BATTERY PACK AND THERMOSTAT USED FOR IT

• Main Authors: OKAYASU, YOSHISADA, AKIHO, HITOSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 23.06.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; RELAYS; SELECTORS

The present invention reduces components of a circuit board and miniaturizes a battery pack using a thermostat. The battery pack includes a thermostat (9) having a casing portion (10) formed of a nonconductive material, a first electrode portion (13) disposed at one surface (10a) of the casing portion, and a second electrode portion (18) and (18) disposed at another surface (10c) opposite to the one surface of the casing portion, wherein one electrode lead (5) projected from a battery cell (3) is connected to one electrode connecting portion (7) of a circuit board (4); another electrode lead (6) is connected to the first electrode portion of the thermostat; and the second electrode portion of the thermostat is connected to another electrode connecting portion (8) of the circuit board.