JP2005302505A - Battery terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery terminal which does not have the chatter of a bracket, has good manufacturing nature of a battery terminal body, and further assures mounting at a battery post. <P>SOLUTION: A bracket for constituting the clamping means 23 of the battery terminal 21 includes an upper bracket 34 mounted from above a pair of clamping parts 25, 25 and a lower bracket 35 mounted from below the pair of the clamping parts 25, 25. A taper 39 which slidably contacts the upper ends 41 of the pair of the clamping parts 25, 25 is formed at the upper bracket 34, and a taper 45 which slidably contacts lower ends 47 of the pair of the clamping parts 25, 25 is formed at the lower bracket 35. In addition, either of the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35 is formed in a shape to be inserted into the other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an upper-tightening type battery terminal including a battery terminal main body and a fastening means.

  As the upper-tightening type battery terminal, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known. 6 and 7, the upper tightening type battery terminal 1 disclosed in Patent Document 1 below includes a battery terminal main body 2 and a tightening means 3. The battery terminal main body 2 includes a battery post insertion hole 4 and a pair of tightening portions 5 and 5, and the tightening means 3 includes a bolt 6, a nut 7, and a bracket 8. The battery terminal 1 is structured to be wound around a battery post (not shown) when the fastening portions 5 and 5 are moved in a direction approaching each other by the action of the fastening means 3.

  A nut mounting portion 9 for fixing the nut 7 is formed below the distal ends of the tightening portions 5 and 5. On the front end side and the upper side of the nut mounting portion 9, drop-off restricting portions 10 and 11 that restrict the drop-out of the nut 7 are formed by bending. Each outer wall 12 of the fastening portions 5 and 5 is formed so as to be inclined as shown in the figure. Each outer wall 12 has a recess 14 into which a later-described protrusion 13 of the bracket 8 is inserted.

The bracket 8 is formed with a ceiling plate portion 15 having bolt insertion holes. Bolts 6 are inserted into the bolt insertion holes, and nuts 7 fixed to the nut mounting portions 9 are screwed together. Fastening leg pieces 16 are formed at the four corners of the ceiling plate portion 15, respectively. The fastening leg piece 16 is formed in a shape that hangs down from the ceiling plate portion 15. Further, the fastening leg piece 16 is formed to have a taper 17 that comes into contact with and slides on the fastening portion 5. The taper 17 is formed with a convex portion 13 to be inserted into the concave portion 14.
JP 2003-151651 A (Pages 4-5, FIGS. 21-22)

  By the way, in the said prior art, the fastening parts 5 and 5 are formed in the complicated shape as an idea which the bracket 8 does not rattle at the time of the attachment to the battery post which is not illustrated. Therefore, there is a problem that the manufacturability of the battery terminal body 2 is poor because of its shape.

  Moreover, in the said prior art, it has the structure where the fastening parts 5 and 5 move to the direction which mutually approaches by the effect | action of the fastening means 3. FIG. Since the movement is mainly performed on the upper side of the tightening portions 5 and 5, there is a problem that the attachment to a battery post (not shown) is not necessarily in a sufficient state (the battery post insertion hole 4 Only the upper part, not the whole, winds around the battery post).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a battery terminal that is free from bracket rattling, has good manufacturability of the battery terminal body, and can be securely attached to the battery post. Is an issue.

