Patent ID: 6410184
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
A power source provided with a plurality of power modules, said power source comprising:a holder case retaining said power modules in a parallel arrangement, said holder case comprising a first plastic cover having an inner side, a second plastic cover having an inner side, and a plastic intermediate member having opposite inner sides, said plastic intermediate member being located between said first plastic cover and said second plastic cover; a plurality of holder ribs integrally formed on said inner side of said first plastic cover, said inner side of said second plastic cover, and said opposite inner sides of said plastic intermediate member, said holder ribs projecting so as to retain at least two of said power modules in a parallel arrangement, each of said holder ribs having an outer edge; and a plurality of shock-absorbing gaskets attached to a corresponding number of said holder ribs, each of said shock-absorbing gaskets comprising an attachment groove extending along a length thereof, wherein an outer edge of each of said corresponding number of said holder ribs is inserted into an attachment groove of one of said shock-absorbing gaskets, thereby attaching said shock-absorbing gaskets to said corresponding number of said holder ribs, wherein said power modules are arranged in a plurality of rows, and wherein at least one of said power modules is retained in a fixed position by said shock-absorbing gaskets that are attached to said holder ribs.