Patent ID: 9595702
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A battery module comprising: a plurality of battery holders, each of which includes an accommodation section; a plurality of rechargeable batteries that are each accommodated in respective accommodation sections and arranged side by side; a metal plate member located at least between ones of the rechargeable batteries that are adjacent to each other in an arrangement direction; and a pressure application member that applies pressure to the rechargeable batteries and the plate member in the arrangement direction of the rechargeable batteries, wherein each battery holder includes a plate holding section having an opening into which the plate member is fitted, at least a part of the plate member is thicker than the plate holding section in the arrangement direction of the rechargeable batteries, the plate member is arranged in the opening of the plate holding section without overlapping with the battery holder such that the plate member protrudes from an associated one of the battery holders to contact an adjacent rechargeable battery in the arrangement direction of the rechargeable batteries.