JP2001102019A - Pad and battery enclosure having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pad for protecting a projection portion with easiness and low cost in an apparatus enclosure case having the projection portion such as a terminal in an upper face. SOLUTION: End slits 2 is formed in both ends of a strip-shaped body 1 along a lateral direction of the strip-shaped body 1 and end slits 2 partition both ends of the strip-shaped body 1 in the lateral direction thereby forming end strip portions 3. A middle slit 4 is formed in a center of the strip-shaped body 1 along a lateral direction of the strip-shaped body 1 and the middle slit 4 partitions the center of the strip-shaped body 1 in the lateral direction thereby forming center strip portions. Hinge portions is formed between end slits 2 and the center slit 4 and the strip-shaped body 1 is bent in parallel with the lateral direction of the strip-shaped body 1 such that it is folded, and then end portions and center portions are outwardly expanded thereby forming a pad 8. The pad 8 is disposed between an upper face of the apparatus and the enclosure case.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pad body for alleviating an impact force used for packing various kinds of equipment and a packing body for a storage battery for an automobile provided with the pad body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of packaging of storage batteries for automobiles have been proposed. Especially in the case of storage batteries for automobiles, the terminals and the liquid port plug protrude from the top surface of the storage battery. Care must be taken not to damage the bottom of the stacked batteries. Actually, a configuration is used in which a pad body or a spacer is inserted between the top surface of the storage battery and the top surface of the packing box, or a part of the packing box is folded inside, and the folded portion functions as a pad body or a spacer. . For example,
As described in Japanese Patent No. 68352 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 58-182362, it is described that a plate material such as styrene foam is mounted on the top surface of the storage battery to protect projecting portions such as terminals and liquid port plugs. Since there are various sizes of storage batteries for automobiles depending on the capacity, when such a plate material is used, it is necessary to prepare a plate material corresponding to the size of the storage battery for each storage battery size. Further, the use of a plate material such as a foam requires the cost of molding it, and it has been difficult to provide it at low cost.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention eliminates the need to prepare a plate material as a pad body for each storage battery size as described above, and eliminates the molding cost conventionally required. It is intended to obtain a storage battery package provided.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an end slit is provided at both left and right ends of a band along the longitudinal direction of the band to solve the above-mentioned problem. Forming four end strips above and below, forming a center slit along the longitudinal direction of the strip at the center of the strip, forming two center strips above and below the center slit, Two connecting portions are provided between the slit and the central slit for connecting two sets of upper and lower end bands and one set of upper and lower center bands, and the connecting portion is used as a hinge to move the upper and lower portions of the band. A pad body is formed by bending the sheets so as to overlap each other, and disposing the end bands and the center band so as to be separated from each other.

In the invention according to the second aspect, the two connecting portions are provided between the left and right end band portions and the central band portion of the band, and are provided in the longitudinal direction of the band so as to face each other in the short direction of the band. It was configured by the following.

In the invention according to claim 3, the length of the vertical slit is at least twice as long as the thickness of the strip.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage battery having a terminal portion projecting from the top surface, and a packing box for accommodating the storage battery. The inner wall of the top surface of the packing box and the top surface of the storage battery are provided. The pad body according to claim 1, which is disposed between the end band portions or the central band portion of the pad body, wherein the terminal portion is protected from external impact by the pad body. Storage battery package.

In the invention according to claim 5, the pad body according to claim 1 in claim 4 is replaced with the pad body according to claim 2.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 4.
In the above description, the pad body according to claim 1 is replaced with the pad body according to claim 3, and the width of the two bent end portions and the center band portion of the pad body is at least the width of the terminal portion of the storage battery. It was equal to or higher than the height.

[0010] By means of the above means, the pad body does not require any molding cost, for example, if thick corrugated paper is used, and it is not necessary to prepare a plate material or the like for manufacturing a pad body for each size of equipment to be packed. It is.

[0011]