  The battery terminal of the present invention according to claim 1, which has been made in order to solve the above-described problem, includes a pair of tightening portions that reduce the diameter of the battery post insertion hole when moved in a direction facing and approaching each other at a predetermined interval. Tightening means having a battery terminal main body, a bolt disposed between the pair of tightening portions, a nut attached to the bolt, and a bracket for moving the pair of tightening portions in the approaching direction as the bolt and the nut are tightened A battery terminal comprising: an upper bracket for attaching the bracket from above the pair of fastening portions; and a lower bracket for attaching the bracket from below; and an upper end of the pair of fastening portions on the upper bracket. Forming a taper that is in sliding contact with the lower bra A taper that contacts and slides on the lower ends of the pair of tightening portions is formed on the base plate, and a part of one of the upper bracket and the lower bracket is inserted into the other. Yes.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, the upper bracket is attached from above the pair of tightening portions. A lower bracket is attached from below. At this time, a part of either the upper bracket or the lower bracket is inserted into the other. When tightening with bolts and nuts is started, the upper bracket and the lower bracket move in the direction approaching, that is, in the vertical direction. Along with this, the taper of the upper bracket and the taper of the lower bracket come into contact with and slide in contact with the upper and lower ends of the pair of tightening portions, respectively. The pair of fastening portions move in a direction approaching each other, that is, in the left-right direction. As the pair of tightening parts move, the diameter of the battery post insertion hole is reduced, and the battery terminal is wound around the battery post. The battery post insertion hole is wound around the battery post while making surface contact using a wide area.

  The battery terminal according to a second aspect of the present invention is the battery terminal according to the first aspect, wherein the taper inclination angle of the upper bracket and the taper inclination angle of the lower bracket are different from each other. It is said.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, for example, it is possible to perform two-stage tightening such as first quickly tightening the diameter of the upper end side of the battery post insertion hole and then tightening the diameter of the lower end side.

  A battery terminal according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the battery terminal according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, a piece-like stopper is formed at the front end in the protruding direction of the pair of tightening portions.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, the upper bracket and the lower bracket are attached at predetermined positions. Further, the upper bracket and the lower bracket are prevented from rotating around the start of tightening with bolts and nuts.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the rattling of the bracket as much as possible. In addition, since the fastening means having the upper bracket and the lower bracket is used, the battery terminal main body can be simplified in shape and its manufacturability can be improved compared to the conventional case. Furthermore, there is an effect that a reliable attachment to the battery post can be realized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that the attachment to the battery post can be further ensured.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to improve workability while suppressing backlash.

Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a battery terminal of the present invention. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the battery terminal of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view of the battery terminal of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a front view of the fastening means of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view shown.

  1 to 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a battery terminal of the present invention that is wound around a known battery post (not shown) having a tapered peripheral surface whose tip diameter is smaller than the diameter of the base end. ing. The battery terminal 21 of the present invention includes a battery terminal main body 22 and fastening means 23 composed of a plurality of constituent members. Hereinafter, each component will be described.

  The battery terminal body 22 is manufactured by pressing a conductive metal plate. The battery terminal main body 22 has an annular portion 24, a pair of fastening portions 25, 25, and a wire connecting portion 26, and is formed in a shape as shown in the figure (the shape is an example). In addition, the type shown in FIG.

  The annular portion 24 is formed in a band plate shape whose curved shape is curved (a band plate whose long side is curved). Further, the annular portion 24 is formed in a state in which the strip plate end portions which are short sides are rounded so as to face each other with a predetermined interval. Inside the annular portion 24, a battery post insertion hole 27 is formed which comes into surface contact with the peripheral side surface of the battery post (not shown). The battery post insertion hole 27 is formed through in the vertical direction in this specification.

  The fastening portions 25 and 25 are formed in a strip shape in which the long side is straight and one short side is coupled to the end portion of the strip. Moreover, the fastening parts 25 and 25 are arrange | positioned so that it may mutually oppose at predetermined intervals. The sizes of the tightening portions 25 and 25 are set according to the space around the battery post (not shown) and according to the size of the tightening means 23. On the other short side of the tightening portions 25, 25, that is, the free ends of the tightening portions 25, 25, piece-like stoppers 28, 28 protruding outward are coupled. The tightening portions 25 and 25 and the stoppers 28 and 28 are formed by bending. The tightening portions 25 are formed so as to protrude forward of the annular portion 24 in this specification. The stoppers 28 are formed so as to protrude in the left-right direction.

