JPH0713545U - Battery locking device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is easy to replace the battery, you can easily check the engagement / disengagement of the locking tool outside the battery hood, and it is easy to mount it on a vehicle already on sale. To be possible. [Structure] A belt 3 is locked to a battery hood 2 placed on a battery case 1 into which a battery B is inserted so as to prevent the battery hood 2 from being opened, and a frame 4 is attached via a buckle 4 which can be engaged and disengaged. Battery locking device locked to.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a battery locking device for a battery-powered forklift or other industrial vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In the conventional battery locking device, as shown in FIG. 9, a round bar M is attached to the holes formed in the upper portions of the front frame FF and the rear frame RF that are fixed to the front and rear of the battery case C into which the battery B is inserted. The battery hood D was placed on the upper part. If the vehicle accidentally falls, the rod M prevents the battery B from jumping out.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The conventional battery locking device described above has a problem that it is necessary to remove the round rod M each time the battery B is replaced and then attach it again, which is troublesome.

Further, in the conventional device, since the round bar M is disposed under the battery hood D, the operator can open the battery hood D to check whether or not the round bar M is attached. There was a problem that I needed to do it.

Further, when the conventional device is mounted on a vehicle which is already sold and does not have a locking device such as the round bar M, the dealer carries out operations such as fixing the front and rear frames FF and RF, and melting the hole for the round bar. However, there is a problem that the user is annoyed during that time, and there is a problem that the round bar M cannot be attached if the battery B to be replaced is tall.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has a technical idea regarding the structure of the present invention in which the battery hood mounted on the battery case is locked to the frame by the belt-shaped member via the engaging / disengaging tool. As a result of further research and development, it was easy to replace the battery, and it was possible to confirm the attachment of the locking tool outside the battery hood. The present invention has been achieved which achieves the purpose of enabling the use of high battery.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The battery locking device of the present invention locks a belt-shaped member on a battery hood mounted on a battery case into which a battery is inserted, and locks it on a frame via a locking / releasing locking tool. Is.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the battery locking device of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the battery hood is placed on the battery case in which the battery is inserted, and the battery hood is locked by the belt-shaped member, and the lock is detachable. It is locked to the frame via a tool.

[0009]

[Effect of device]

 In the battery locking device of the present invention which has the above-described action, the battery hood is locked by the belt-shaped member and locked to the frame via the locking / releasing locking tool, which facilitates battery replacement work. It is possible to easily check the engagement / disengagement of the locking tool outside the battery hood, and it is easy to mount it on a vehicle already on sale, and it is possible to use a tall battery.

[0010]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment A battery locking device according to the first embodiment is an application of the present invention to a forklift truck, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a battery case 1 in which a battery B is inserted is placed in a battery case 1. The belt 3 is locked to the battery hood 2 mounted on the battery hood 2 and is locked to the frame 4 via the buckle 4 which can be freely engaged and disengaged.

The battery case 1 is composed of a rectangular parallelepiped box body having one opening, and a plurality of batteries B are arranged and inserted.

The battery hood 2 is composed of a short rectangular parallelepiped box body having one opening, and is placed in the opening of the battery case 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, one end of the belt 3 is fixed to the weight W with a screw, and the other end of the belt 3 is attached with a first buckle so that the belt 3 comes into contact with a shoulder portion of the battery hood 2. Of the battery 31 and two second belts 32, one end of which is locked to a U-shaped metal fitting M fixed to the frame F with screws and the other end of which is attached with a second buckle. The upper part of the hood 2 is locked on both sides in the vehicle width direction to prevent the battery from being opened.

The first and second belts 31 and 32 are formed by weaving a synthetic fiber such as nylon or polyester into a strip shape having a width of about 50 mm and a thickness of about 1.2 mm.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the buckle 4 is attached to the first belt 31 having a square-shaped insertion piece 41 T mounted on the first belt 31 and the second belt 32. And a buckle 42 having a latch 42R that locks the insertion piece 41T.

