Battery package, assembled battery, and battery device

1. A battery package comprising:

a plurality of sets of one pair of conductor sheets facing each other,

wherein

the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other has a plurality of linear adhesive parts;

the plurality of linear adhesive parts are formed apart from each other in a width direction orthogonal to a length direction;

the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other form a plurality of cylindrical parts partitioned with the plurality of linear adhesive parts;

a battery accommodating part is secured inside each of the plurality of cylindrical parts;

the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other is continuously formed in a width direction over the plurality of cylindrical parts;

each of the plurality of cylindrical parts is formed with intermediate parts between adjacent two of the plurality of linear adhesive parts of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other;

at least a part of each of the intermediate parts of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other has a bending shape that is convexed outward;

each of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other is partially adhered to opposite one of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other at the plurality of linear adhesive parts on its one surface, and is partially adhered to other set of one pair of conductor sheets facing each other at a plurality of adhesive parts on the other surface, wherein the plurality of linear adhesive parts on the one surface of the plurality of adhesive parts on the other surface are alternately arranged in a width direction; and

a space is secured between one set of the plurality of sets of one pair of conductor sheets facing each other and the other set of one pair of conductor sheets facing each other, the two sets adjoining to each other in a thickness direction.

2. The battery package according to claim 1 , wherein each of the intermediate parts of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other has a substrate part and one pair of side plate parts extending inclined to the substrate part so as to approach opposite one of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other toward a widening direction from both side edges of the substrate part, and

each of the plurality of cylindrical parts is formed into a hexagonal tubular shape with the substrate parts and the side plate parts which the intermediate parts of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other have.

3. The battery package according to claim 1 , wherein each of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other has a metal layer, and

the metal layer faces the battery accommodating part.

4. The battery package according to claim 3 , wherein the metal layer is formed of a metal foil comprising one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, stainless steel, nickel, and iron.

5. The battery package according to claim 3 , wherein each of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other is formed of a laminate further having a resin layer, and

the resin layer comprises one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyimide, polyolefin, an acrylic resin, polyurethane, a fluorine resin, and a thermosetting resin.

6. The battery package according to claim 1 , wherein the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other are adhered with a polyolefin-based adhesive at the plurality of linear adhesive parts on its one surface and the plurality of adhesive parts on the other surface.

7. The battery package according to claim 6 , wherein the polyolefin-based adhesive comprises an acid-modified polyolefin and a crosslinking agent.

8. An assembled battery comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries each having a battery container and a battery body covered with the battery container; and

the battery package as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein

the plurality of unit batteries are each accommodated in a plurality of battery accommodating parts of the battery package.

9. The assembled battery according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of unit batteries has a flat shape.

10. A battery device comprising:

the assembled battery as defined in claim 8 ;

a case for accommodating the assembled battery;

a first terminal to be electrically connected to one of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other; and

a second terminal to be electrically connected to the other of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other.

11. An assembled battery comprising:

a plurality of unit batteries; and

the battery package as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein

each of the unit batteries comprises:

a positive electrode current collector;

a positive electrode active material layer contacting with the positive electrode current collector;

a negative electrode current collector;

a negative electrode active material layer contacting with the negative current collector;

a separator separating the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer; and

an electrolyte,

the plurality of unit batteries are each provided in a plurality of battery accommodating parts of the battery package,

the positive electrode current collector electrically conductively abuts against one of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other, and

the negative electrode current collector electrically conductively abuts against the other of the one pair of conductor sheets facing each other.

12. The assembled battery according to claim 11 , wherein sealing plates are disposed on both ends in a length direction of the plurality of linear adhesive parts of the battery package respectively.

13. The assembled battery according to claim 12 , wherein the sealing plates abut against openings of both ends in a length direction of the plurality of linear adhesive parts of the battery package with a sealing member.

14. The assembled battery according to claim 12 , wherein one pair of the sealing plates face each other and are fixed to the battery package with a fastening and fixing member.