BATTERY MODULE

Organization Name

toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Shinya Ishikawa of Anjo-shi JP

Takashi Miura of Nagoya-shi JP

Tetsuya Mimura of Chiryu-shi JP

Toshihiro Shimonaka of Toyota-shi JP

Yuki Hirata of Chigasaki-shi JP

Masayoshi Haga of Nagoya-shi JP

Kazuya Kumazawa of Nagoya-shi JP

BATTERY MODULE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250112335 titled 'BATTERY MODULE

Original Abstract Submitted

a battery module in which plural battery cells that are laminated to each other are accommodated inside a module case, and the plural battery cells are electrically connected to each other, wherein: each battery cell includes a first side surface portion that is an embossed surface forming a housing space at an interior of the battery cell, and a planar second side surface portion, which are arranged so as to face each other in a lamination direction, and an electrode lead is provided along the second side surface portion and protrudes from width direction end portions of the battery cell, and the battery module includes at least one first connection portion that arranges second side surface portions of two adjacent battery cells so as to face each other, brings electrode leads of the two adjacent battery cells close to each other, and is connected to the bus bar.