JPH04121652U - Installation structure of storage battery handle - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To rotatably attach a handle to the lid of a storage battery, and to prevent the handle from substantially protruding from the top surface of the lid when not in use. [Structure] A recess 10 for receiving an inverted U-shaped handle 5 in a folded state is formed on the upper surface of the lid 1. On the inner wall of the recess 10,
A bearing hole 11 is provided to rotatably receive the support shaft 8 of the handle 5. In order to facilitate insertion of the support shaft 8 into the bearing hole 11, a space 12 extending to the outer surface of the lid 1 is formed outside the position where the bearing hole 11 is provided. this space 12
After the handle 5 is attached, the filling 14 is attached to the handle 5.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This idea is for rotatably attaching a handle to the lid that closes the main body of the storage battery case. It's about structure.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Storage batteries are equipped with handles for convenience when lifting or carrying them. There are some that are equipped with.

0003 Such a handle is only needed when lowering the battery by hand and is not used in other situations. However, the existence of such a handle may actually be a hindrance. For example, When a pond is installed in a car, the In this case, a fitting is used that runs across the top of the battery, and this fitting is directed towards the top of the battery. By pressing and fixing, the storage battery is fixed. therefore , the handle does not protrude much from the top of the storage battery when not in use, and is It is desirable that the attachment not be obstructed in placement.

0004 Therefore, when attaching the handle to the battery lid, it is best to make it rotatable. The handle can be erected only when needed and folded down when not in use, so the above-mentioned can meet the demands of In this way, a power storage device with a handle that can be rotated A pond is described, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-78534.

[0005] In this conventional technology, support pins are provided on both sides of the lid, and support pins are provided on both ends of the handle. By passing the support pin through the mounting hole, the handle can be rotated around the support pin. In addition, when the handle is not in use, it can be folded down to allow it to fit along the lid. It can be put in a state of In particular, in the conventional technology described in this publication, the lid A recess is formed on the periphery of the lid to receive the handle when not in use, and a recess is formed on the periphery of the lid. A retaining piece is formed on the support pin provided.

[0006]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, the above-mentioned conventional technology has the following problems to be solved. .

[0007] First, the shaping of the lid with the support pins is determined in relation to the other shapes given to the lid. accompanied by difficulties. The presence of the retaining piece formed on the support pin makes this type of molding even more difficult. make it difficult. From this point of view, the element equivalent to the support pin is a simpler It is desirable to provide it on the handle side where the shape is sufficient.

[0008] On the other hand, the horizontal grip part of the inverted U-shaped handle provides sufficient dimensions for hand gripping. It is preferable that the length be as short as possible to prevent undesired deflection. This view From this point of view, the handles should be mounted on both sides of the lid, as in the prior art described above. Instead of It is desirable to install the handle at the same location.

[0009] While satisfying the two demands mentioned above, the handle is kept in a collapsed state when not in use. If a U-shaped recess is provided on the top surface of the lid to accommodate the hand, the handle may be The bearing hole for rotatably receiving the hollowed support shaft is located in the side wall of the recess. Become. However, it is relatively difficult to provide a bearing hole in the side wall of such a recess. It is difficult.

0010 Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to satisfy the above-mentioned demands while also improving the bearing hole. Let us provide a mounting structure for a storage battery handle that can be easily installed. That is to say.

[0011]

[Means to solve the problem]

This idea is for rotatably attaching a handle to the lid that closes the main body of the storage battery case. The technical problem mentioned above is solved as follows.

0012 First, the handle has support shafts formed on each inwardly facing surface of both legs thereof. , has an inverted U-shape.

[0013] The upper surface of the lid has a U-shaped recess that receives the handle in the folded state. A section will be established.

[0014] Each of the support shafts is rotatably received on the inner wall of the U-shaped recess. A bearing hole is provided for insertion.

[0015] Each of the bearing holes is connected to the recessed portion and is provided on the outside of the position where each of the bearing holes is provided. Spaces are formed that are aligned with the bearing holes and extend to the outer surface of the lid. will be accomplished.

