Abstract: A bag body 10 is filled with stones 12. A restraining rope 14 extends from the bottom of the bag body 10 through the center of the bag body 10 and is pulled up together with a lifting rope 15 to lift the bag body 10. The bag body 10 is within a predetermined range centered about a curve given by W/H1 (diameter/restraining rope length)=15.898×(W/W0)2?17.784×(W/W0)+6.6314, where W represents the diameter of the bag body 10, H1 represents the length of the restraining rope 14 from the bottom portion of the bag body 10 to a root position of a mouth closing rope 13 of a bag material through the center of the bag body 10, and W0 represents the diameter when the bag material 11 is filled with the filling material 12.

Abstract: A heating coil includes a plurality of loop portions disposed coaxially along an axis, a first lead portion and a second lead portion which electrically connect to a power source, and a connection portion which connects the plurality of loop portions, the first lead portion, and the second lead portion in series.

Abstract: A battery device includes a battery pack, a circuit substrate which acquires battery information on the battery pack or controls charge and discharge of the battery pack, a switch including a first power element or a second power element, and a heat radiator. The switch is a device controlling input and output of electric power to and from the battery pack, and an exterior part of the switch is arranged away from the circuit substrate. The heat radiator is a member made of a material having thermal conductivity, and is in direct contact with or indirect contact via a heat conductor with the exterior part of the switch so that heat of the switch can be transferred.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: an assembled battery having battery cells; a battery case that houses the assembled battery; a wiring case assembled to the battery case; and an elastic member held between the battery cell and the wiring case. A safety valve is formed on one surface of the battery cell. The elastic member has a first end surface that comes in contact with a region in which the safety valve is not formed on the one surface of the battery cell, and a second end surface that comes in contact with a facing surface of the wiring case that faces the one surface. The wiring case has a regulation member that comes in contact with a side surface of the elastic member which connects the first end surface to the second end surface.

Abstract: A battery unit includes a battery module having a plurality of batteries that are lined next to each other, and a case that accommodates the battery module. An intermediate heat releasing member that is configured to release heat from a center position to the case is arranged in a center position, between the plurality of batteries in the battery unit.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: an assembled battery having battery cells; a battery case that houses the assembled battery; a wiring case assembled to the battery case; and an elastic member held between the battery cell and the wiring case. A safety valve is formed on one surface of the battery cell. The elastic member has a first end surface that comes in contact with a region in which the safety valve is not formed on the one surface of the battery cell, and a second end surface that comes in contact with a facing surface of the wiring case that faces the one surface. The wiring case has a regulation member that comes in contact with a side surface of the elastic member which connects the first end surface to the second end surface.

Abstract: A battery unit includes a battery module having a plurality of batteries that are lined next to each other, and a case that accommodates the battery module. An intermediate heat releasing member that is configured to release heat from a center position to the case is arranged in a center position, between the plurality of batteries in the battery unit.

Abstract: A battery device includes a battery pack, a circuit substrate which acquires battery information on the battery pack or controls charge and discharge of the battery pack, a switch including a first power element or a second power element, and a heat radiator. The switch is a device controlling input and output of electric power to and from the battery pack, and an exterior part of the switch is arranged away from the circuit substrate. The heat radiator is a member made of a material having thermal conductivity, and is in direct contact with or indirect contact via a heat conductor with the exterior part of the switch so that heat of the switch can be transferred.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a control board, a storage case, a water detector, and an electrical conductor. The storage case is made of an assembly of a first and a second casing member. The first casing member has an upright wall which extends from the bottom thereof and surrounds the battery. The second casing member also has an extension which extends toward the bottom of the first casing member. The water detector is located close to the lower end of the extension of the second casing member. The electric conductor extends upward from the upper end of the extension and are electrically joined to the water detector. The electric conductor is also mechanically and electrically joined to the control board. This structure facilitates the ease with which the water detector is installed electrically and mechanically in the battery unit.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a battery and a storage case in which the battery is mounted. The storage case is made up of a base, a cover, and an intermediate case. The cover is jointed to the base with an interspace therebetween. The intermediate case is disposed between the cover and the base and has a peripheral wall which occupies the interspace. The intermediate case is lower in stiffness than the cover and the base, thereby realizing a lightweight structure of the storage case without sacrificing the mechanical strength thereof.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a battery made of a stack of a plurality of cells each of which is equipped with electrode tabs serving as a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The electrode tabs are broken down into first electrode tabs and second electrode tabs. The first electrode tabs are the electrode tabs of every adjacent two of the cells which are joined together through a weld. The second electrode tabs are the electrode tabs of the cells each of which is joined to a bus bar through a weld without being connected to any of the electrode tabs. The first and second electrode tabs each have a bent portion which lies between a body of the cell and the weld and works as a vibration absorber to ensure the stability in forming the weld during a welding operation.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a battery made of a stack of a plurality of cells each of which is equipped with electrode tabs serving as a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The electrode tabs each have a bent portion which lies between a body of the cell and a joint of the electrode tab to a bus bar. The bent portion is so geometrically shaped as to function as a stress absorber to minimize a mechanical stress which arises from oscillation of or thermal shock on the battery.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a control board, a storage case, a water detector, and an electrical conductor. The storage case is made of an assembly of a first and a second casing member. The first casing member has an upright wall which extends from the bottom thereof and surrounds the battery. The second casing member also has an extension which extends toward the bottom of the first casing member. The water detector is located close to the lower end of the extension of the second casing member. The electric conductor extends upward from the upper end of the extension and are electrically joined to the water detector. The electric conductor is also mechanically and electrically joined to the control board. This structure facilitates the ease with which the water detector is installed electrically and mechanically in the battery unit.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a storage case, a battery, a control board, and a pressing mechanism. The battery is disposed in the storage case and pressed by the pressing mechanism against the bottom of the storage case. The control board has mounted thereon electronic components to control charging or discharging of the battery and is located above the battery within the storage case. The pressing mechanism is disposed next to the control board without any physical interference with each other. Such a layout of the pressing mechanism and the control board permits the battery unit to be reduced in size thereof.

Abstract: A battery unit is provided which includes a battery and a storage case in which the battery is mounted. The storage case is made up of a base, a cover, and an intermediate case. The cover is jointed to the base with an interspace therebetween. The intermediate case is disposed between the cover and the base and has a peripheral wall which occupies the interspace. The intermediate case is lower in stiffness than the cover and the base, thereby realizing a lightweight structure of the storage case without sacrificing the mechanical strength thereof.

Abstract: In a brake apparatus, a pump sucks brake fluid and discharges the brake fluid through a pump discharge conduit. Orifices are connected in series with one another with respect to brake fluid flow discharged from the pump and restrict the brake fluid flow. Because the orifices are formed for restricting brake fluid pulsation, the brake fluid pressure discharged from the pump decreases gradually. Therefore, cavitations are not generated at lower reaches of the orifices because the brake fluid pressure does not decrease rapidly. As a result, the brake apparatus decreases or restricts undesirable noise.

Abstract: In a brake apparatus, a pump sucks brake fluid and discharges the brake fluid through a pump discharge conduit. Orifices are connected in series with one another with respect to brake fluid flow discharged from the pump and restrict the brake fluid flow. Because the orifices are formed for restricting brake fluid pulsation, the brake fluid pressure discharged from the pump decreases gradually. Therefore, cavitations are not generated at lower reaches of the orifices because the brake fluid pressure does not decrease rapidly. As a result, the brake apparatus decreases or restricts undesirable noise.