JPH0455412Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a storage battery having a handle attached thereto, and particularly relates to a storage form of such a handle when not in use.

[Prior Art] Some storage batteries are equipped with a handle for convenience when lifting or carrying the storage battery.

Such a handle is necessary only when lowering the storage battery by hand; in other situations, the presence of such a handle may be rather a nuisance. Therefore, it is desirable that the handle can be stored in a form that is not too bulky when not in use.

A storage battery equipped with a handle that satisfies such requirements is described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 148771/1983. In this conventional technology, the partition wall at the center of the battery case is made hollow, a communicating hole is provided in a corresponding part of the lid, a handle is provided to go in and out of this communicating hole, and the partition wall is hollow when not in use. It is constructed so that it can be stored inside the partition wall.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, the above-mentioned conventional technology has the following problems.

First, the partition wall is made hollow and has dimensions that allow a handle with a certain thickness to be accommodated therein.
The apparent thickness of the partition wall has to be increased, which also results in an increase in the overall size of the storage battery.

Further, since the partition wall provided in the battery case is used as a storage section for the handle, the handle is attached to the storage battery in a state extending in the same direction as the partition wall. Normally, in a storage battery that has multiple compartments separated by partition walls, in its planar state,
The dimension in the direction in which the compartments are continuous, that is, in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the partition wall extends, becomes longer. Therefore, the handle housed in the partition wall extends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage battery. When carrying a storage battery by holding such a handle in your hand, it is natural to align the longitudinal direction of the storage battery with the direction of travel of the person carrying it, but in this case, the handle faces in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel. It turns out. This orientation of the handle is different from the orientation of handles seen on everyday bags, and the back of the hand holding the handle faces toward the direction of travel, which is not a very natural way to hold the bag.

Therefore, this invention aims to provide a storage battery with a retractable handle that can be oriented in a direction consistent with the direction of travel of the carrier without increasing the size of the storage battery. .

[Means for solving the problem] This invention has two parts on the lid that closes the opening of the battery case body.
The above-mentioned problem is solved as follows in a storage battery equipped with an inverted U-shaped handle having two vertical legs and a horizontal connecting part connecting the upper ends of the vertical legs.

extending into the space between the electrode plate placed in the battery case body and the lower surface of the lid at different positions on the lid;
Two cylindrical parts each having an open upper end and a closed lower end are formed independently of each other.

Each of the vertical legs of the handle is movably inserted into each of the cylindrical parts, and in order to prevent the handle from separating from the lid, the lower end of each of the vertical legs and each The upper end portion of the cylindrical portion is provided with engaging portions that engage with each other.

A storage recess into which the horizontal connection part of the handle is recessed is provided on the top surface of the lid so as to connect the upper ends of the two cylindrical parts, and a storage recess into which the horizontal connection part of the handle is recessed is provided to connect the upper ends of the two cylindrical parts. A cavity is formed for opening a portion of the side.

[Operation and Effect of the Device] According to this device, when using the handle,
A hand is inserted through the cavity opening a part of the side of the horizontal joint, and the horizontal joint is lifted. As a result, the vertical legs move upward within each cylindrical part, and the engaging part at the lower end of the vertical leg and the engaging part at the upper end of the cylindrical part engage with each other, so that the handle is closed. The storage battery can be lifted up via the handle while being prevented from falling out of the lid.

On the other hand, when the handle is no longer needed, the vertical legs of the handle are received into the cylindrical part, and the horizontal connecting part is recessed into the recess on the top surface of the lid. It can be stored compactly without sticking out.

In this way, in this invention, the two cylindrical parts for accommodating the two vertical legs of the inverted U-shaped handle are formed independently from each other, so that such cylindrical parts It is sufficient to accept only one vertical leg, which is small in size, and the limited space between the plate placed inside the container body and the underside of the lid. It can be formed by selecting a position that does not interfere with other objects. Therefore, without increasing the overall size of the storage battery,
It can provide space for storing handles.

In addition, since each cylindrical portion can be provided in a separate compartment, the handle can be oriented in the direction in which the compartments are continuous, that is, in the longitudinal direction of the storage battery. Therefore, when transporting a storage battery by holding the handle, the back of the hand holding the handle can be directed to the side of the transporter while the longitudinal direction of the storage battery is facing the direction of travel, allowing for a more natural way of holding the battery. .

