POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
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June 16, 2022
A power supply device includes a battery stack body in which a plurality of secondary battery cells are stacked, a pair of end plates covering both end surfaces of the battery stack body, and a plurality of fastening members disposed on the side surface of the battery stack body and fasten the end plates to each other. Fastening member includes plate-shaped bar extended in a stack direction of the secondary battery cells, and locking blocks fixed to both ends of plate-shaped bar. Locking block is formed to be thicker than plate-shaped bar, is joined to an end surface of plate-shaped bar, and protrudes toward an outer peripheral surface of the end plate. The end plate is provided with a stopper portion abutting on locking block on a part close to the battery stack body of a fitting portion to which locking block is guided, and locking block is locked to the stopper portion to fasten the end plate with fastening member.
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