Abstract: A power supply device disposes an end plate at each end of a battery stack in a stacked direction of the battery stack, and couples a binding bar to the end plate, so as to fix battery cells. The binding bar includes a plate-shaped bar that extends in the stacked direction of the battery stack, and an engagement block that is fixed to the plate-shaped bar and protrudes as a face opposing an outer peripheral face of the end plate. The End plate includes a fitting part to which the engagement block is guided, and a stopper. The fitting part is disposed on the outer peripheral face of the end plate. The stopper is disposed closer to the battery stack with respect to the fitting part, and abuts the engagement block.

Abstract: A battery module includes a battery and a covering put over a surface of the battery. The surface of the battery is provided with a valve to release gas produced inside the battery. The covering includes a thin-walled part and a thick-walled part disposed in a region contiguous to the thin-walled part. The thin-walled part is formed thinner in thickness than the thick-walled part.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery stack that includes a plurality of batteries stacked; a pair of end plates that are disposed at both ends, in stack direction X in which the batteries are stacked, of the battery stack, the pair of end plates including at least one end plate that includes a first portion made of a first metal that has a Young's modulus higher than a Young's modulus of a second metal, and a second portion made of the second metal that has a density lower than a density of the first metal; a restraint member that is made of the first metal and sandwiches the battery stack and the pair of end plates in stack direction X; and a welded portion that connects the first portion of the at least one end plate with the restraint member.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery stack that includes a plurality of batteries stacked; a pair of end plates that are disposed at both ends, in stack direction X in which the batteries are stacked, of the battery stack, the pair of end plates including at least one end plate that includes a first portion made of a first metal that has a Young's modulus higher than a Young's modulus of a second metal, and a second portion made of the second metal that has a density lower than a density of the first metal; a restraint member that is made of the first metal and sandwiches the battery stack and the pair of end plates in stack direction X; and a welded portion that connects the first portion of the at least one end plate with the restraint member.

Abstract: An end plate is provided with a recess that is opened to a restraint member. The restraint member is provided with a through hole that communicates with the recess. A bolt includes a first portion passing through the through hole and the recess, and a second portion located on a tip side of the first portion. A clearance is formed between the first portion of the bolt and each of the through hole and the recess, and the second portion of the bolt is screwed into the end plate. A length of the first portion of the bolt is 40% or more of an underhead length of the bolt.

Abstract: An advantage of the present invention is to suppress an increase in resistance during high-rate charge and discharge and a reduction in capacity during a charge and discharge cycle. An electrical storage module of the present embodiment includes: an electrical storage device, and an elastic body that is placed with the electrical storage device and receives a load from the electrical storage device in a placement direction. The electrical storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active material layer. The negative-electrode active material layer includes a first layer formed on the negative-electrode current collector, and a second layer that is formed on the first layer and has a higher compression modulus than the first layer. The separator has a lower compression modulus than the first layer, and the elastic body has a lower compression modulus than the separator.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of batteries stacked together; and a busbar that electrically connects the plurality of batteries with each other. The busbar has: a main body that extends along axis X along which the batteries are stacked together; and a plurality of connectors that protrude from the main body along an axis that intersects with the axis along which the batteries are stacked together, and are electrically connected with terminals of the batteries, respectively. The plurality of batteries are divided into a plurality of battery units. Each of the plurality of battery units includes at least two of the plurality of batteries. The busbar connects the at least two of the plurality of batteries of each of the battery units with each other in parallel. The busbar connects the battery units with each other in series.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells each including a bottom surface, the plurality of battery cells being arranged in a first direction; a cooling plate facing the bottom surface of each of the plurality of battery cells; and a heat conduction member provided between each of the plurality of battery cells and the cooling plate. The cooling plate has a protrusion and a recess at a portion facing the bottom surface of each of the plurality of battery cells. The heat conduction member is sandwiched between the protrusion of the cooling plate and the bottom surface of each of the plurality of battery cells, and is provided to be located in the recess of the cooling plate.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of batteries stacked together; and a busbar that electrically connects the plurality of batteries with each other. The busbar has: a main body that extends along axis X along which the batteries are stacked together; and a plurality of connectors that protrude from the main body along an axis that intersects with the axis along which the batteries are stacked together, and are electrically connected with terminals of the batteries, respectively. The plurality of batteries are divided into a plurality of battery units. Each of the plurality of battery units includes at least two of the plurality of batteries. The busbar connects the at least two of the plurality of batteries of each of the battery units with each other in parallel. The busbar connects the battery units with each other in series.

Abstract: A power supply device disposes an end plate at each end of a battery stack in a stacked direction of the battery stack, and couples a binding bar to the end plate, so as to fix battery cells. The binding bar includes a plate-shaped bar that extends in the stacked direction, and an engagement block that is provided on a plate-shaped bar and protrudes toward an outer peripheral face of the end plate. The engagement block is inserted into a fixing hole provided in the plate-shaped bar and fixed to an inner peripheral face of the fixing hole. The end plate includes a fitting part, to which the engagement block is guided, on the outer peripheral face of the end plate, and includes a stopper that is disposed closer to the battery stack with respect to the fitting part and abuts the engagement block.