[Example] Figures 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of this invention, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the lid of the storage battery, and Figure 2 shows the line - in Figure 1. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - of FIG. 1.

The illustrated lid 1 is, for example, for a lead-acid battery having six compartments, so that six liquid ports 2 are provided, corresponding to each compartment. Note that in the case of a sealed storage battery, such a liquid port is not provided. A partition wall 3 corresponding to the partition wall of the battery case body (not shown) is also provided on the bottom surface of the lid 1.
is provided. Furthermore, by penetrating the lid 1,
A pair of pole bars 4 is provided. The configuration described so far is the same as that of a conventional storage battery.

Two cylindrical parts 5 and 6 are provided at different positions on the lid 1.
are formed independently of each other. These cylindrical parts 5 and 6 are molded integrally with the lid 1. At the upper ends of the cylindrical parts 5 and 6, engaging parts 7 and 8 are formed integrally with the lid 1, projecting from the inner peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical parts 5 and 6, respectively. Due to the presence of such engaging parts 7 and 8, the lid 1 including the cylindrical parts 5 and 6
The integral molding is performed with the lower ends of the cylindrical parts 5, 6 open, and the lower ends of the cylindrical parts 5, 6 are closed by separate bottom plates 9, 10. Bottom plate 9, 10
are hermetically joined to the associated cylindrical portions 5 and 6, for example, by heat welding, adhesive, ultrasonic welding, or the like. The lid 1 including the cylindrical parts 5 and 6 is made of, for example, polypropylene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, or the like.

The handle 11 used in this embodiment has an inverted U-shape, comprising two vertical legs 12, 13 and a horizontal connecting part 14 connecting the upper ends of these vertical legs 12, 13. . The two vertical legs 12, 13 are then inserted into the corresponding cylindrical parts 5, 6 and are movable in the vertical direction therein. At the lower end of each vertical leg portion 12, 13, engaging portions 15, 16 are provided which form a pair with the aforementioned engaging portions 7, 8, respectively.
will be provided. These engaging parts 15 and 16 are
As shown in the figures and FIG. I was forced into it, and as a result,
The engaging parts 15 and 16 pass through the engaging parts 7 and 8, and once the engaging parts 15 and 16 have passed, the engaging parts 1
The upper ends of the handles 5 and 16 are engaged with the engaging portions 7 and 8 to prevent the handle 11 from separating from the lid 1.

A storage recess 17 into which the horizontal connection part 14 of the handle 11 is inserted is formed on the top surface of the lid 1, and a storage recess 17 is formed on the top surface of the lid 1.
It is provided so as to connect the upper ends of the. Note that the direction in which the storage recess 17 extends is the same as the direction in which the handle 11 extends, but such storage recess 17 is preferably selected to be located on a vertical plane passing through the center of gravity of the storage battery.

Further, a cavity 18 is formed on the top surface of the lid 1 adjacent to the storage recess 17. The space 18 is for opening a part of the side of the horizontal connecting part 17 sunk into the storage recess 17. In addition, the blank space 18 is
As shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable to form them on both sides of the storage recess 17, but to achieve the purpose, they may be formed only on one side of the storage recess 17.

In a storage battery having such a configuration, when the handle 11 is not used, its vertical legs 12, 13 are received in the cylindrical parts 5, 6, and the horizontal connecting part 1
4 is received in the storage recess 17,
A compact storage state that does not protrude from the top surface of the lid 1 can be realized. In addition, each cylindrical portion 5, 6
Utilizing the space between the electrode plate (not shown) placed inside the battery case body (not shown) and the bottom surface of the lid 1,
Since the cylindrical portions 5 and 6 are formed so as to extend there, the formation of the cylindrical portions 5 and 6 does not result in an increase in the size of the storage battery.

On the other hand, when lifting the storage battery using the handle 11, it is sufficient to lift the horizontal connecting portion 14 of the handle 11 through the space 18 and pull the handle 11 upward as shown by imaginary lines in FIGS. 2 and 3. . At this time, the engaging parts 15 and 16 engage with the engaging parts 7 and 8, respectively, and the handle 11 is prevented from being pulled out from the lid 1.

