JP2001243935A - Battery holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery holder which facilitates loading and unloading of batteries on storing batteries in a device even in the case of not making a battery stand a drawer construction, and protects the batteries from vibration. SOLUTION: A flexible and sturdy material is used for the battery holder, and further, a handle is provided to build in the holder in an electric communications equipment, so that the batteries can be kept stored in the holder. With this, loading and unloading of batteries are easily done, and batteries are securely protected from vibration shock, the battery holder working as a shock absorber at time of vibration.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery holder and, more particularly, to holding or mounting a battery for a standby power supply incorporated in a telecommunication facility such as a telephone exchange and a multiplex transmission device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, telecommunications such as telephones have become more and more important as they are positioned as lifelines. For this reason, telecommunications facilities such as telephone exchanges and multiplex transmission devices often have a built-in battery for a standby power supply in case of a commercial power failure. In addition, in order to secure the required backup time, the battery capacity also increases accordingly, and the occupied area and weight of the battery also increase.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional mounting structure of a battery built in a telecommunications facility. FIG. 1 shows a cabinet type telecommunications equipment rack 1 having a plurality of shelves 2 (unit shelves a to d).
A power supply unit, not shown, is provided below the
A battery 5 is mounted as a part of the power supply unit. In addition, the battery 5 is stored by being placed on a drawer-type base including a slide rail 3 and a tray 4. Thereby, the battery 5 can be loaded and unloaded relatively easily by pulling the tray 4 forward, placing the battery 5 thereon, and then pushing the tray 4 inside.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional battery mounting structure, the slide rail 3 and the tray 4 must have sufficient strength to support the heavy battery 5. Instead, a cost is required for a strong mechanism. Therefore, if the battery 5 is placed without taking out the drawer structure, it becomes a simple mechanism and the cost can be reduced.

[0005] On the other hand, telecommunications facilities require proof against earthquakes and the like, and seismic tests are performed for this purpose. To cope with this, the holder for the battery 5 is designed so that the battery does not move or fall. For example, a frame-shaped convex portion is formed on the battery mounting portion so as to surround the battery 5 according to the shape of the battery 5, or a small room is partitioned for each battery. Further, there is a battery 5 having a stabilizer function on the stand itself. However, since the battery is heavy, during the vibration test, the body of the battery 5 may be damaged due to the impact of the battery 5 repeatedly coming into contact with surrounding metal parts such as a table or a partition plate due to vibration. Can crack. Cracking can lead to leakage of electrolyte inside the battery and shortened battery life, and the vibration test can no longer be passed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and makes it easy to load and unload a battery even when the battery holder is not of a drawer structure, and is provided with a vibration. Another object is to provide a battery holder that can protect the battery.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery holder according to the present invention, in which a battery built in a transmission device is stored in a container, and the container is flexible. The battery is made of a material having a sharpness, buffers shock at the time of contact, and has a grip portion (handle portion) to facilitate the work of loading and unloading the battery. The invention according to claim 2 of the battery holder according to the present invention is the battery holder according to claim 1, wherein the container main body is formed of the same material or a laminated structure of different materials to increase the shock buffering force and improve the container itself. Increase strength. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the battery holder according to the first or second aspect, wherein the container body has an opening, and a material different from the container body around the opening edge. By suturing a reinforcing member made of Further, the battery holder according to the present invention is claimed in claim 4.
According to the invention, the battery holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a fastening belt for preventing the container main body from being detached from the battery.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments. 1 (a) to 1 (d)
FIG. 1 is a view showing one embodiment of a battery holder according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a state in which a battery 5 is housed in a battery holder 6. The battery holder 6 shown in this example has handles 7 a to 7 d on four side surfaces, respectively. ing. 1 (b), 1 (c) and 1 (d) are a plan view, a front view and a side view of the battery holder 6, respectively.

The battery holder shown in FIG. 1 functions as follows. That is, the main body 8 forming the container portion of the battery holder 6 is a flexible box-shaped container formed by laminating an acrylic-coated nylon material on the inside and an artificial leather material on the outside, and has an open ceiling. are doing. In addition, the handle portions 7a to 7d are attached with a belt-like tape woven of chemical fibers around the main body 8 in a horizontal direction. At this time, the tape is bent at the center and the both ends are sewn to the main body 8. In other words, it is a handle for gripping a bent portion of the tape. In addition, the tape shown in this example has a thickness woven by combining carbon fiber and polyester fiber, has flexibility, and uses a durable tape that is hard to be cut even when kinking or tensile force is applied. .

The edge of the opening is sewn and reinforced with a tape made of vinylon fiber. This reinforcement is preferably performed not only on the edge of the opening but also on all portions where the edge of the material forming the main body 8 is exposed.

