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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1022 (2013.01); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 10/0413 (2013.01); H01M 10/0481 (2013.01); H01M 2/1061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery pack with improved assembly workability includes a plurality of battery modules stacked on each other, each provided with a case accommodating a unit cell and a through-bolt that penetrates a through hole formed in the cases along the stacking direction of the battery modules to connect the battery modules each other. The battery modules are further provided with an insertion auxiliary member that is inserted into at least one opening of the through hole, and the insertion auxiliary member has a tapered portion such that the inner diameter thereof gradually decreases towards the tip of the insertion auxiliary member.