JPH0312217Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a storage battery having a composite terminal with an improved terminal structure.

[Prior Art] Conventional methods for connecting a storage battery and a load include a contact type and a receptacle type. Therefore, when a contact type terminal is conventionally used, a contact type terminal that contacts the load side contact piece as a storage battery terminal and is electrically connected to the load side contact piece only by contact is implemented. be done. In addition, when a receptacle connection type terminal is used, a receptacle connection type terminal is mounted as a terminal of the storage battery, which fits into and is electrically connected to the receptacle connector on the load side.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In this way, if a storage battery is only equipped with terminals for one of the connection methods, it is not possible to use the same type of storage battery for loads with different connection methods. The versatility of the storage battery will be impaired. Furthermore, similar storage batteries with different connection methods had to be manufactured together, which was inefficient. Furthermore, when initially charging a storage battery having a contact type terminal, a charger having a contact corresponding to the contact type terminal is required. In addition, when the contact on the charger side comes into sliding contact with the surface of the contact type terminal, scratches occur, and the scratches damage the appearance of the storage battery.
There was a risk that the product value would decrease.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the storage battery having a composite terminal according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. It has a receptacle connection type terminal 3B. The contact type terminal 3A contacts the contact piece 6 on the load side and is electrically connected to the contact piece 6 on the load side only by contact,
The receptacle connection type terminal 3B fits into the receptacle connector 7 on the load side and is electrically connected to the receptacle connector 7. The composite terminal 3 is constructed by integrally forming a contact terminal 3A and a receptacle connection terminal 3B.

[Operation of the invention] A storage battery having the composite terminal 3 configured as described above can be terminal-connected to either a load whose battery connection method is a contact method or a load whose battery connection method is a receptacle connection method. This improves the versatility of the battery. Also, when charging the storage battery for the first time, a receptacle connection type charger can be used.
Conventionally, when first charging a storage battery with contact type terminals,
Scratches that sometimes occur on the surface of the contact type terminal are completely prevented.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a storage battery case, 2 is a pole, and 3 is a composite terminal, which is the main part of the present invention.
As shown in detail in FIG. 2, this composite terminal 3 is constructed by bending a band-shaped metal plate at a plurality of locations into the shape shown. In the figure, 3A is a contact type terminal, 3B is a receptacle connection type terminal, 3C is a pole connection part, and 3D is a connection part. That is, both terminals 3A and 3B having different connection methods are connected together by the continuous portion 3D to form the composite terminal 3.

In this composite terminal 3, two terminals of the same shape are arranged horizontally at intervals, and each connecting portion 3
D is embedded in the battery case 1 and fixed to the side surface of the battery case 1, and is connected to the pole pole 2 or another pole pole (not shown) at the pole connection portion 3C. Reference numeral 4 denotes a terminal cover that is slidably attached to the battery case 1 so as to be able to reciprocate up and down a predetermined distance in the length direction of the composite terminal 3, that is, in the height direction of the battery case 1 in FIG. It is. This terminal cover 4 functions to selectively shield either the contact type terminal 3A or the receptacle connection type terminal 3B depending on its moving position. 5 is a storage battery lid that covers the top of the battery case 1.

In the storage battery of this example having the above configuration,
When the terminal cover 4 is positioned so as to cover the receptacle connection type terminal 3B as shown in FIG. It can be used by connecting to a contact piece 6 like this. In addition, the terminal cover 4 is
If the contact type terminal 3A is moved upward from the position shown in the figure to cover the contact type terminal 3A, the receptacle type terminal 3B will be exposed, so the receptacle type terminal 3B is It can be used by connecting the receptacle connector 7 of a load or charger such as the above. That is, terminal connection can be made to both a load that connects to a battery using a contact type and a load that uses a receptacle connection type. Furthermore, when charging the storage battery for the first time, a receptacle connection type charger that does not cause scratches on the surface of the contact terminal 3A can be used. Note that the terminal cover 4 serves to cover unnecessary terminal parts and improve the appearance of the storage battery;
It may be omitted depending on the case.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, according to the invention, a composite terminal is provided in which a contact contact type terminal and a receptacle connection type terminal are integrally formed. Terminal connections can be easily made with any of the receptacle-connected loads. Thereby, the versatility of the battery can be improved. In addition, when charging the storage battery for the first time, a receptacle connection type charger can be used, which eliminates scratches on the surface of the contact type terminals that often occur when using conventional contact type chargers. This can improve the commercial value of the storage battery.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of the main parts showing an outline of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of a composite terminal used in the present invention, and Figs. 3A and B are respectively Fig. 2. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a load-side contact piece or receptacle connector connected to a composite terminal of the present invention. 1...Battery case, 2...Pole pole, 3...Composite terminal,
3A...Contact contact type terminal, 3B...Receptacle connection type terminal, 3C...Pole connection part, 3D...Continuous part, 4...Terminal cover, 5...Storage battery lid, 6...
...Contact piece, 7...Receptacle connector.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A storage battery having a composite terminal 3, wherein the composite terminal 3 includes a contact contact type terminal 3A and a receptacle connection type terminal 3B, and the contact contact type terminal 3A is It contacts the load side contact piece 6 and is electrically connected to the load side contact piece 6 only by contact, and the receptacle connection type terminal 3B is fitted with the load side receptacle connector 7. A storage battery having a composite type terminal, which is electrically connected to the receptacle connector 7, and characterized in that the contact type terminal 3A and the receptacle connection type terminal 3B are integrally formed.