[0016] Each of the spaces allows insertion of each of the support shafts of the handle into each of the bearing holes. Therefore, at least a portion of it is opened upward. Is the upper part of this space open? A filling is placed in the removed area.

[0017] Preferably, the space is located at the upper-opened part and at the outside of the part. and a through hole arranged in the bearing hole and aligned with the bearing hole. outwardly on both legs of said handle. An engagement protrusion aligned with the support shaft is provided on the outer surface. And this engaging protrusion An engagement hole is provided in the filler for receiving the filler.

[0018]

[Effect]

In this invention, when attaching the handle to the lid, the handle must be in an upright position. While doing so, slightly bend the legs of the handle apart from each other, and align each support shaft with the corresponding shaft. Insertion into the receiving hole is performed. At this time, the upper part of the space provided in the lid opens. The curved portion allows the handle to be deformed as described above. After the handle is attached to the lid, A filling is installed in the upper open portion of the above-mentioned space.

[0019]

[Effect of the idea]

According to this invention, the handle is rotatably attached to the lid, and when the handle is not in use, can be stored in the recess by folding it down, and the top of the lid It can be made into a state in which it does not substantially protrude from the surface. Therefore, fix the storage battery The arrangement of the above-mentioned fixtures for this purpose is not obstructed.

[0020] Also, since the length of the horizontal grip part of the handle can be made as short as possible, this Deflection that may occur in the horizontal grip portion can be reduced.

[0021] In addition, bearing holes are provided in the inner wall of the recess extending in a U-shape, and these bearing holes are On the outside of each position, there is a hole that communicates with the recess and is aligned with each bearing hole. A space is formed that extends to the outer surface of each lid, making it easy to form a bearing hole. , can be easily carried out through space. For example, part of the mold that forms the lid It is also possible to form the bearing hole at this stage of molding. . Forming the bearing hole when forming the lid gives high dimensional accuracy to the bearing hole. can be done.

[0022] In addition, at least the upper part of the space as described above is filled with a filling. It can be filled in by adding a layer, giving it a desirable appearance. .

[0023] In addition, if the space is located in the part that is open at the top and the outside of the part and is aligned with the bearing hole, If the shaft is equipped with a row of through holes, the filling will prevent the support shaft from coming out of the bearing hole. It also functions to prevent In this case, a support shaft is attached to each outwardly facing surface of both legs of the handle. Engagement protrusions are provided that are aligned with each other, and the filling is provided with an engagement hole that receives the engagement protrusions. If the filling is fixed, the filling can be secured without applying any special fixing means. Engagement of the mating projection into the mating hole can secure the filler in place.

[0024]

【Example】

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of this invention. In addition, these figures The main body of the storage battery case is not shown on the side, and the lid 1 or the lid that closes the main body of the battery case is omitted. Only elements related to this lid 1 are shown.

[0025] The illustrated lid 1 is for example for a lead-acid battery with 6 compartments. , Therefore, corresponding to each compartment, as shown well in FIGS. 1 to 3, Six ports 2 are provided. The liquid port 2 can be opened and closed by a liquid port plug (not shown). I get teased.

[0026] In addition, on the lower surface of the lid 1, a partition wall (not shown) to be welded to a partition wall of the battery case body is provided. 3 are provided as shown in FIG. Furthermore, a pair of A pole bar 4 is provided. The configuration described so far is the same as a conventional storage battery. be.

[0027] A handle 5 rotatably attached to the lid 1 has a horizontal grip 6 and two legs 7. It has an inverted U-shape as a whole. On each inner side of both legs 7 of the handle 5 A support shaft 8 is provided on each facing surface. In addition, each outer side of both legs 7 An engagement protrusion 9 aligned with the support shaft 8 is provided on the surface facing the support shaft 8 . These engaging protrusions 9 A large diameter head is formed.

