A foreign material removing structure includes an inserting hole, a battery-side terminal, and a push-out section. The hole provided in a battery pack extends in an attaching direction of the pack, and has an opening that a charger-side terminal can enter,...

An output terminal 7 has a circular cylindrical section 70A and a non-circular cylindrical section 70B, the front end is exposed outside the surface of the external case 2, and the aft end is attached to an output terminal lead-plate 8 inside the external ...

In order to make it possible to use more safely a battery comprising a number of cells, an outer packaging container receiving the cells, a terminal plate sealing the upper opening in the outer packaging container, and a positive output terminal and a nega...

The power source apparatus has a plurality of battery modules 20, comprising a plurality of batteries 21 joined in a straight line fashion, housed in a case 10, These battery modules 20 are connected via bus-bars (40). Metal plate output terminals (30) are...

An improved battery pack is proposed. The battery pack includes a housing, and first and second cells disposed in the housing, the first cell having a radius and a periphery. In addition, the battery pack includes a metal strap connecting the first and sec...