Abstract: A battery pack disclosed herein includes a plurality of rectangular secondary batteries, a porous elastic member disposed between the rectangular secondary batteries, and a restriction mechanism that applies a restriction load on the rectangular secondary batteries and the porous elastic member. The porous elastic member includes a gas flow channel extending from an outer edge to the inside in a state where the porous elastic member is assembled to the battery pack.

Abstract: A power supply device includes: battery block formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells in a thickness with separator interposed therebetween; a pair of end plates disposed on both end surfaces of battery block; and binding bar connected to the pair of end plates and configured to fix battery block in a pressurized state via end plates. Separator includes an elastic plate made of a plastic foam including open cells on a surface of the separator or as a whole.

Abstract: A power supply device includes: battery block formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells in a thickness with separator interposed therebetween; a pair of end plates disposed on both end surfaces of battery block; and binding bar connected to the pair of end plates and configured to fix battery block in a pressurized state via end plates. Separator is formed by stacking elastomer layer and plastic foam layer having a larger amount of deformation with respect to a pressing force than elastomer layer.

Abstract: A power supply device includes: battery block formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells in a thickness with separator interposed therebetween; a pair of end plates disposed on both end surfaces of battery block; and binding bar that is coupled to the pair of end plates and fixes battery block in a pressurized state via end plates. Separator is made of elastomer having a comb-like shape in cross-sectional view, in which a plurality of rows of parallel ridges and a plurality of rows of parallel grooves are alternately disposed on a surface of plate-shaped part facing battery cell.

Abstract: In order to provide a battery module and the like capable of maintaining a fastened state of a plurality of battery cells with high reliability, battery module includes a plurality of battery cells each having electrode terminals, a pair of end plates that cover both side end surfaces of battery stack including the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a plurality of fastening members that fastens end plates to each other. End plate forms overlapping portion that covers at least a portion of each fastening member covering each side surface of battery cells located on the both side end surfaces of battery stack, and overlapping portion and the fastening members are welded and fixed. According to the above configuration, by welding in a state in which a side surface of fastening member is further covered with overlapping portion, there is an advantage that firm fixation can be achieved while preventing disengagement of fastening member.

Abstract: A battery module includes a pair of secondary batteries disposed adjacent to each other and a spacer disposed between the secondary batteries. Each of the secondary batteries includes a plurality of electrodes each of which has a rectangular shape and is disposed to face each other, a case configured to house the electrodes, the case having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an electrolyte in the case. The spacer is made of an elastic body. An aspect ratio of each of the electrodes is 10 or less, and a spring constant of the spacer is 0.03 MPa/mm or more and 5.4 MPa/mm or less.

Abstract: A power supply device, which is provided to prevent deformation and breakage of a fastening member used to fasten a battery stack and provide increased strength of connection of the fastening member with an end plate, includes a battery stack including a plurality of secondary battery cells that are stacked, a pair of end plates to cover both end faces of the battery stack, and a plurality of fastening members disposed at opposed side faces of the battery stack to fasten the end plates together. Fastening member includes fastening body extending in a direction of stacking of the secondary battery cells and locking block fixed to an inner face of each of both ends in longer direction of the fastening body. The end plates each have a fitting part in an outer peripheral surface of the end plate to guide locking block into the fitting part and a stopper abutting on locking block.

Abstract: In order to achieve excellent flexural rigidity while employing a simple structure for end plate (3): a battery system includes: a battery stack (2) including a plurality of rectangular battery cells (1) that are stacked; end plate (3) placed at both ends of the battery stack; and a binding bar (4) that connects the end plates to fix the battery stack in a compressed state. End plate (3) includes plates (5) placed on both surfaces and plate-shaped block (6) laminated between plates (5); plates (5) include outer plate (5A) and inner plate (5B); plate-shaped block (6) includes dual-side blocks (7) placed on both sides so as to be separated from each other and intermediate block (8) placed in tapered groove (9) between dual-side blocks; the tapered groove (9) has a taper shape that gradually increases in width from an outside to an inside of the end plate (3).

Abstract: In order to provide a battery module and the like capable of maintaining a fastened state of a plurality of battery cells with high reliability, battery module includes a plurality of battery cells each having electrode terminals, a pair of end plates that cover both side end surfaces of battery stack including the plurality of stacked battery cells, and a plurality of fastening members that fastens end plates to each other. End plate forms overlapping portion that covers at least a portion of each fastening member covering each side surface of battery cells located on the both side end surfaces of battery stack, and overlapping portion and the fastening members are welded and fixed. According to the above configuration, by welding in a state in which a side surface of fastening member is further covered with overlapping portion, there is an advantage that firm fixation can be achieved while preventing disengagement of fastening member.