[0028] The upper surface of the lid 1 has a U-shape that receives the handle 5 in the folded state as shown in FIG. A recess 10 extending in a shape is provided. On the inner wall of this U-shaped recess 10, Bearing holes 11 are provided in which each of the above-mentioned support shafts 8 is rotatably received.

[0029] As mentioned above, each outer side of the position where the bearing hole 11 is provided has a hole that communicates with the recess 10. and are aligned with the bearing holes 11 and extend to the outer surface of the lid 1. A space 12 is formed. These spaces 12 are open at the top. Ma Additionally, a pair of guide grooves 13 are provided on opposing side walls of each space 12 .

[0030] Each of the above-mentioned spaces 12 is fitted with a filler 14, shown individually in FIG. The filling 14 is made of a resin molded product, and an engagement hole 15 is provided in the end surface thereof. child There is a hole around the engaging hole 15 so that the size of the engaging hole 15 can be easily enlarged reversibly. For this purpose, a plurality of slits 16 are provided. The filling 14 also has an outwardly extending A pair of guide ribs 17 are provided. These guide ribs 17 are This fits the idle groove 13.

[0031] When attaching the handle 5 to the lid 1, as shown in Figure 1, the handle 5 is placed upright. state, and insert each support shaft 8 into the corresponding bearing hole 11 as shown by the arrow 18. . At this time, in order to allow insertion of the support shaft 8 into the bearing hole 11, the handle 5 is slightly It is bent by. The space 12 allows the handle 5 to bend in this manner.

[0032] A padding 14 is then installed in the space 12. At this time, the guide rib 17 is The filler 14 slides along the idle groove 13, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5. is brought into position. In the final stage of insertion of the filling 14 into the space 12, the removal The head of the engagement protrusion 9 provided on the hand 5 passes through the engagement hole 15. During this passage In this case, the size of the engagement hole 15 can be easily enlarged by the slit 16, and the size of the engagement hole 15 can be easily increased by the slit 16. Later, it returns to its original size. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Engages with the engagement hole 15 to prevent the filling 14 from undesirably coming out of the space 12 do. In addition, in order to securely fix the stuffing 14, the above-mentioned engagement protrusion 9 and engagement hole are In addition to the engagement with 15, ultrasonic waves are applied to weld the filling 14 and the lid 1 to each other. You can also do this.

[0033] In this way, attachment of the handle 5 is completed. As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 5 is It is kept upright and ready for use, while when not in use it is folded down as shown in Figure 3. and is housed in the recess 10.

[0034] 6 to 8 show a second embodiment of this invention. In addition, these figures In terms of aspects, elements corresponding to the elements shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 described above include similar elements. Reference numerals are given and duplicate explanations are omitted.

[0035] The engaging protrusion 9a provided on the outward facing surface of the leg portion 7 of the handle 5 is connected to the above-mentioned first engagement protrusion 9a. Unlike the engaging protrusion 9 in the embodiment, it merely forms a convex portion.

[0036] Moreover, the space 12a formed outside the position where the bearing hole 11 is provided has an upper part. an open portion 19 and a portion located outside the portion 19 and aligned with the bearing hole 11; A through hole 20 is provided. The through hole 20 is a part of the mold for molding the lid 1, and is a part of the mold for forming the lid 1. The part that is movable to form the hole 11 is inside the mold during molding of the lid 1. It is formed as a result of the existence of

[0037] In this embodiment, only a part of the space 12a has a portion 19 that is open at the top. Therefore, the stuffing 14a is smaller than the stuffing 14 in the first embodiment described above. Dimensions are small. The filling 14a is an engagement member that receives an engagement protrusion 9a provided on the handle 5. A hole 15a is provided.

[0038] When attaching the handle 5 to the lid 1, the handle 5 is attached in the same way as in the first embodiment described above. While slightly flexing the 11. At this time, the upper part 19 of the space 12a is opened as described above. Such deformation of the handle 5 is allowed. The filling 14a is then shown by arrow 21 in FIG. As shown, the upper part of the space 12a is opened in the part 19. The final part of this installation At this stage, as shown in FIG. 8, the engagement protrusion 9a on the handle 5 side The filling 14a is fixed to the lid 1 by engaging with the engagement hole 15a of the lid 1.