Abstract: A stack has an end surface located at an end portion in a first direction. A restraint portion includes a first member, a second member, and an adhesive agent layer. The first member has a main body portion and a protrusion portion. The protrusion portion protrudes from the main body portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second member is provided with a recess portion that receives at least a portion of the protrusion portion in the second direction. The adhesive agent layer adheres the first member and the second member to each other. One of the first member and the second member is provided to face the end surface of the stack. The protrusion portion and the recess portion are engaged with each other with the adhesive agent layer being interposed between the protrusion portion and the recess portion.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: a first case that accommodates a plurality of stacked first power storage cells: and a second case that accommodates a plurality of stacked second power storage cells. The first case has a first reinforcement portion extending in a first direction, and the second case has a second reinforcement portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first case and the second case are provided to overlap with each other along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and are joined to each other.

Abstract: A power storage device includes an electrode assembly including a positive-electrode plate and a negative-electrode plate stacked with a separator interposed between the positive-electrode plate and the negative-electrode plate, an exterior can accommodating the electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution, and including a side wall portion having a tubular shape and an opening provided at least at one end of the side wall portion, and a sealing plate that closes the opening of the exterior can. The sealing plate is joined to the opening at a joint. Each of a pair of long walls of the side wall portion facing each other in a depth direction includes a thin part extending in a width direction.

Abstract: A plurality of first protrusions each protruding from one of an end plate and a contact plate portion toward the other of the end plate and the contact plate portion are provided side by side in the second direction. Each of the plurality of first protrusions has a top portion at a tip of the first protrusion with a width of the first protrusion in the second direction being narrower in a direction from the one of the end plate and the contact plate portion toward the other of the end plate and the contact plate portion, and is in abutment with the other of the end plate and the contact plate portion at the top portion. The plurality of first protrusions include a first protrusion having a top portion overlapping with any one joining portion of a plurality of joining portions when viewed in the first direction.

Abstract: A seamless loop-shaped metal member includes: a pair of first side portions extending in the stacking direction; and a pair of second side portions extending in a direction orthogonal to the stacking direction to connect the pair of first side portions to each other. Each of the plurality of power storage cells has a main surface having a rectangular shape constituted of a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides when viewed in the stacking direction. Each of the pair of second side portions is located in parallel with the pair of long sides when viewed in the stacking direction. At least one of the pair of second side portions is provided with a hole portion extending through the at least one of the pair of second side portions in the stacking direction.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: an electrode assembly including a positive-electrode plate, a negative-electrode plate, and a separator which are stacked on one another, the separator being disposed between the positive-electrode plate and the negative-electrode plate; an exterior can accommodating the electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution therein, the exterior can having a side wall with a tubular shape and an opening provided at least at one end of the side wall; a sealing plate closing the opening of the exterior can; and a holding member including one or more facing parts accommodated in the exterior can, each facing part facing the side wall in a first direction and projecting toward the side wall.

Abstract: A power storage module includes: a plurality of stacked power storage cells; and a plurality of seamless loop-shaped metal members. Each of the plurality of seamless loop-shaped metal members is fitted on the plurality of power storage cells in a stacked state so as to surround and hold the plurality of power storage cells in a stacking direction.

Abstract: A power supply device having a battery block with a terminal surface on which terminals of a plurality of battery cells are arranged side by side, and a side plate with an elastic part, a holding part and a body part that extends along the side surfaces of the battery block. The elastic part faces the terminal surface and the holding part faces the bottom surface of the battery block. An insulation part is disposed between the elastic part and the battery block and has a positioning region and a pressing region that are disposed on one surface of the insulation part so as to face the elastic part. The positioning region is provided at an end of the insulation part located at the body part side, and extends to a position that is separated farther away from the elastic part than the pressing region.

Abstract: An electrical storage module includes at least one electrical storage device, and a buffer member that is arrayed in first direction X together with the electrical storage device and receives a load in first direction X from the electrical storage device. The buffer member has a soft part and a hard part, which is positioned closer to an outer edge part of the buffer member than the soft part, and the soft part is more easily deformed than the hard part.

Abstract: An electrical storage module includes: at least one electrical storage device; and a buffer member that is arranged in first direction X together with the electrical storage device and is configured to receive a load from the electrical storage device in first direction X. The buffer member includes a first layer portion and a second layer portion arranged in first direction X. The first layer portion has first softened portions each formed of a through hole or a recessed part. The second layer portion has second softened portion each formed of a through hole or a recessed part. The first softened portion and the second softened portion are at least partially displaced from each other as viewed in first direction X.