Abstract: Provided are a support member and a battery module in consideration of variations in dimensions of the battery. At the same time, stress concentration on the support member is alleviated. A sliding portion 127 of one of adjacent support cases 121 of the plurality of support cases 121 connected to each other is slidably housed in the main body portion 122 of the other support case 121. Apart of the sliding portion 127 of the one support case 121 is pulled out from the main body portion 122 of the other support case 121. Thus, a distance between the one support case 121 and the other support case 121 is increased. At least a part of the sliding portion 127 of the one support case 121 is housed in the main body portion 122 of the other support case 121. Thus, the distance between the one support case 122 and the other support case 122 is decreased.

Abstract: Provided is a wiring material which is advantageous for space saving while ensuring seismic resistance of a flexible circuit board. A wiring material 7 including a flexible circuit board 10 in which a plurality of batteries 3A to 3L arranged in one direction is connected to one another via a bus bar 20 and an arrangement direction of the batteries 3A to 3L is a longitudinal direction of the flexible circuit board 10, includes: a narrow connecting portion 18 connected to the bus bar 20; and a main body 68 that is connected to the connecting portion 18 and includes a portion wider than the connecting portion 18. The connecting portion 18 is configured to have a longitudinal extending portion 18a that projects from the main body 68 in the longitudinal direction and extends in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature measurement device which includes: a case; a flexible printed circuit board; and a thermistor element mounting portion, the case integrally has a first case portion, a second case portion, and a holding portion; the flexible printed circuit board has a trunk and a branch divided from the trunk; the trunk is fixed to a first surface of the first case portion; the thermistor element mounting portion is arranged in the branch and is fixed to a first surface of the second case portion; the second case portion is folded such that a second surface of the first case portion and a second surface of the second case portion are in contact with each other; and the holding portion holds a part of the branch between a portion divided from the trunk and a portion where the thermistor element mounting portion is arranged.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board which includes: a base film; and multiple wires formed on the base film, in which in a region attached to a battery including multiple arrayed cells, a conductor portion to be the multiple wires is provided only on one surface of the base film, at at least part of a region apart from the region attached to the battery, a conductor portion to be the multiple wires is provided on each surface of the base film, and the flexible printed circuit board further includes multiple conductive portions configured to electrically connect the wires on one surface side of the base film and the wires on the other surface side of the base film.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature measuring device which includes: a flexible printed circuit board with wiring; a thermistor element; a heat collecting plate; and a pressing member. The flexible printed circuit board is configured to be attached to a case that is fixed to an object to be measured, the thermistor element is electrically connected to the wiring, the heat collecting plate is disposed on a side opposite to the thermistor element via the flexible printed circuit board so as to be pressed against a temperature measuring point in the object to be measured, and the pressing member is made of a foam material and is configured to be compressed when the case is fixed to the object to be measured and to press the heat collecting plate against the object to be measured.

Abstract: An electricity storage module includes a plurality of electricity storage cells, a plurality of resin frames, and a bus bar module. Each of the electricity storage cells includes a pair of external terminals. The bus bar module includes a plurality of bus bars and a bus bar case. The resin frame includes a retaining portion configured to retain the bus bar case. The bus bar case includes a retained portion that is configured to engage with the retaining portion, and a biasing portion that is configured to bias the bus bar toward a side of the retained portion, in a state in which the retained portion is engaged with the retaining portion.

Abstract: A temperature measurement device includes: a case fixed to a measurement target product; a flexible printed circuit board attached to the case; and a thermistor element mounting portion having a thermistor element to be electrically connected to a wiring provided on the flexible printed circuit board, the case has a holding portion for holding the thermistor element mounting portion and a support portion for supporting the holding portion, the holding portion is connected through a hinge portion to a case body provided with the support portion, and the holding portion is supported by the support portion in such a manner that the holding portion is folded back to bend the hinge portion.

Abstract: A method for analyzing a microbiota, comprising (1) dissolving a probe capable of non-specifically interacting with a plurality of microorganisms in a plurality of solvents having different ionic strengths and pH levels, wherein the probe comprises: (a) a cationic polymer and (b) an environment-sensitive fluorophore; (2) adding a test sample containing the microbiota to a plurality of probe solutions prepared in the step (1), thereby microorganisms in the test sample and the probe are interacted non-specifically; (3) measuring fluorescence intensities of the plurality of probe solutions to which the test sample has been added in the step (2); and (4) comparing the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained in the step (3) with the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained from a reference sample.

