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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoya Tokoo, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Fujimura, Tokyo, JP;
Michihiro Kimura, Hitachi, JP;
Naoki Kojima, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Hitachinaka, JP;
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD., Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention proposes a structure of a battery module in which a spacer can slide by means of a guide member constituting the battery module and can be positioned. A battery module according to the present invention is a battery moduleprovided with a battery blockin which a plurality of rectangular battery cellsare arranged and laminated, and includes a spacerwhich intervenes between the plurality of battery cells, guide membersandwhich slidably support the spaceralong a laminating direction of the battery cells, and end platesas a pair which are respectively arranged on one side and the other side of the guide membersandin a sliding direction and which sandwich the battery blockfrom both sides in the sliding direction.