A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolytic solution, and an insulating member. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer. The negative electrode is opposed to the positive electrode. The electrolytic solution includes a chain carboxylic acid ester. The insulating member includes an adhesive layer including a rubber-based polymer compound. The positive electrode includes an exposed part in which the positive electrode current collector is exposed. The insulating member is adhered to the exposed part via the adhesive layer on a side opposed to the negative electrode.

A secondary battery includes an outer package member, a battery device, and a heat-resistant member. The battery device is contained inside the outer package member. The heat-resistant member has an insulating property and is disposed between the outer package member and the battery device. The outer package member includes a container member and a closing member. The container member has an opening, and contains the battery device inside. The closing member closes the opening, and is welded to the container member. The battery device has an opposed surface and a side surface. The opposed surface is opposed to the closing member. The side surface is coupled to the opposed surface. The heat-resistant member covers from the opposed surface to the side surface.

A secondary battery includes an outer package member, a battery device, and a heat-resistant member. The battery device is contained inside the outer package member. The heat-resistant member has an insulating property and is disposed between the outer package member and the battery device. The outer package member includes a container member and a closing member. The container member has an opening, and contains the battery device inside. The closing member closes the opening, and is welded to the container member. The battery device has an opposed surface and a side surface. The opposed surface is opposed to the closing member. The side surface is coupled to the opposed surface. The heat-resistant member covers from the opposed surface to the side surface.

A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked within a case body; a module frame for accommodating the battery cell stack; and a thermal conductive resin layer formed between a lower surface of the module frame and the battery cell stack. The plurality of battery cells comprise sealing parts that extend downward from the bottom surface of the cell case body such that each one of the sealing parts is located inside the thermal conductive resin layer, and is folded toward the bottom surfaces of the cell case body to accommodate an adhesive layer between the folded portion of the sealing part and the bottom surface of the cell case body.

An electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator therebetween, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator being wound in a jelly-roll shape is provided. The first electrode includes a first winding start portion, a first winding end portion, and a first coating portion having a first active material provided between the first winding start portion and the first winding end portion. The second electrode includes a second winding start portion, a second winding end portion, and a second coating portion having a second active material provided between the second winding start portion and the second winding end portion. A first electrode tab is provided at the first winding end portion of the first electrode. A first protective member is attached to a surface of the second winding end portion of the second electrode facing the first electrode tab.

Disclosed is a battery module and a battery pack with improved durability. The battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells each respectively having electrode terminals; a module case having an accommodation portion in which the plurality of cylindrical battery cells are accommodated; a bus bar including a plate-shaped and electrically conductive body portion, and a connection portion configured to contact the electrode terminals to electrically connect the plurality of cylindrical battery cells to each other; an electrically insulating insulation sheet covering an outer side of the bus bar, the insulation sheet having an exposure hole through which at least a part of the bus bar is exposed to an outside; and an electrically insulating adhesive on the at least a part of the bus bar exposed to the outside through the exposure hole of the insulation sheet.

The purpose of the present disclosure is to prevent, in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a tape adhered to an outermost peripheral surface of an electrode group from breaking due to charging and discharging. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a winding-type electrode group and tapes adhered to an outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group so that an electrode group winding end E is fixed to the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group. The tapes include: two adhesive regions including a substrate layer and an adhesive layer; and a non-adhesive region sandwiched between the two adhesive regions and consisting only of the substrate layer. The non-adhesive region is disposed so as to extend across the winding end E, which is positioned on the outermost periphery of the electrode group, in the winding direction.

The purpose of the present disclosure is to prevent, in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a tape adhered to an outermost peripheral surface of an electrode group from breaking due to charging and discharging. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a winding-type electrode group and tapes adhered to an outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group so that an electrode group winding end E is fixed to the outermost peripheral surface of the electrode group. The tapes include: two adhesive regions including a substrate layer and an adhesive layer; and a non-adhesive region sandwiched between the two adhesive regions and consisting only of the substrate layer. The non-adhesive region is disposed so as to extend across the winding end E, which is positioned on the outermost periphery of the electrode group, in the winding direction.

A fixing assembly for a battery module and a battery pack are provided. The fixing assembly for the battery module includes an end plate, a fixing member, and a first band. The end plate is provided with a limiting member protruding from a surface of the end plate. The fixing member is configured to connect multiple battery modules and abut against the surface of the end plate provided with the limiting member, such that the fixing member, the limiting member, and the end plate can cooperatively define a positioning region. The first band is configured to abut against the surface of the end plate provided with the limiting member to bind the battery module. The first band abuts against the positioning region, such that the fixing member and the limiting member can cooperatively abut against the first band.

A battery pack includes: a battery cell having a cell tab extending outwardly; a protection circuit module electrically connected to the cell tab to prevent over-charging and over-discharging of the battery cell; and a module case accommodating the protection circuit module and mounted on the battery cell, wherein the module case includes a first region, a second region positioned on the first region, and a third region extending from the first region through the second region, and the protection circuit module is accommodated in a cavity provided between the first region and the second region.