Other embodiments of this invention will be described below. In the description of these other embodiments, the same reference numerals will be used for elements corresponding to those included in the first embodiment described above. Also,
4 to 11 showing these other embodiments, only the right half of the lid 1 is shown, and therefore only the vertical leg on one side of the handle and its associated cylindrical part. Not yet. Accordingly, the following description will only describe elements on one side, but it should be understood that the configuration on the other side is symmetrical to the configuration on the illustrated side.

4 and 5 show a second embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment, the engagement portion provided at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 6 is an engagement member 1 that is separate from the lid 1.
It is characterized by being formed by 9. Therefore, the integral molding of the lid 1 including the cylindrical part 6 is
The bottom wall 20 can also be included. Therefore, this second embodiment is superior in terms of airtightness.

The engaging member 19 is held by being screwed into the upper end of the cylindrical portion 6, as shown in FIG. A hole 21 formed on the upper surface of the engaging member 19 shown in FIG. 4 is for fitting a tool for screwing the engaging member 19.

In this second embodiment, a handle 11 that is substantially similar to the handle 11 used in the first embodiment is used. The other configurations and operations are also similar to those of the first embodiment.

6 and 7 show a third embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment as well, a separate engagement member 19a is used, and a cylindrical portion 6a integrally provided with a bottom wall 20a is provided. In addition, in this third embodiment, the diameters of the cylindrical portion 6a and the engaging member 19a are made larger due to the shape of the handle described below.

In particular, the handle 11a used in the third embodiment has an engaging portion 16a formed at the lower end of the vertical leg portion 13a.
is characteristic. The engaging portion 16a is connected to the vertical leg portion 13.
It has a shape in which the lower end of a is bent sideways. Note that, as shown in FIG. 7, the engaging member 19a
In order for the vertical leg portion 13a to be received within the vertical leg portion 13a, the engaging portion 16a must be passed through. In order to allow such passage, as shown in FIG. 6, the engaging member 19a is , a long hole 22 is formed. Then, the engaging member 19a is attached to the cylindrical portion 6.
After screwing into the upper end portion of a, the direction in which the elongated hole 22 extends and the direction in which the engaging portion 16a extends do not match.

Note that the handle 11 used in this third embodiment
The horizontal connecting portion 14a of a is made wider, and the storage recess 17a is also made wider accordingly, but such changes in shape may be made as appropriate.

8 and 9 show a fourth embodiment of this invention. Handle 11a used in this embodiment
is substantially the same as the handle 11a of the third embodiment described above. The cylindrical portion 6b for receiving the vertical leg portion 13a of the handle 11a is integrally formed with the bottom wall 20b, but does not necessarily have to be cylindrical. That is, it is sufficient to have a cross-sectional shape that movably accommodates the vertical leg portion 13a and the engaging portion 16a.

The engaging member 19b that engages with the engaging portion 16a is configured separately from the lid 1, and is fixed to the upper end of the cylindrical portion 6b by, for example, heat welding, adhesive, or the like.

10 and 11 show a fifth embodiment of this invention.

In this embodiment, a round bar extending in an inverted U shape is used as the handle 11c, and a separate engagement part 16c is attached to the lower end of the vertical leg part 13c. Further, a sleeve 23 that provides a hand grip is placed over the horizontal connecting portion 14c.

In addition, the cylindrical portion 6c that is integrally formed with the lid 1 is
An integral bottom wall 20 is provided. An engagement member 19c, which is separate from the lid 1, is fixed to the upper end of the cylindrical portion 6c by heat welding, adhesive, or other means.

Further, preferably, a coil spring 24 functioning as a compression spring is arranged to surround the vertical leg portion 13c, and each end thereof abuts the engaging portion 16c and the engaging member 19c, respectively.

To assemble this embodiment, first, the vertical leg 13c of the handle 11c is inserted into the engaging member 19c, and then the coil spring 24 is placed on the vertical leg 13c, and then the engaging part 16c is inserted into the engaging member 19c. Vertical leg 13c
is combined with

According to this fifth embodiment, the handle 11c is always biased by the coil spring 24 so as to be in the stored state, so when the handle 11c is used and then released, the handle 11c is immediately moved to the 11th embodiment. It is in the stored state as shown by the solid line in the figure.