The first and second buckles 41 and 42 have a vertical cross-sectional structure as shown in FIG. 3, and the square-shaped insertion piece 41 T of the first buckle 41 is inside the second buckle 42. When it is inserted to the left in the figure, the latch 42R in the alternate long and short dash line swings clockwise to the state shown by the solid line, and the tip of the latch 42R is inserted into the rectangular hole of the square-shaped insertion piece 41T. Is inserted and engaged to prevent the first buckle 41 from slipping out to the right in the figure.

When the first buckle 41 is removed to replace the battery B, the operator pushes the button 42B on the upper right side of the second buckle 42 to the left side in the drawing to move to the position shown by the solid line. The first buckle 41 can be pushed out to the right in the figure by the urging force of the spring 42S so that it can be removed by swinging the latch 42R of FIG.

In the battery locking device of the first embodiment having the above structure, when replacing the battery B, the buttons 42B of the two second buckles 42 are pushed to release the first buckle 41, and the battery hood is removed. 2 is removed from the top of the battery case 1, the battery B is replaced, the battery hood 2 is placed on the battery case 1 again, and the belts are brought into contact with the shoulders on both sides of the battery hood 2, The insertion piece 41T of the first buckle 41 is inserted into the second buckle 42 and is engaged by the latch 42R.

In the battery locking device of the first embodiment having the above-described operation, since the battery B can be replaced by disengaging the buckle 4, the battery replacement work is easy. .

In the battery locking device of the first embodiment, the belt 3 is mounted on the outer side of the battery hood 2 between the weight W and the frame F, and one of the battery case 1 and the battery hood 2 is mounted. Since the buckle 4 is installed on the part, it is possible to check the engagement and disengagement of the buckle 4 installed outside without removing the battery as in the conventional case, so that it is easy to attach the belt and the buckle. The effect is that it can be confirmed.

Further, in the battery locking device of the first embodiment, the belt W may be fixed to the weight W and the frame F with screws and the buckle 4 may be attached to a part of the belt 32. It has the effect of being easy to mount.

In addition, the battery locking device of the first embodiment does not use a round bar as in the conventional case, so there is nothing between the battery B and the battery hood 2, so conversion to a tall battery is possible. Has the effect of enabling.

Second Embodiment As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the battery locking device of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the structure of the belt and the buckle and the shoulder portion of the battery hood that abuts on the belt. Are different in structure. Only the differences will be described below.

The belt 3 is composed of one belt which is not divided into the two parts of the first and second belts as in the first embodiment, and is provided on both sides of the upper surface of the battery hood 2 to which the seat is fixed. It is configured to lock and prevent the battery from opening.

The buckle 43 is not divided into the two parts of the first and second buckles as in the first embodiment, and has a sectional structure as shown in FIG. By being folded back as shown in FIG. 3, when the belt 3 is tensioned, the belt 3 comes into contact with the protrusion 43P of the buckle 43 to prevent the belt 3 from coming off.

A round bar portion 21 B shown in FIG. 6 is formed on the shoulder portion 21 of the battery hood 2 with which the belt 3 abuts, so that the belt 3 abuts smoothly along the curvature of the outer peripheral surface. As shown in FIG. 7, a mode in which a sponge 21S coated with an adhesive is disposed on one surface and the belt 3 is elastically brought into contact with the shoulder portion 21 by the sponge 21S is appropriately adopted.

In the battery locking device of the second embodiment having the above structure, when replacing the battery, the portion of the belt 3 bent by the buckle 43 is loosened and removed, and the battery hood 2 of the battery case 1 is removed. After removing the battery from above, the battery is replaced, and the battery hood 2 is placed on the battery case 1 again. Then, the belt 3 is applied to the round bar portions 21B or the sponge portions of the shoulders on both sides of the battery hood 2. The battery hood 2 is locked to the frame F by contacting them and hooking them on the metal fitting M fixed to the frame F 2 and then inserting the other end of the belt 3 into the buckle 43 and folding back and pulling.

