Patent ID: 8603666
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A power supply apparatus comprising: a power supply unit which includes a plurality of power supply elements stacked with each other; an upper case and a lower case which house the power supply unit; an auxiliary fastening portion positioned at least at one end of the power supply unit in a direction in which the power supply elements are stacked, and that fixes the power supply unit to the lower case while providing a space between a lower surface of the power supply unit and the lower case, the auxiliary fastening portion being positioned on a face of one power supply element of the plurality of power supply elements, the face being perpendicular to the direction in which the power supply elements are stacked; fastening portions which are placed on left and right sides of the power supply unit when the power supply unit is viewed in the direction in which the power supply elements are stacked, the fastening portions fixing the power supply unit with respect to a side of the upper case on the left and the right sides; and fastening members that each have a fastening axis extending parallel to a horizontal direction and that fasten the power supply elements directly to the upper case.