Battery module, and rechargeable battery for constituting the battery module

摘要

In each of the cells of a battery module, multiple positive electrode plates and multiple negative electrode plates are layered, each of the cells has short lateral walls and long lateral walls intervening separators are provided between the positive and negative electrodes, parallel to the long lateral walls of prismatic cell cases. Lateral edge portions of the positive electrode plates protrude beyond the group of negative electrode plates on one side, and lateral edge portions of the negative electrode plates protrude beyond the group of positive electrode plates on the opposite side. The cells are arranged side by side with adjacent short lateral walls that are integral with each other. Upper open ends of the cell cases are integrally closed with a single lid member.