POWER SUPPLY DEVICE

• Main Authors: IMAI, MASAHIRO, NAGAMINE, KOUICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.01.2012
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

[PROBLEMS] To provide a power supply apparatus which can achieve preferable holding and fixing of components constituting the power supply apparatus and can preferably prevent a liquid short-circuit and a leakage of current due to condensed water. [SOLVING MEANS] A power supply apparatus comprises a power supply unit 30 which includes a plurality of power supply elements 35 stacked with each other, an upper case 10 and a lower case 20 which house the power supply unit 30, an auxiliary fastening portion 50 which is fixed to the lower case 20 and provides a space S between a lower surface of the power supply unit 30 and the lower case 20, and fastening portions(13,34) which are placed on the left and right of the power supply unit 30 when the power supply unit 30 is viewed in a direction in which the power supply elements 35 are stacked, the fastening portions (13, 34) fastening the power supply unit 30 to the upper case 10.