Application No.: 16/639,692
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`AMENDMENT TO THE CLAIMS
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`The following claim listing replaces all prior listings and versions of the claims:
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`1. (Currently Amended) A battery module comprising:
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`LISTING OF CLAIMS
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`a battery block including a plurality of cell rows, in each of which a plurality of cells are
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`arranged in a line along a row direction, wherein each ofthe plurality of cells includes a positive
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`electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed on one endpart of each of the
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`plurality of cells, a plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells are positioned on a same
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`side in the battery block, and wherein the plurality of cell rows are arranged in parallel with each
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`other in a column direction crossing the row direction;
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`an insulative plate disposed abovethe plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells,
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`the insulative plate including holes that are provided in the insulative plate and through each of
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`whichthe positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of each ofthe plurality
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`of cells are exposed; and
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`a plurality of conductive members disposed on a surface of the insulative plate opposite
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`to a surface of the insulative plate opposed to the plurality of cells, wherein:
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`the plurality of conductive members extend along the row direction,
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`each of the plurality of conductive members includes terminal connecting parts connected
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`through the holes to the terminals of a samepole of the cells adjacent to each other along the row
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`direction included in the battery block, and
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`each of the plurality of terminal connecting parts has a protruding shape that protrudes
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`from a corresponding conductive memberin the plurality of conductive members atleast-ene-of
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`2. (Previously Presented) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the battery
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`block includes more than two.
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`AMENDMENT TO THE CLAIMS
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`The following claim listing replaces all prior listings and versions of the claims:
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`1. (Currently Amended) A battery module comprising:
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`LISTING OF CLAIMS
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`a battery block including a plurality of cell rows, in each of which a plurality of cells are
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`arranged in a line along a row direction, wherein each ofthe plurality of cells includes a positive
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`electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed on one endpart of each of the
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`plurality of cells, a plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells are positioned on a same
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`side in the battery block, and wherein the plurality of cell rows are arranged in parallel with each
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`other in a column direction crossing the row direction;
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`an insulative plate disposed abovethe plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells,
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`the insulative plate including holes that are provided in the insulative plate and through each of
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`whichthe positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of each ofthe plurality
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`of cells are exposed; and
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`a plurality of conductive members disposed on a surface of the insulative plate opposite
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`to a surface of the insulative plate opposed to the plurality of cells, wherein:
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`the plurality of conductive members extend along the row direction,
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`each of the plurality of conductive members includes terminal connecting parts connected
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`through the holes to the terminals of a samepole of the cells adjacent to each other along the row
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`direction included in the battery block, and
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`each of the plurality of terminal connecting parts has a protruding shape that protrudes
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`from a corresponding conductive memberin the plurality of conductive members atleast-ene-of
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`2. (Previously Presented) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein the battery
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`block includes more than two.
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`3. (Previously Presented) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein each ofthe
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`plurality of conductive members is made of a plate-shaped metallic material.
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`4. (Previously Presented) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein each of the
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`plurality of conductive members is made of metalfoil.
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`5. (Previously Presented) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein each ofthe
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`plurality of terminal connecting parts connected to the negative electrode terminals has a fuse
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`function due to having a cross-sectional area of a current flow passageless than or equal to a
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`predeterminedarea.
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`6. (Cancelled)
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`7. (Currently Amended) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein each-oHthe
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`pliralty-oHterminalconnectingparts-has-athe protruding shape[[that]] protrudes in a
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`corresponding hole of each of the plurality of conductive members.
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`8. (Currently Amended) The battery module according to claim [[7]] 1, wherein the
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`protruding shape ofthe plurality of terminal connecting parts connected to the negative electrode
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`terminals has the fuse function.
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`9. (Previously Presented) The battery module according to claim 1, wherein each ofthe
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`plurality of conductive members has a shape hanging overat an edge part of each ofthe holes.
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`10. (Currently Amended)Fhebatterymoduleto-clatntwherei-A batteryaccordine
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`module comprising:
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`a battery block including a plurality of cell rows, in each of which a plurality of cells are
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`arranged in a line along a row direction, wherein each of the plurality of cells includes a positive
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`electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed on one end part of each of the
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`plurality of cells, a plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells are positioned on a same
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`side in the battery block, and wherein the plurality of cell rows are arranged in parallel with each
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`other in a column direction crossing the row direction;
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`an insulative plate disposed above the plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells,
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`the insulative plate including holes that are provided in the insulative plate and through each of
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`whichthe positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of each of the plurality
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`of cells are exposed; and
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`a plurality of conductive members disposed on a surface of the insulative plate opposite
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`to a surface of the insulative plate opposed to the plurality of cells, wherein:
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`the plurality of conductive members extend along the row direction,
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`each of the plurality of conductive members includes terminal connecting parts connected
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`through the holes to the terminals of a same pole of each of the cells adjacent to each other along
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`the row direction included in the battery block,
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`the plurality of conductive membersare separated by slits from each other having a
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`zigzag shape.
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`11. (Previously Presented) A battery module comprising:
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`a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells including a positive electrode terminal
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`and a negative electrode terminal disposed on one end part of each ofthe plurality of cells, the
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`plurality of cells being arranged in such a mannerthat a plurality of one end parts of the plurality
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`of cells are positioned on a sameside, and a battery block is constituted by a row in which the
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`plurality of cells adjacent to each other are arranged in a line; and
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`a plate disposed abovethe plurality of one end parts of the plurality of cells, the plate
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`including:
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`holes that are provided in the plate and through each of whichthe positive
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`electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of each of the plurality of cells are
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`exposed; and
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`a plurality of conductive members disposed on a surface of the plate opposite to a
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`surface facing the plurality of cells, wherein:
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`the plurality of conductive members extend along the row in whichthe plurality of cells
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`of the battery block are arrangedin the line,
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`twoof the plurality of conductive membersare disposed in the battery block, and
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`each ofthe plurality of conductive members includes terminal connecting parts extending
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`into and passing throughthe holes and connected to the terminals of a same pole of the cells
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`adjacent to each other along the row direction included in the battery block.
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`12. (Cancelled)
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