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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shintaro Watanabe, Kariya, JP;
Takahisa Sugimoto, Kariya, JP;
Hidefumi Oishi, Kariya, JP;
Takashi Sakai, Kariya, JP;
Hiromi Ueda, Kariya, JP;
Naoto Morisaku, Kariya, JP;
Kazuki Maeda, Kariya, JP;
Takayuki Kato, Kariya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A battery module is provided with: battery holders, which have accommodation sections; rechargeable batteries arranged side-by-side while being respectively received in the accommodation sections; a metal plate member, which is provided at least between rechargeable batteries adjacent to each other in the direction in which the rechargeable batteries are arranged side-by-side; and a pressure application member, which presses the rechargeable batteries and the plate member in the direction of the side-by-side arrangement. The battery holders respectively have openings into which the plate members are fitted. The plate members are fitted into the openings to protrude from the battery holders in the direction in which the rechargeable batteries are arranged side-by-side.