Abstract: Provided is a method for analyzing a protein-containing sample. The method comprises (1) dissolving a probe capable of non-specifically interacting with a plurality of proteins in a plurality of solvents having different ionic strengths and/or pH levels; (2) adding a protein-containing sample to a plurality of probe solutions prepared in the step (1), thereby the proteins in the sample and the probe are interacted non-specifically; (3) measuring the fluorescence intensities of the plurality of probe solutions to which the protein-containing sample was added in the step (2); and (4) comparing the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained in the step (3) with the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained from a reference sample.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes: a trunk portion; and a pair of branch portions as two portions branched from the trunk portion and arranged on a battery including multiple arrayed cells, in which for at least one branch portion of the pair of branch portions, bending is performed using a pair of parallel bending lines extending apart from the other branch portion as extending apart from the trunk portion, and the at least one branch portion is bent such that a direction of bending at one bending line of the pair of parallel bending lines and a direction of bending at the other bending line are directions opposite to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a wiring material which is advantageous for space saving while ensuring seismic resistance of a flexible circuit board. A wiring material 7 including a flexible circuit board 10 in which a plurality of batteries 3A to 3L arranged in one direction is connected to one another via a bus bar 20 and an arrangement direction of the batteries 3A to 3L is a longitudinal direction of the flexible circuit board 10, includes: a narrow connecting portion 18 connected to the bus bar 20; and a main body 68 that is connected to the connecting portion 18 and includes a portion wider than the connecting portion 18. The connecting portion 18 is configured to have a longitudinal extending portion 18a that projects from the main body 68 in the longitudinal direction and extends in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Provided are a support member and a battery module in consideration of variations in dimensions of the battery. At the same time, stress concentration on the support member is alleviated. A sliding portion 127 of one of adjacent support cases 121 of the plurality of support cases 121 connected to each other is slidably housed in the main body portion 122 of the other support case 121. Apart of the sliding portion 127 of the one support case 121 is pulled out from the main body portion 122 of the other support case 121. Thus, a distance between the one support case 121 and the other support case 121 is increased. At least a part of the sliding portion 127 of the one support case 121 is housed in the main body portion 122 of the other support case 121. Thus, the distance between the one support case 122 and the other support case 122 is decreased.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature measuring device which includes: a flexible printed circuit board with wiring; a thermistor element; a heat collecting plate; and a pressing member. The flexible printed circuit board is configured to be attached to a case that is fixed to an object to be measured, the thermistor element is electrically connected to the wiring, the heat collecting plate is disposed on a side opposite to the thermistor element via the flexible printed circuit board so as to be pressed against a temperature measuring point in the object to be measured, and the pressing member is made of a foam material and is configured to be compressed when the case is fixed to the object to be measured and to press the heat collecting plate against the object to be measured.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board includes: a trunk portion; and a pair of branch portions as two portions branched from the trunk portion and arranged on a battery including multiple arrayed cells, in which for at least one branch portion of the pair of branch portions, bending is performed using a pair of parallel bending lines extending apart from the other branch portion as extending apart from the trunk portion, and the at least one branch portion is bent such that a direction of bending at one bending line of the pair of parallel bending lines and a direction of bending at the other bending line are directions opposite to each other.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board which includes: a base film; and multiple wires formed on the base film, in which in a region attached to a battery including multiple arrayed cells, a conductor portion to be the multiple wires is provided only on one surface of the base film, at at least part of a region apart from the region attached to the battery, a conductor portion to be the multiple wires is provided on each surface of the base film, and the flexible printed circuit board further includes multiple conductive portions configured to electrically connect the wires on one surface side of the base film and the wires on the other surface side of the base film.

Abstract: Provided is a method for analyzing a protein-containing sample. The method comprises (1) dissolving a probe capable of non-specifically interacting with a plurality of proteins in a plurality of solvents having different ionic strengths and/or pH levels; (2) adding a protein-containing sample to a plurality of probe solutions prepared in the step (1), thereby the proteins in the sample and the probe are interacted non-specifically; (3) measuring the fluorescence intensities of the plurality of probe solutions to which the protein-containing sample was added in the step (2); and (4) comparing the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained in the step (3) with the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained from a reference sample.