Patent ID: 8900744

Claim:
An automotive battery case for holding a battery for driving a vehicle, comprising: a tray member of a resin, including a holder portion for holding the battery and a tray flange projecting outward from the holder portion, a cover member of a resin, including a cover portion designed to cover the battery and a cover flange projecting outward from the cover portion, the tray member and the cover member being arranged with the cover flange and the tray flange placed one on the other, a first holding member of a metal arranged to contact the tray flange from an outside of the tray flange with an outer circumferential edge portion projecting outward from the tray flange by a predetermined length, a second holding member of a metal arranged to contact the cover flange from an outside of the cover flange with an outer circumferential edge portion projecting outward from the cover flange by a predetermined length, and a fastening means fastening the first and second holding members, between which the tray and cover flanges are held together, at a predetermined location outwardly away from the tray and cover flanges.