Patent ID: 11888176
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery module comprising:
a battery assembly including a plurality of stacked batteries;
a covering put over a surface of the battery assembly; and
a fastener to fix the covering to the battery assembly,
wherein the battery assembly has a first insertion hole that is designed for insertion of the fastener,
wherein the covering includes a step portion including a first segment extending at a level relatively near to the surface of the battery assembly, and a second segment extending at a level relatively remote from the surface of the battery assembly, and a second insertion hole disposed in the first segment, the second insertion hole being designed for insertion of the fastener, wherein the fastener is inserted into both the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole so that the battery assembly and the covering are fixed to each other;
wherein the battery assembly has a support projecting toward the covering and supporting the covering, and
wherein the support has a first bent part extending along a surface of the covering adjacent to the battery assembly and abutting on the surface of the covering.