In addition, in the fifth embodiment described above, still other embodiments in which the coil spring 24 is not provided are also possible.

FIG. 12 shows a sixth embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 12 is particularly shown as a modification of the first embodiment, and therefore this sixth embodiment is
This will be easily understood if the differences from the first embodiment are explained.

That is, in the sixth embodiment, the cylindrical part 6d including the bottom wall 20d is constructed separately from the lid 1, and such a cylindrical part 6d is later bonded by heat welding, for example.
It is airtightly fixed to the lid 1 by adhesive or other means.
Note that the other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, so corresponding parts are given the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 13 shows a seventh embodiment of this invention.
The seventh embodiment will be described as a modification of the first embodiment. The handle 1 used in this seventh embodiment
The size of the horizontal connecting portion 14d of 1d is made to substantially match the storage recess 17d, so that almost no gap is formed around the horizontal connecting portion 14d. By this, for example, the cylindrical parts 5, 6
This prevents dust from entering inside.

Note that the seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 13 can be similarly applied to each of the second to sixth embodiments in addition to the first embodiment described above.

Handles 11, 11 used in each of the above embodiments
a and 11c can be made of any material, but are preferably made of resin such as polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, etc. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a lid 1 showing a first embodiment of this invention.
FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line - in FIG. 1. Figure 3 shows the line -
FIG. Figure 4 shows the second version of this idea.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the right half of the lid 1 showing an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the right half of the lid 1 showing a third embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line - in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the right half of the lid 1 showing a fourth embodiment of this invention. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the right half of the lid 1 showing a fifth embodiment of this invention. FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 10. 1st
FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of a lid 1 showing a sixth embodiment of this invention. FIG. 13 is a partial plan view of a lid 1 showing a seventh embodiment of this invention. In the figure, 1 is the lid, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 6
c, 6d are cylindrical parts, 7, 8 are engaging parts of the cylindrical parts,
9, 10 are bottom plates, 11, 11a, 11c, 11d
12, 13, 13a, 13c are vertical legs, 14, 14a, 14c, 14d are horizontal connecting parts, 15, 16, 16a, 16c are engaging parts of vertical legs, 17, 17a, 17d are storage parts. The recessed portion 18 is a space, 19, 19a, 19b, and 19c are engaging members, and 20, 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d are bottom walls.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An inverted U-shaped handle on the lid that closes the opening of the battery case body, which is provided with two vertical legs and a horizontal connecting part that connects the upper ends of these vertical legs. are attached to the storage battery, the top end of which is open and the bottom end of which is closed and which extends into the space between the electrode plate placed in the battery case body and the bottom surface of the lid, is located at different positions on the lid. two cylindrical parts are formed independently from each other, each of the vertical legs of the handle is movably inserted into each of the cylindrical parts, and the handle is configured to separate from the lid. In order to prevent this, the lower end of each of the vertical legs and the upper end of each of the cylindrical parts are provided with engaging parts that engage with each other, and the upper surface of the lid is provided with the horizontal connection of the handle. A storage recess into which the horizontal connection part is recessed is provided to connect the upper ends of the two cylindrical parts, and a space is provided to open a part of the side of the horizontal connection part recessed into the storage recess. A storage battery formed of: (2) the cylindrical portion is integrally molded with the lid;
A storage battery according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim. (3) A utility model registration in which the engaging part at the upper end of the cylindrical part is molded integrally with the lid, and the lower end of the cylindrical part is closed by a bottom plate separate from the cylindrical part. A storage battery according to claim 2. (4) The engaging part at the upper end of the cylindrical part is formed by an engaging member separate from the lid, and the lower end of the cylindrical body is formed on a bottom wall integrally formed with the cylindrical body. The storage battery according to claim 2 of the utility model registration claim, which is closed as described in claim 2. (5) The storage battery according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the engaging portion at the lower end of the vertical leg is integrally formed with the vertical leg. (6) A utility model registration request in which the engaging portion of the vertical leg portion passes through the engaging portion of the cylindrical portion from the top to the bottom, but does not pass from the bottom to the top. Range 1 to 5
A storage battery according to any of paragraphs.