Patent ID: 11929479
Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 12:
13. A buffer that covers an upper surface of a battery stack in which a plurality of secondary battery cells are stacked, the buffer being interposed between a pressing part that presses an upper surface of each of the plurality of secondary battery cells and the upper surface of the each of the plurality of secondary battery cells, the buffer comprising:
a plurality of covers containing resin;
a plurality of plates containing metal in a plate shape, the plurality of plates being disposed respectively on the plurality of covers; and
a plurality of connecting parts having flexibility, one of the plurality of connecting parts configured to connect one of the plurality of covers and another one of the plurality of covers adjacent to the one of the plurality of covers, wherein
one of the plurality of connecting parts is provided between the one of the plurality of covers and the another one of the plurality of covers.