The battery locking device of the second embodiment having the above-described operation has the same effects as those of the first embodiment, and also has the effects that the structure of the belt and the buckle is simple and the cost is low.

Further, in the battery locking device of the second embodiment, since the round bar portion 21B or the sponge 21S is arranged on the shoulder portion 21 of the battery hood 2, there is an effect that the life of the belt 3 is lengthened.

(Third Embodiment) In the battery locking device of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a hinge 23 is arranged at a position closer to the weight of the battery hood 2, and the hinge 23 is used as a center. The battery hood 2 is locked so as to swing, and a U-shaped metal fitting 24 is provided in the center of the front surface of the battery hood 2 to lock one end of a wire 34 having loops formed at both ends. The insertion member 441 having a wedge-shaped cross section that constitutes the buckle 44 is locked to the loop at the end, and at the same time, one end of the wire 34 having loops formed at both ends is provided by disposing the U-shaped metal fitting M on the frame F. The receiving member 442 having a wedge-shaped recess forming the buckle 44 is locked to the loop at the other end, and the insertion member 441 is inserted laterally (in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 8) to the receiving member 442. After inserting it into the wedge-shaped recess, The insertion member 441 is closed to prevent the insertion member 441 from falling off.

In the battery locking device of the third embodiment having the above structure, when replacing the battery, the lid at the side end of the buckle 44 is opened and the insertion member 441 is moved to the side of the receiving member 442 to the outside. After that, the battery hood 2 is swung clockwise around the hinge 23, the battery is replaced, and the battery hood 2 is swung counterclockwise again to insert the insertion member 441 into the receiving member 442. The battery hood 2 is locked to the frame F by closing the lid with the cover.

The battery locking device of the third embodiment having the above-described operation has the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment, and in addition, the hinge 23 is provided on the battery hood 2 to swing the battery hood 2 for battery replacement. Therefore, the battery can be replaced more easily than the above-described embodiment in which the battery hood 2 is lifted and removed.

In the battery locking device of the third embodiment, a wire is arranged between the battery hood 2 and the frame F to directly lock the wire, so that the strength can be increased and the length can be shortened. In addition to the above effect, there is no problem of contact wear with the shoulder portion 21S of the battery hood 2.

Further, in the battery locking device of the third embodiment, since the buckle 44 is composed of the wedge-shaped insertion member 441 and the receiving member 442, the thicker the parts come into contact with each other as the force acts. It has the effect of not coming off and having high safety.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples for the purpose of explanation, and the present invention is not limited to them, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art from the claims of utility model, the detailed description of the invention and the description of the drawings. Modifications and additions are possible as long as they do not violate the technical idea regarding the structure that can be recognized by the.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the example of the belt and the wire has been described as the example of the belt-shaped member, but the present invention is not limited to them and any one having a similar function can be adopted. It is also possible to employ a belt-shaped member and a buckle that are integrally formed.

In the above-mentioned third embodiment, the example in which the wire and the buckle are arranged on the front surface of the battery hood in order to be one has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the left and right sides of the battery hood are not limited thereto. It is also possible to adopt a mode in which one is provided in front of the side surface and two are provided in total.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a part of a belt and a buckle of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing a buckle of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a buckle according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing an example of a shoulder portion of the battery hood of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view showing another example of the shoulder portion of the battery hood of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a partially cut side view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Battery Case 2 Battery Hood 3 Belt 4, 43 Buckle B Battery F Frame M Metal Fitting W Weight 31 First Belt 32 Second Belt 41 First Buckle 42 Second Buckle 41T Square-shaped Insert Angle 42R Latch 42S Spring 43P Projection 21 Shoulder 21B Round bar portion 21S Sponge 23 Hinge 33, 34 Wire 44 Buckle 441 Insertion member 442 Receiving member

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A belt-shaped member is locked to a battery hood mounted on a battery case into which a battery is inserted so as to prevent the battery hood from being opened, and the belt-shaped member is fixed to a frame via a locking / releasing locking tool. A battery locking device characterized by locking.