Abstract: A battery case accommodates therein a battery cell that has a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The battery case includes: a chassis with which the first main surface of the battery cell comes into contact; an adjustment plate placed on the second main surface of the battery cell; and a holding plate that is formed from an elastic member and covers the second main surface of the battery cell with the adjustment plate between the holding plate and the battery cell.

Abstract: A battery case accommodates therein a battery cell that has a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The battery case includes: a chassis with which the first main surface of the battery cell comes into contact; an adjustment plate placed on the second main surface of the battery cell; and a holding plate that is formed from an elastic member and covers the second main surface of the battery cell with the adjustment plate between the holding plate and the battery cell.

Abstract: A bypass switch includes a pair of fixed conductors connected in parallel with a battery cell, a movable conductor disposed in a vertical direction with respect to the pair of fixed conductors, and a thermally actuated device. In the thermally actuated device, a single diode that generates heat by being energized, a metal plate, and solder are stacked and sandwiched between a first and second heat-insulating spacers. When the battery cell malfunctions, the diode is energized and generates heat that is transferred to the solder through the metal plate, causing the solder to melt, and thereby the thermally actuated device to be displaced. Displacement of the thermally actuated device causes the movable conductor to be displaced in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed conductors and inserted between the fixed conductors, electrically connecting the fixed conductors and forming a bypass circuit to short-circuit the malfunctioned battery cell.

Abstract: A multi-computer system includes a plurality of data processors and at least one I/O device which is commonly accessible by the data processors. A plurality of serial bus loops are configurated in hierarchy with interbus linkage devices disposed between adjacent layers of the hierarchy. The data processors are connected to a plurality of first layer serial bus loops and the I/O device which is commonly accessible by the data processors is connected to a second layer of serial bus loop. The interbus linkage devices control linkage among the plurality of serial bus loops and carry out routing control for a start command from the data processor to the I/O device, routing control for an interruption to report the end of I/O device operation, routing control for data transfer, routing control for a request interruption and exclusive use control of the shared I/O device.