Abstract: A flexible printed board has deflection with the flexible printed board and a control board being connected to each other. A positioning portion for the flexible printed board on a plate member is provided. The positioning portion is provided with a protrusion provided in the plate member and a hole provided in the flexible printed board. The flexible printed board is positioned by a side surface of the hole being pressed against the protrusion due to the deflection of the flexible printed board. The protrusion includes a columnar portion that extends substantially vertically from a main surface of the plate member, and a projection that projects from the columnar portion in a direction intersecting the columnar portion.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; a plate member provided on a first side of the plurality of battery cells; and a flexible printed board and a control board each provided on the plate member, wherein the flexible printed board has a wiring electrically connected to the control board, and at least a portion of the wiring of the flexible printed board is located between the control board and at least one of the battery cells at a region overlapping with the control board when viewed from the first side.

Abstract: A flexible printed board includes a first portion, a branch portion, and a second portion that branches from the first portion at the branch portion. The first portion of the flexible printed board includes a main body portion and a tip portion, and the first portion is connected to the other component. A connector portion is connected to the control board in an extending direction of the main body portion of the first portion. The second portion of the flexible printed board and the control board are electrically connected to each other via the connector portion. A rising suppression portion that prevents the flexible printed board from rising from the plate member is provided between the branch portion and the tip portion of the first portion.

Abstract: A control board of a battery module has a connector portion, and a flexible printed board has a connection portion. The flexible printed board and the control board are electrically connected to each other when the connection portion is connected to the connector portion. In a state in which the connection portion is not connected to the connector portion, at least a portion of the connection portion of the flexible printed board is located between the control board and the plate member at a region overlapping with the control board when viewed from a first side. The flexible printed board further has a tab that is provided in a vicinity of the connection portion and that protrudes from the region overlapping with the control board.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a cover member provided above the plurality of battery cells. Each of the plurality of battery cells includes a housing having a gas-discharge valve, and an electrode terminal provided on the housing. The cover member includes a first region and a second region having a strength lower than a strength of the first region. The first region is located above at least one of the electrode terminals. The second region is located above at least one of the gas-discharge valves.

Abstract: A bus-bar connection structure includes: a terminal portion having a first facing surface; a bus bar having a second facing surface that faces the first facing surface with a clearance being provided between the second facing surface and the first facing surface in a predetermined direction; and a weld portion that connects the terminal portion and the bus bar. The weld portion has: a first weld layer provided in the bus bar; a second weld layer provided in the terminal portion; and an intermediate weld layer disposed in the clearance, the intermediate weld layer connecting the first weld layer and the second weld layer. The weld portion has a cross sectional shape in which a minimum width of the intermediate weld layer in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction is larger than a minimum width of the first weld layer in the direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction.

Abstract: A color correspondence information generating system includes an object database that stores correspondences between recognition information and color characteristic information about first objects recognized by the recognition information; an object recognition section that recognizes the first objects in the first image from the first image and the recognition information, and outputs image regions of the first objects in the first image and first color characteristic information; and a color correspondence information generation section that generates the color correspondence information using the color information and the first color characteristic information of pixels in the image regions. The color characteristic information and the recognition information have a one-to-one correspondence relation with each other, or the color characteristic information is the recognition information itself.

Abstract: Power source device includes: battery stack including a plurality of battery cells stacked; a plurality of bus bars that connect electrode terminals to each other; bus bar holder that holds the plurality of bus bars; and duct plate disposed on an upper surface of bus bar holder and defining gas duct. Bus bar holder is divided into a plurality of sub-holders, duct plate forms elongated hole screwed with one of the plurality of sub-holders, each of the plurality of sub-holders forms support surface longer than elongated hole and coupling part opened in support surface at a position corresponding to elongated hole, and duct plate is screwed to coupling part through elongated hole to couple the plurality of sub-holders and duct plate in a state where duct plate is placed on support surface with duct plate straddling the plurality of sub-holders divided.

Abstract: Voltage detection line (6) includes: first flexible printed circuit board (36) including a plurality of first conductive wires (42) and first insulating film (44) covering the plurality of first conductive wires (42); second flexible printed circuit board (38) including a plurality of second conductive wires (46) and second insulating film (48) covering the plurality of second conductive wires (46); and connection part (40) that is soldered to each of first conductive wires (42) and each of second conductive wires (46) corresponding to each other to electrically connect the plurality of first conductive wires (42) and the plurality of second conductive wires (46), in which the plurality of first conductive wires (42) and the plurality of second conductive wires (46) are electrically connected to a plurality of batteries to detect voltages of the plurality of batteries.

Abstract: Each plate unit is disposed corresponding to one battery or to an assembly of several batteries and has terminal openings, through which output terminals provided on corresponding battery are exposed, and coupling mechanism that couples adjacent plate units to each other. Coupling mechanism is made up of male part disposed on one of two adjacent plate units, and female part that is disposed on the other and to which male part is fitted. Male part and female part are fitted to each other across a gap that allows a predetermined amount of displacement of two coupled plate units in stacking direction of batteries.

Abstract: Provided is a voltage detection line including conductive wire and insulating film covering conductive wire, and detecting voltage of a battery in order to suppress reconduction of a disconnected voltage detection line. Conductive wire includes low-resistance part having a predetermined electrical resistance value, and high-resistance part having a higher electrical resistance value than an electrical resistance value of low-resistance part and fusing when an overcurrent flows through conductive wire. Insulating film includes high-strength part that covers low-resistance part and has a predetermined strength, and low-strength part that covers high-resistance part and has a strength lower than a strength of high-strength part.

