BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A battery module comprising:
- a plurality of batteries aligned and accommodated in a housing, whereineach of the batteries has an opening portion at an electrode portion of the battery to release gas generated in the battery outside the battery,the housing is partitioned by a circuit board disposed in contact with battery cases around the electrode portions of the batteries into a storage portion in which the plurality of batteries are stored, and an exhaust chamber via which the gas released from the opening portion of the electrode portion is exhausted outside the housing,the electrode portions of the batteries are connected to a connector formed on the circuit board, andthe opening portions of the electrode portions are in communication with the exhaust chamber via through holes formed in the circuit board.
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Abstract
A battery module 100 includes a plurality of batteries aligned and accommodated in a housing 20, wherein each batteries has an opening portion 17 at an electrode portion 16 of the battery to release gas generated in the battery outside the battery, the housing 20 is partitioned by a circuit board 30 disposed in contact with battery cases 5 around the electrode portions 16 of the batteries into a storage portion 54 in which the batteries are stored, and an exhaust chamber 24 via which the gas released from the opening portion 17 of the electrode portion 16 is exhausted outside the housing 20, the electrode portions 16 of the batteries are connected to a connector 32 on the circuit board 30, and the opening portions 17 of the electrode portions 16 are in communication with the exhaust chamber 24 via through holes 36 in the circuit board 30.
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17 Claims
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1. A battery module comprising:
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a plurality of batteries aligned and accommodated in a housing, wherein each of the batteries has an opening portion at an electrode portion of the battery to release gas generated in the battery outside the battery, the housing is partitioned by a circuit board disposed in contact with battery cases around the electrode portions of the batteries into a storage portion in which the plurality of batteries are stored, and an exhaust chamber via which the gas released from the opening portion of the electrode portion is exhausted outside the housing, the electrode portions of the batteries are connected to a connector formed on the circuit board, and the opening portions of the electrode portions are in communication with the exhaust chamber via through holes formed in the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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