  The wire connecting portion 26 is formed by bending and overlapping an upper joining plate 29 and a lower joining plate 30 that are coupled to the middle of the long side of the annular portion 24 as shown in the figure. The electric wire connecting portion 26 is formed so as to protrude rearward of the annular portion 24 in this specification. A terminal with a wire (not shown) is electrically connected to the wire connecting portion 26. The upper joint plate 29 and the lower joint plate 30 are formed with through holes 31 for inserting bolts (not shown) used when connecting terminals (not shown) with wires.

  1 to 4, the fastening means 23 is provided for attaching to the battery post (not shown). That is, the fastening means 23 is provided to move the fastening portions 25, 25 in the direction in which they are brought closer to each other, thereby reducing the diameter of the battery post insertion hole 27. Such a fastening means 23 includes a bolt 32, a nut 33, an upper bracket 34, and a lower bracket 35.

  The bolt 32 and the nut 33 are provided to move the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35 close to each other, that is, in the vertical direction in this specification. The head of the bolt 32 is disposed on the lower bracket 35 side. The nut 33 is disposed on the upper bracket 34 side.

  The upper bracket 34 is a bracket attached from above the fastening portions 25, 25, and has a ceiling plate portion 36 and four fastening leg pieces 37. The ceiling plate portion 36 is formed in a plate shape that is substantially rectangular in plan view. In the center of the ceiling plate portion 36, a through hole 38 is formed through which the screw portion of the bolt 32 can be inserted.

  The fastening leg pieces 37 are coupled to the four corners of the ceiling plate portion 36, respectively. The fastening leg pieces 37 are formed so as to protrude downward from the ceiling plate portion 36. The fastening leg piece 37 is formed relatively long as shown in the figure. A taper 39 and a straight portion 40 are continuously formed on such a fastening leg piece 37.

  The taper 39 is formed on the proximal end side of the fastening leg piece 37. Further, the taper 39 is formed in a shape that comes into contact with and slides on the upper end (the long side) 41 of the corresponding tightening portion 25 (although there is no particular limitation, the inclination angle of the taper 39 is In addition, the lower bracket 35 is formed so as to be more inclined than an inclination angle of a taper 45 described later (see FIG. 4). The straight portion 40 is formed along the vertical direction. That is, the straight portion 40 is formed in parallel to the corresponding fastening portion 25. The straight portions 40 are arranged in a state in which a gap is not generated as much as possible between the corresponding fastening portions 25 (however, the workability is not deteriorated).

  The lower bracket 35 is a bracket that is attached from below the fastening portions 25, 25, and includes a bottom plate portion 42, four fastening leg pieces 43, and a pair of bolt detent portions 44. The bottom plate portion 42 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape in plan view. A bolt 32 is attached to the center of the bottom plate portion 42.

  The fastening leg pieces 43 are coupled to the four corners of the bottom plate portion 42, respectively. The fastening leg pieces 43 are formed so as to protrude upward from the bottom plate portion 42. The fastening leg pieces 43 are arranged and formed so as to be inserted into the inside of the fastening leg pieces 37 of the upper bracket 34 as shown in the figure. A taper 45 and a straight portion 46 are continuously formed on such a fastening leg piece 43.

  The taper 45 is formed on the proximal end side of the fastening leg piece 43. Further, the taper 45 is formed in a shape that comes into contact with and slides on the lower end (the long side) 47 of the corresponding tightening portion 25. The straight portion 46 is formed along the vertical direction. That is, the straight portion 46 is formed in parallel to the corresponding tightening portion 25. The straight portions 46 are arranged in a state in which a gap is not generated as much as possible between the corresponding tightening portions 25 (however, the workability is not deteriorated).

  The pair of bolt detent portions 44 are coupled to the bottom plate portion 42. Further, the bolt detent portion 44 is formed between the fastening leg pieces 43. A flat surface 48 is formed between the bolt detent 44 and the taper 45. Although not particularly limited, the lower end 47 of the tightening portion 25 slidably contacting the taper 45 may be set to contact the flat surface 48.

  In the above configuration, the battery terminal 21 of the present invention is attached and fixed to the battery post (not shown) as follows. The work will be described below.

