Case and method for manufacturing the same, method for inserting stacked body, and cell stack
A case having elasticity corresponding to expansion and contraction of a stacked body housed therein and a method for manufacturing the same, a method for inserting the stacked body into the case, and a cell stack using the case are provided. A case configured to house a stacked body includes two opposed contact parts in contact with the stacked body, and two spring structures connecting the two contact parts with each other.
1. A cell stack comprising:
a case including two opposed contact parts and two spring structures connecting the two opposed contact parts with each other; and
a stacked body in which at least two all-solid-state battery cells are stacked, wherein
the stacked body is inserted into the case and both ends of the stacked body in a stacking direction come into contact with the two opposed contact parts, respectively, and
the two opposed contact parts are pressed in the stacking direction of the stacked body,
wherein the case is made of fiber reinforced plastic,
the two opposed contact parts and the two spring structures are integrally molded, and
the two spring structures expand or contract when each of the battery cells expands or contracts, so that a pressure applied to the stacked body by the case is maintained within a range of 0.8 to 40 MPa.
2. The cell stack according to claim 1 , wherein the all-solid-state battery cell is a sulfide battery cell containing silicon in its negative electrode.