公开(公告)号：US20170200926A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15314582

申请日：2015-08-21

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： SHINYA MOTOKAWA ,  DAISUKE KISHII ,  NOBUYUKI NAKASAWA ,  KEISUKE SHIMIZU ,  AKIRA TAKANO

IPC: H01M2/10 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M2/20 ,  H01M2/12

CPC classification number: H01M2/1077 ,  H01M2/1083 ,  H01M2/1252 ,  H01M2/206 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H01M2010/4271 ,  H01M2220/20

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery blocks. Each battery block includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of cells; a block holder for holding the cell assembly; and a metal plate. The plurality of cells are held in the block holder while the positive electrodes and negative electrodes of the cells are aligned. A projection or the metal plate is disposed outside the block holder. The tip of the projection of one of adjacent battery blocks is in contact with the metal plate of the other.