<First Embodiment> A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1A is a view showing a structure of a pad body according to a first embodiment of the present invention before completion. End slits 2 for dividing the band 1 in the width direction are formed at both left and right ends in the longitudinal direction of the band 1 made of corrugated paper. The band 1 is divided into upper and lower end bands 3 by the end slits 2. Similarly to the end slits 2, a central slit 4 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the band 1 between the two end slits 2 so as to divide the width direction of the band 1 into two vertically. The band 1 is divided into two upper and lower central bands 5 by the central slit 4.
Is divided into A connection portion 6 is provided between the end slit 2 and the center slit 4. At one end of the end slit 2 inside the band 1, a vertical slit 7 is provided so as to be perpendicular to the end slit 2 and exhibit a T-shape. Then, the vertical slit 7 and the end slit 2 are in contact with each other at a substantially middle point of the vertical slit 7. In addition, longitudinal slits 7 ′ are provided at both ends of the central slit 4.
Are also provided so as to be T-shaped with the central slit. The vertical slit 7 'is almost at the midpoint of the vertical slit 7'.
And the central slit 4 are in contact with each other. FIG. 1B shows a state in which the strip 1 having these slits formed therein is bent with the connecting portion 6 as a hinge. FIG. 1C shows a pad body 8 according to the present invention. The end band 3 of the band 1 in the state shown in FIG.
Fold the center of the fold and unfold it outward. Therefore, the end band 3
And the central band portions 5 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. 1 (c). The length of the vertical slits 7 and 7 '(dimension A in FIG. 1A) is for facilitating this development work, and at least the length (A
It is desirable that the dimension is at least twice the thickness of the strip 1. Since the size of such a pad body 8 can be changed by changing the amount of development,
The size can be adjusted to an appropriate size according to the area of the top surface of the article to be packed, and there is no need to prepare the pad body 8 for each size of the article to be packed, which is extremely convenient. Also, since it is not necessary to mold like a foam, the cost of a mold for molding can be saved, and if a band-shaped corrugated paper is used as a pad body, it can be configured by simply forming a slit, It can be provided at low cost.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention in which the pad body 8 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied to a storage battery package. Storage battery 9
The top surface is provided with a protruding terminal portion 10 and a liquid port plug (not shown). The pad body 8 according to the above-described first embodiment is stored in a space between the top surface of the packing box 11 storing the storage battery 9 and the top surface of the storage battery 9. Pad body 8
The height of the pad body 8 is equal to or greater than the height of the protruding parts such as the terminal part 10 and the liquid port plug. It is possible to prevent the terminal portion 10 and the liquid port plug from being damaged when the storage battery 9 for a vehicle having a heavy weight is stacked in multiple stages. Also,
Although the projected area of the top surface of the storage battery 9 differs depending on the type of storage battery, the pad body 8 of the present invention changes the amount of development, that is, the distance between the end band portions 3 and the center band portion 5 as described above. As a result, the outer dimensions can be changed, so that it is not necessary to prepare a dedicated pad body for each storage battery model. Further, since the pad body 8 is freely expandable and contractable, the terminal 10
Even if the position of the liquid port plug is different, it can be easily mounted by changing the shape according to this. further,
It is of course possible to use a plurality of pad bodies according to the type and weight of the storage battery.

[0014]

According to the present invention, a pad body which can be applied to packages of various sizes and has excellent versatility can be easily obtained at low cost. In addition, when the pad body is applied to a heavy storage battery package for an automobile, damage to a portion protruding from the top surface of the storage battery, such as a terminal portion and a liquid port plug, can be prevented, particularly when the pad body is stacked in multiple stages. In addition, since the pad body can be applied to storage batteries of different sizes by changing the deployment amount, the above-described effects can be remarkably obtained by applying the pad body to a storage battery package for an automobile.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a pad body according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a storage battery package according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 strip 2 end slit 3 end strip 4 center slit 5 center strip 6 connecting section 7, 7 'vertical slit 8 pad body 9 storage battery 10 terminal section 11 packing box

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An end slit is provided on each of the left and right ends of the band along the longitudinal direction of the band to form four end bands above and below the end slit, and the band is formed at the center of the band. A central slit is formed along the longitudinal direction of the central slit to form two central bands above and below the central slit, and two sets of upper and lower end bands are formed between the end slit and the central slit.
Two sets of connecting parts for connecting the upper and lower central strips of the set are provided, and the upper and lower parts of the strip are bent so as to overlap each other with the connecting parts as hinges, so that the end strips and the central strips are connected to each other. Characterized in that they are arranged so as to be separated from each other. 2. The two connecting portions are formed by vertical slits provided between left and right end bands and a center band of the band and opposed to each other in the short direction of the band. The pad body according to claim 1, wherein 3. The pad body according to claim 2, wherein the length of the vertical slit is at least twice as long as the thickness of the belt-shaped body. 4. A storage battery having a terminal portion protruding from a top surface, and a packaging box for housing the storage battery, wherein the storage box is provided between an inner wall of the top surface of the packaging box and the top surface of the storage battery. Wherein the terminal is located between the end bands or the center band of the pad, and the terminal is protected from external impact by the pad. Packing body. 5. The storage battery package according to claim 4, wherein the pad body according to claim 1 is replaced with the pad body according to claim 2. 6. The pad body according to claim 4 in which the pad body according to claim 1 is replaced by the pad body according to claim 3, and furthermore, the pad body has two bent end portions and a central band portion. The storage battery package according to claim 4, wherein the width is at least equal to or greater than the height of the terminal portion of the storage battery.