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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Yasuhiro Tonomura, Fukushima, JP;
Ryota Isshiki, Fukushima, JP;
Ryo Tanabe, Fukushima, JP;
Tetsuo Inakawa, Fukushima, JP;
Yasuhiro Tonomura, Fukushima, JP;
Ryota Isshiki, Fukushima, JP;
Ryo Tanabe, Fukushima, JP;
Tetsuo Inakawa, Fukushima, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A battery module includes a plurality of battery supports each having a face orthogonal to the stacking direction, and a side face, the battery supports each containing a plurality of cells and being made of an insulating material, a coupling part that is located between the face of one battery support and the face of another adjacent battery support, and contracts in the stacking direction upon stacking the battery supports to bring the faces of the battery supports into intimate contact, a group of cells including the battery supports stacked with the coupling part being placed between the battery supports, a base plate, and first and second regulating plates placed facing each other in a standing position on the base plate, the first and second regulating plates sandwiching the group of cells arranged between the first and second regulating plates and stacked with the coupling part being contracted.