormality-judging means that judges abnormality in the battery cells or the fastening member on the basis of temperature detected by the temperature-detecting means.