Abstract: A power storage module includes: a stack in which a plurality of power storage cells are stacked in a stacking direction; a resin plate placed on the stack of the plurality of power storage cells; a flexible printed circuit board placed on the resin plate and having an electric circuit electrically connected to the plurality of power storage cells; and a cover member provided on the resin plate so as to cover the flexible printed circuit board. The resin plate includes a projection that extends through the flexible printed circuit board. The cover member includes a tubular protrusion that protrudes toward the flexible printed circuit board on the resin plate. The projection is accommodated in an inner periphery of the tubular protrusion. The tubular protrusion is in abutment with the flexible printed circuit board at a position to avoid the electric circuit.

Abstract: A cover member is provided on a resin plate to cover a flexible printed circuit board. The resin plate is provided with an opening at a position at which a thermistor element and a power storage cell are in contact with each other. The flexible printed circuit board has an extension piece portion extending to above the opening of the resin plate, and a root portion adjacent to the extension piece portion and wider than the extension piece portion. The thermistor element is disposed on the extension piece portion. The cover member has a protuberance that protrudes toward the resin plate side and that presses and bends the extension piece portion so as to press the thermistor element toward the power storage cell. The root portion is fixed to the resin plate.

Abstract: A power storage module includes: a stack of a plurality of power storage cells; a resin plate placed on the stack of the plurality of power storage cells; a flexible printed circuit board placed on the resin plate and having an electric circuit electrically connected to the plurality of power storage cells; and an element provided on the electric circuit. The flexible printed circuit board is fixed to the resin plate at a fixation position including a first fixation portion and a second fixation portion. The first fixation portion and the second fixation portion are separated from each other by a first distance (L1) along the stacking direction, and the element is provided at a position separated from the first fixation portion or the second fixation portion by a second distance (L2) along the stacking direction, the second distance (L2) being less than or equal to ? of the first distance (L1).

Abstract: A plate member is provided with a gas exhaust port, an opening, and a wall portion. The opening is formed in a bottom surface portion at a position facing an electrode terminal. The wall portion protrudes from the bottom surface portion at positions on outer sides with respect to the gas exhaust port in a width direction of the plate member, and discontinuously extends in a stacking direction of power storage cells. A flexible printed circuit board has a main body portion, and a connection piece portion that extends from the main body portion and is curved so as to be connected to a connection terminal. A first gap is formed between the main body portion and the connection piece portion. A first auxiliary wall portion is provided in the first gap, the first auxiliary wall portion protruding from the bottom surface portion and extending in the stacking direction.

Abstract: In a stack, a plurality of power storage cells are stacked. A resin plate is placed on the stack. A flexible printed circuit board is placed on the resin plate and has an electric circuit electrically connected to the plurality of power storage cells. A thermistor element is provided on the electric circuit and is in contact with one power storage cell of the plurality of power storage cells to detect a temperature of the power storage cell. A cover member is provided on the resin plate to cover the flexible printed circuit board. An elastic body is located between the cover member and the thermistor element to press the thermistor element toward the power storage cell. The cover member includes a protuberance that protrudes toward the resin plate side. The elastic body is disposed on the protuberance.

Abstract: A power storage module includes: a stack in which a plurality of power storage cells are stacked in a stacking direction; a resin plate placed on the stack of the plurality of power storage cells; a flexible printed circuit board placed on the resin plate and having an electric circuit electrically connected to the plurality of power storage cells; a connector for the electric circuit, the connector being fixed to the flexible printed circuit board; and a substrate that supports the flexible printed circuit board and the connector, the substrate being fixed to the resin plate. The resin plate includes a projection that extends through the substrate and the flexible printed circuit board. A groove portion including a curved contour is formed in the resin plate at a root portion of the projection.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board is placed on a bottom surface portion and has an electric circuit electrically connected to a plurality of power storage cells. A connection terminal is provided on the flexible printed circuit board and is electrically connected to an electrode terminal. The flexible printed circuit board has a main body portion, and a connection piece portion that extends from the main body portion and is curved so as to be connected to the connection terminal. The connection piece portion includes a first straight portion extending straightly in a stacking direction of the power storage cells, and a second straight portion extending in parallel with the first straight portion with a gap being interposed between second straight portion and the first straight portion. The second straight portion is longer than the first straight portion.

Abstract: A power storage module includes: a stack in which a plurality of power storage cells are stacked in a stacking direction; a resin plate having a bottom surface portion and placed on the stack of the plurality of power storage cells; a flexible printed circuit board placed on the bottom surface portion of the resin plate and having an electric circuit electrically connected to the plurality of power storage cells; a connector for the electric circuit, the connector being fixed to the flexible printed circuit board; and a substrate that supports the flexible printed circuit board and the connector, the substrate being fixed to the resin plate with the substrate being positioned in an extending direction of the bottom surface portion of the resin plate.

Abstract: To weld a bus bar and an electrode terminal with certainty by bringing the bus bar and the electrode terminal into close contact with each other without forming a gap between the bus bar and the electrode terminal, provided is a power supply device that is a power supply device including a plurality of battery cells electrically connected with each other by bus bar (3).