Patent ID: 8003249

Claim:
A stacked battery comprising: a stacked body formed by alternately laying plate-shape positive electrodes and plate-shape negative electrodes one on the other by way of separators; each of the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes having recessed sections and corresponding projecting sections on a battery active surface thereof; the recessed sections of each electrode being disposed in the projecting sections of one of the adjacent electrodes of the opposite polarity by way of a separator, except those arranged closest to the exposed surfaces of the stacked battery, and the projecting sections of each electrode being disposed in the recessed sections of the other adjacent electrode of the opposite polarity by way of a separator; and holding members respectively engaged directly or through at least either a separator and a film casing with the recessed sections and the projecting sections of the electrodes arranged closest to the exposed surfaces; the holding members being formed as rod-shaped members or plate-shaped members and rigidly secured to the film casing covering the stacked body and sealing the stacked body; the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes being respectively connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal.