Patent ID: 11888175
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A battery pack comprising:
at least one battery including a discharge valve configured to discharge gas in the inside to the outside when an internal pressure increases;
a case configured to house the battery; and
a plate member provided between the discharge valve and the case,
the plate member being arranged to overlap with the discharge valve when the battery and the plate member are planarly viewed from a direction normal to a first surface of the battery provided with the discharge valve, wherein
the at least one battery includes a plurality of batteries,
the plurality of batteries are provided and stacked to form a battery stack,
the plurality of batteries are stacked such that each of the plurality of batteries is provided with the discharge valve on the first surface of the battery stack,
the plate member is made of metal and is fixed to a second surface of the case by a fixture or an adhesive with a heat insulating material interposed between the plate member and the second surface of the case that houses the battery, wherein the second surface faces the first surface of the battery, and
a gap is formed by unevenness of a contact surface between the plate member and the case.