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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuki Maeda, Kariya, JP;
Takayuki Kato, Kariya, JP;
Shintaro Watanabe, Kariya, JP;
Hidefumi Oishi, Kariya, JP;
Takashi Sakai, Kariya, JP;
Hiromi Ueda, Kariya, JP;
Naoto Morisaku, Kariya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A battery module includes a battery assembly having battery structures arranged side by side, the battery structures each having a battery body and a battery holder, and a pressure application member. Each battery holder has a first surface, a second surface, a projecting portion, which projects from the first surface and has a distal end face, and a receptacle portion recessed in the second surface. The projecting portion of each battery holder is inserted into the receptacle portion of the adjacent battery holder in a state in which the distal end face is free of contact with the adjacent battery holder. Each battery body contacts the adjacent battery body such that at least one of the first and second surfaces of the battery holder, which holds a battery body, is free from contact with the adjacent battery holder.