Patent ID: 6340877
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
A charging element device comprising:columnar charging element modules arranged by serially connecting cylindrical cells via an insulating ring, the module having a terminal at opposite ends thereof; charging element module groups arranged by laterally aligning the charging element modules in parallel; a built-up construction of the charging element modules arranged by building-up the charging element module groups in several stages; bus bar plates disposed at opposite ends of the built-up construction of charging element modules and fitted to the terminals; bus bars disposed outside the bus bar plate and serially connecting the terminals; a housing in which cooling air flows and the built-up construction of the charging element modules is contained; and mounting plates having a securing ring for holding and securing the insulating ring, the mounting plate being provided below the lowermost charging element module group, above the uppermost charging element module group, and between the intermediate charging element module groups; wherein the mounting plates are integrally bound so as to hold and secure the insulating ring by the securing ribs; a restriction arrangement for rotation of the insulating ring is provided to the insulating ring and the securing rib.