  First, the battery terminal 21 of the present invention is moved downward to bring the battery post insertion hole 27 into contact with the peripheral side surface of the battery post. Next, the battery terminal body 22 is arranged so that the direction thereof is in a predetermined direction. Subsequently, the nut 33 is tightened from above the battery terminal body 22 using a tool (not shown) such as an impact wrench, and the operation of the tightening means 23 is started.

  When the nut 33 is tightened in the operation of the tightening means 23, the screwed state of the bolt 32 and the nut 33 proceeds. Then, when the screwed state of the bolt 32 and the nut 33 further proceeds, the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35 are moved toward each other by the bolt 32 and the nut 33. At this time, there is no backlash between the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35.

  When the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35 move in a direction approaching each other, each taper 39 of the upper bracket 34 contacts and slides on the upper end 41 of the corresponding tightening portion 25, and each taper 45 of the lower bracket 35 corresponds to the corresponding tightening. The lower end 47 of the part 25 is contacted and slidably contacted. Thereby, the fastening force in the vertical direction is converted into the fastening force in the left-right direction, and the fastening parts 25, 25 move in a direction approaching each other. The tightening portions 25 and 25 move in a direction in which the upper end 41 and the lower end 47 approach each other.

  When the tightening portions 25, 25 move in a direction approaching each other, the shape of the battery terminal main body 22 is simplified as can be seen from the above description, so that the diameter of the battery post insertion hole 27 is easily reduced in the diameter reducing direction. As a result, the battery post insertion hole 27 comes into pressure contact with the peripheral side surface of the battery post. Thereby, the attachment of the battery terminal 21 of the present invention is completed.

  As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, the battery terminal 21 of the present invention can attach and move the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35 without rattling. Further, since the battery terminal 21 of the present invention uses the fastening means 23 having the upper bracket 34 and the lower bracket 35, the shape of the battery terminal main body 22 can be simplified and its manufacturability can be improved. It has become. Furthermore, the battery terminal 21 of the present invention can be securely attached to the battery post.

  In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the battery terminal of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the battery terminal of FIG. It is a side view of the battery terminal of FIG. It is a front view of the fastening means of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a battery terminal main body. It is a perspective view of the battery terminal of a prior art example. It is a disassembled perspective view of the fastening means of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Battery terminal 22 Battery terminal main body 23 Clamping means 24 Annular part 25 Clamping part 26 Electric wire connection part 27 Battery post insertion hole 28 Stopper 29 Upper joint plate 30 Lower joint plate 31 Through-hole 32 Bolt 33 Nut 34 Upper bracket 35 Lower bracket 36 Ceiling Plate part 37 Tightening leg piece 38 Through hole 39 Taper 40 Straight part 41 Upper end 42 Bottom plate part 43 Tightening leg piece 44 Bolt detent part 45 Taper 46 Straight part 47 Lower end 48 Flat surface

Claims (3)

A battery terminal body having a pair of tightening portions that reduce the diameter of the battery post insertion hole when moved in a direction facing and approaching with a predetermined interval;
A bolt disposed between the pair of tightening portions, a nut attached to the bolt, a tightening means having a bracket for moving the pair of tightening portions in the approaching direction as the bolt and the nut are tightened;
A battery terminal comprising:
An upper bracket for attaching the bracket from above the pair of tightening portions and a lower bracket for attaching from the lower side; and
Forming a taper in contact with the upper end of the pair of tightening portions on the upper bracket and in sliding contact with the lower bracket, and forming a taper in contact with the lower end of the pair of tightening portions; and
A battery terminal, wherein a part of one of the upper bracket and the lower bracket is inserted into the other. The battery terminal according to claim 1,
The battery terminal, wherein an inclination angle of the taper of the upper bracket and an inclination angle of the taper of the lower bracket are different from each other. In the battery terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
A battery terminal characterized in that a piece-like stopper is formed at the front end in the protruding direction of the pair of fastening portions.

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