Battery module

Abstract

A battery module includes: cells, wherein each of the cells including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed on one end part, the one end parts being positioned on a same side, and a battery block is constituted by a row of the plurality of cells. The battery module further includes a plate disposed above the one end parts of the cells being arranged, and the plate includes: holes through which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are exposed; and a plurality of conductive members disposed on a surface. The plurality of conductive members extend along the row, two of the plurality of conductive members are disposed in the battery block, and each of the plurality of conductive members includes terminal connecting parts connected through the holes to the terminals of a same pole.

1 . A battery module comprising:
 a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed on one end part of each of the plurality of cells, the plurality of cells being arranged in such a manner that a plurality of the one end parts are positioned on a same side, and a battery block is constituted by a row in which the plurality of cells adjacent to each other are arranged in a line; and   a plate disposed above the plurality of the one end parts of the plurality of cells being arranged, the plate including
 holes that are provided in the plate and through each of which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of each of the plurality of cells are exposed, and 
 a plurality of conductive members disposed on a surface opposite to a surface opposed to the plurality of cells, 
   wherein,   the plurality of conductive members extend along the row in which the plurality of cells of the battery block are arranged in the line,   two of the plurality of conductive members are disposed in the battery block, and   each of the plurality of conductive members includes terminal connecting parts connected through the holes to the terminals of a same pole of each of the cells included in the battery block.   
     
     
         2 . The battery module according to  claim 1 , wherein the battery block includes a plurality of the rows in each of which the plurality of cells are arranged. 
     
     
         3 . The battery module according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of conductive members is made of a plate-shaped metallic material. 
     
     
         4 . The battery module according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of conductive members is made of metal foil. 
     
     
         5 . The battery module according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of terminal connecting parts has a fuse function due to having a cross-sectional area of a current flow passage less than or equal to a predetermined area. 
     
     
         6 . The battery module according to  claim 1 , wherein
 three or more of the battery blocks are disposed adjacent to each other, and   each of the plurality of conductive members disposed at a position other than an end is connected to a plurality of the positive electrode terminals of the plurality of cells in one of the battery blocks, and is connected to a plurality of the negative electrode terminals of the plurality of cells in another battery block.