[0039] In this way, attachment of the handle 5 to the lid 1 is completed. In this example, the filling 14a cannot be moved outside of the lid 1 from its predetermined position, so the handle 5 is not supported. It is possible to reliably prevent the shaft 8 from undesirably coming out of the bearing hole 11.

[0040] 9 to 13 show a third embodiment of this invention. Furthermore, these In the drawings, elements corresponding to the elements shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 described above have similar designations. Reference numerals are given and duplicate explanations are omitted.

[0041] This embodiment is characterized by the filling 14b and its associated configuration. Sunawa In other words, the filling 14b is molded integrally with the lid 1. The filling 14b is 2 They are connected by parallel fold lines 22 and 23 of the book. These bending lines 22 and 23 are made by reducing the thickness of the resin forming the lid 1 and the filling 14b. can be given.

[0042] The filling 14b is provided with a cutout 24 for receiving the engagement protrusion 9 provided on the handle 5. Further, a protruding engagement piece 25 is provided adjacent to the notch 24. On the other hand, lid 1 An engagement step 26 with which the engagement piece 25 can engage is provided on the side.

[0043] The other configurations of this third embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment described above. The same is true.

[0044] After the handle 5 is attached to the lid 1 as in the first embodiment, the filling 14b is removed as shown in FIG. as shown by arrow 27 in FIG. It will be done. At the final stage of this rotation, as shown in FIG. 13, the engaging protrusion 9 is received, and the engaging piece 25 is inserted as shown in FIG. It engages with the engagement step portion 26. This fixes the posture of the stuffing 14b.

[0045] According to this third embodiment, since the filling 14b is provided integrally with the lid 1, The advantage is that the operation for installing the filling 14b into the space 12 of the lid 1 is easier. has.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a lid 1, a handle 5, and a filling 14 that constitute a first embodiment of this invention.

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the handle 5 and filling 14 shown in FIG. 1 are attached to the lid 1. FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the handle 5 shown in FIG. 2 is housed in a recess 10. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the filling 14 alone.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 2 or 3;

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a lid 1, a handle 5, and a filling 14a constituting a second embodiment of the invention.

7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state in which the handle 5 and filler 14a shown in FIG. 6 are attached to the lid 1. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the lid 1, handle 5, and padding 14b constituting a third embodiment of the invention.

10: The handle 5 and filling 14b shown in FIG. 9 are attached to the lid 1.
FIG.

11 is an enlarged perspective view showing the attachment portion of the handle 5 in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Lid 5 Handle 7 Legs 8 Support shaft 9a Engaging protrusion 10 Recess 11 Bearing hole 12, 12a Space 14, 14a, 14b filling 15a Engagement hole 19 Upper open part 20 Through hole

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A structure for rotatably attaching a handle to a lid that closes a battery case body of a storage battery, wherein the handle has support shafts formed on each inwardly facing surface of both legs of the handle, respectively. The lid has an inverted U-shape, and the top surface of the lid is provided with a U-shaped recess that receives the handle in the folded state, and an inner wall of the U-shaped recess has the following features: Bearing holes for rotatably receiving each of the support shafts are provided, and a bearing hole that communicates with the recess, is aligned with each of the bearing holes, and is provided on the outside of the position where each of the bearing holes is provided. A space is formed which extends to the outer surface of each of the handles, and each of the spaces is open at least in part from above to allow insertion of each of the support shafts of the handle into each of the bearing holes. A mounting structure for a storage battery handle, in which a filler is attached to the upper open portion of the space. 2. The space is provided with an upwardly open portion and a through hole located outside the portion and aligned with the bearing hole, and is provided on each outwardly facing surface of both legs of the handle. is provided with an engagement protrusion aligned with the support shaft, and the filling is provided with an engagement hole for receiving the engagement protrusion,
An attachment structure for a handle of a storage battery according to claim 1.