SECONDARY BATTERY PACK
A chargeable and dischargeable lithium cell and the filter unit capable of absorbing flammable materials are housed inside a casing. When an overvoltage is impressed from a battery charger to a battery pack and then internal gases inside the lithium cell are discharged out of an explosion-proof valve, the flammable materials included in internal gases are absorbed by the filter unit to change the internal gases into nonflammable gases. The internal gases purified by passing through the filter unit are exhausted from a gas-vent opening to the outside of the casing. By providing the filter unit inside the casing, the flammable materials discharged out of the lithium cell 1 can be prevented from leaking to the outside of the casing.
1 . A secondary battery pack comprising:
a chargeable and dischargeable battery body, and
a filter unit which is placed outside said battery body and absorbs flammable materials included in contained substances discharged out of said battery bodies.
2 . A secondary battery pack comprising:
a chargeable and dischargeable battery bodies,
a filter unit which is placed outside said battery bodies and absorbs flammable materials included in contained substances discharged out of said battery bodies, and
an outer hull member which covers said battery bodies and said filter unit and is provided with an exhaust outlet for exhausting outside said contained substances purified by passing through said filter unit.
3 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein said exhaust outlet is provided in a lower part of said outer hull member.
4 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 2 , wherein said outer hull member is formed from an aluminum material.
5 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein said filter unit is provided in the vicinity of and opposite to a discharging outlet for specifying a discharging direction of said contained substances.
6 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein said filter unit is provided in the vicinity of and opposite to a discharging outlet for specifying a discharging direction of said contained substances.
7 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein said filter unit is formed from a liquid absorption member.
8 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein said filter unit is provided so as to surround a battery stack.
9 . A secondary battery pack according to claim 5 , wherein said filter unit is provided directly on said battery body.