Rechargeable battery with surface mounted temperature detector

c c Secondary battery structure has secondary batteries equipped with metallic battery cases , temperature detectors for detecting temperature of the secondary batteries , and supporting members for supporting the temperature detectors . Each of the temperature detectors has a detector body which detects surface temperature of the battery case by contacting with a bottom surface (temperature-detected surface) on the battery case , and a fixing portion which engages with the supporting member and fixes the temperature detector to the secondary battery while keeping the detector body contact with the bottom surface on the battery case