Power supply device, electric vehicle and power storage device using same, fastening member for power supply device, method of manufacturing power supply device, and method of manufacturing fastening member for power supply device
US12381281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The power supply device includes: a plurality of secondary battery cells each including a prismatic exterior can; a pair of end plates covering both end surfaces of a battery stack body in which the plurality of secondary battery cells are stacked; and a plurality of fastening members made of metal each having a plate shape extending in a stack direction of the plurality of secondary battery cells and disposed on an opposing side surface of the battery stack body to fasten the end plates to each other, in which each of the plurality of fastening members includes fastening part fixed to the end plate at each of both ends in a longer direction, and intermediate part coupling fastening parts with each other, and fastening parts is higher in strength than intermediate part, and intermediate part is higher in stretchability than fastening parts.
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