FIGS. 2A to 2D are views showing another embodiment of the battery holder according to the present invention, wherein the same reference numerals are used for the same functional parts as those shown in FIG. And the description is omitted. 2A is a perspective view, and FIG. 2B is a bottom view. In the battery holder 6 shown in this example, tapes of a pair of handle portions 7a and 7c formed opposite to each other are integrated via the bottom surface of the battery holder 6. Thus, the main body 8
If the bottom surface of the main body 8 is sewn and reinforced with tape, the bottom member of the main body 8 can be prevented from being damaged by friction even when the bottom surface is dragged when loading or unloading the battery 5 on the telecommunications equipment rack 1. it can.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2C, after the battery 5 is stored in the battery holder 6, the detachment may be prevented by the fastening belt 9. In addition,
Here, illustration of the handle 7 is omitted. The material of the fastening belt 9 may be the tape used for the handle 7,
One end of the fastening belt 9 is sewn to the main body 8 and the other end is provided with detachable fastening means 10. The fastening means 10 is, for example, a hook, a button, a magic tape, or the like, and is preferably one capable of adjusting the length of the fastening belt 9 according to the height of the battery 5 or the like.

Next, a method for storing a battery in the battery holder according to the present invention will be described. FIG.
(A) to (d) are diagrams showing the procedure. First,
Place the battery 5 upside down and cover the battery holder 6 turned upside down as shown in (a) and (b). Then, as shown in (c) and (d), the battery can be easily moved by rolling and grasping the handle of the battery holder 6 containing the battery 5 and lifting it.

Next, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which a battery is built in a telecommunications facility using the battery holder according to the present invention. Here, a front wall plate and the like of the battery holder and a front door plate and the like of the telecommunications equipment rack 1 are not shown, so that the battery does not actually move forward. . If the battery 5 is housed in the battery holder 6 as in this example, the structure of the shelf 2 of the telecommunications equipment rack 1 is not complicated, the loading and unloading of the battery 5 is easy, and there is vibration. Can also reduce the shock applied to the battery 5.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, an example is shown in which only a chemical material or an artificial material is used as the material of the battery holder 6, but the present invention is not limited to this example. Needless to say, for example, natural materials such as plant fiber and animal skin can be applied.
Alternatively, a lid may be formed on the battery holder 6 so as to be opened and closed with a fastener or the like, and a hole for leading out only the power supply line may be provided so as to cover the entire battery 5. Further, as another method of forming the handle portion 7, a main body 8 is provided.
May be configured so that the upper part of the part is folded outward, the corner end is sewn, and the middle part of the folded part is the handle part 7.

As described above, the battery holder according to the present invention facilitates the carrying of the battery and functions as a damper, so that the battery can be protected from the shock during vibration. In addition, even if the battery holder becomes a container and liquid leakage or the like occurs from the battery, it can be prevented from flowing out. Further, since the loading and unloading of the battery is facilitated, the battery mounting portion can be simplified in structure, that is, it is not necessary to pull out the battery, so that the cost can be reduced. Further, as a result, in the related art, if the drawer size is made too long, the balance may be lost, and the telecommunications equipment rack 1 may fall, but this does not occur. Further, the work space in front of the telecommunications equipment rack 1 can be widened.

[0017]

As described above, the battery holder according to the present invention is constituted by using a flexible and durable material and further provided with a handle portion, and the electric communication is performed with the battery inserted in the battery holder. Since it is built into the equipment, the work of loading and unloading the battery can be facilitated. In addition to this, the battery holder performs a shock absorbing function at the time of vibration, so that the battery can be reliably protected from vibration shock.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a battery holder according to the present invention. (A) perspective view, (b) plan view, (c) front view, (d) side view

FIG. 2 is a view showing another embodiment of the battery holder according to the present invention. (A) perspective view, (b) bottom view, (c)
Perspective view

FIG. 3 is an example showing a procedure for inserting a battery into a battery holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of battery loading when the battery holder according to the present invention is used.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional example of battery loading.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telecommunications equipment rack 2 ... Shelf 3 ... Slide rail 4 ... Tray 5 ... Battery 6 ... Battery holder 7a-7d ... Handle part 8 ... Body 9. ..Fastening belt 10 Fastening means

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tomokazu Nomura 2-1-1 Kotani, Samukawa-cho, Koza-gun, Kanagawa F-term in Toyo Tsushinki Co., Ltd. (Reference) 5H040 AA14 AS11 AT06 AY05 GG21 GG23 LL10 5K073 AA07 CC06 CC31 CC36 CC51 JJ21

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A battery holder for accommodating a battery incorporated in an apparatus, wherein the container body is made of a flexible material and has at least one grip. 2. The battery holder according to claim 1, wherein the container body has a multiplex structure in which a plurality of materials are stacked. 3. The battery holder according to claim 1, wherein the container body has an opening, and a reinforcing member made of a material different from that of the container body is sewn around the opening edge. . 4. The battery holder according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening belt for preventing the container body from being detached from the battery.