JPH08124616A - Terminal structure for connecting battery of two-wheeled vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a terminal structure for connecting a battery of a two- wheeled vehicle, by which workability can be improved by eliminating erroneous assembling of a battery terminal to a battery terminal, reliably preventing the terminal from being brought in contact with a metallic part of a vehicle body, and reliably performing fastening through a process of reliably preventing a nut from slipping. CONSTITUTION: A bent piece 28 formed by extending and bending one end in the surface direction of a terminal main body part 26a of a lead wire side terminal 26, and overlapped on the terminal main body part 26a in plan view is provided, an internal thread hole 28a is formed on this bent piece 28, and a bolt 20 is screwed to the internal thread hole 28a from the terminal main body part 26a through a terminal 10a in a state where the bent piece 28 is inserted into a hollow part 10a1 from an opening part 10a11 of the terminal 10a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery connecting terminal structure for connecting a lead wire to a battery of a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a motorcycle, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a battery 10 for power supply is mounted on a vehicle body, and the battery 10 is located between a pair of left and right vehicle body frames 12, 12. It will be installed. In this case, the battery 10 has a longitudinal direction in a top view along the width direction of the vehicle body, and terminals (plus and minus terminals) 10a, 10a are arranged along the width direction to approach the frame 12. To position. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a lead wire (lead wire) 14 that guides electricity of the battery 10 to an electricity using portion has a lead wire side terminal (also referred to as a battery terminal) 16 fixed to the tip of the lead wire 14. Terminal 1
It is attached and connected to 0a and 10a. The tip portion of the lead wire 14 is enclosed by the crimp end 15 of the lead wire side terminal 16 and connected / fixed by crimping.

The terminals 10a, 10a have a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and generally have a hollow portion 10a having a rectangular cross section.
₁ opens outward in the vehicle width direction (opening 10
a ₁₁ ), and a circular opening 10 a ₁₂ is opened from above and sideways toward the hollow portion 10 a ₁ . In addition, in the terminals 10a and 10a, the opening 10a
_A nut stopper 17 that closes the hollow portion 10a ₁ is provided at the end opposite to ₁₂ .

When connecting the lead wire side terminal 16 to the terminals 10a, 10a, as shown in FIG. 12, a hollow portion 10a _{1 of the} terminals 10a, 10a is formed.
Within, in plan view, a square nut 18 is inserted from the opening 10a _11, and lead bolts 20 wire side terminal 16
Wherein the hole 16a circular opening 10a ₁₂ (upper one) and the through and screwed into the nut 18, the bolt 20
Is tightened.

When connecting the lead wire side terminal 16, the lead wire side terminal 1 of the + (plus) pole is connected.
When 6 comes into contact with a metal part such as the vehicle body frame 12 or 12, a current leak or the like occurs, which is a problem. Therefore, conventionally, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3A, in order to position the lead wire side terminal 16, the bent portions 16 b are provided at both ends of the terminal 16.
Is provided to form the terminal 16 in a U-shape that opens downward when viewed from the axial direction of the lead wire 14, and the bent portions 16b are applied to both side surfaces of the terminals 10a and 10a to determine the position.

[0006]

However, conventionally, the terminals 10a, 10a of the battery 10 having a rectangular shape as viewed from above have a distinction between long and short sides and can be positioned by using the short sides. As shown in (b), the sides of the square shape have the same length, and therefore any side can be assembled, so that the lead wire side terminal 16 cannot be reliably positioned with respect to the terminals 10a, 10a. There is a problem. Therefore, there is a problem in that the lead wire side terminal 16 may come into contact with a metal component such as the vehicle body frame 12 due to incorrect assembly.

In addition, in terms of body layout, the battery 10
In many cases, the lead wire side terminal 16 is assembled in a state where the lead wire side terminal 16 is tilted, but when the battery 10 is tilted, the nut 18 falls from the terminals 10a, 10a or shifts in position, so that the lead wire side terminal 16 is not attached. There is also the problem that tightening is difficult.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and eliminates erroneous assembly of the lead wire side terminal to the battery terminal, and therefore,
A lead wire side terminal of a motorcycle, which can surely prevent contact between the terminal and a metal part of the vehicle body, and can surely prevent the nut from falling to ensure tightening, thus improving workability. The challenge is to provide a structure.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a battery is located between a pair of left and right body frames of a two-wheeled vehicle, and a terminal of the battery has a hollow portion. In the battery connecting terminal structure, wherein the female screw member is inserted into the hollow portion, the male screw member and the female screw member are screwed together to fasten the terminal and the lead wire side terminal. Is such that the terminal is positioned so as to face the pair of left and right vehicle body frames, and the terminal hollow portion is opened in one direction, and further, the lead wire side terminal is in the surface direction of the terminal main body portion. A bent piece overlapping in plan view with the terminal main body part having one end extended and bent, and the female screw part formed on the bent piece. For connecting a battery of a motorcycle, wherein the male screw member is screwed from the terminal main body portion to the female screw portion via the terminal in a state in which the barb piece is inserted into the hollow portion from the opening. It has a structure of a terminal structure.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the battery is such that the terminal is positioned so as to face the pair of left and right vehicle body frames, and the hollow portion of the terminal is opened in one direction. The wire-side terminal has a bending piece that overlaps with the main body in which one end in the surface direction of the lead wire-side terminal main body extends and is bent, in plan view. Further, the female screw member is formed on the bent piece,
Since the male screw member is screwed from the terminal main body portion to the female screw portion through the terminal in a state where the bent piece is inserted into the hollow portion from the opening, the lead wire side terminal is It can be fastened to the terminal.

Since the bending piece is integrated with the lead wire side terminal body, if the bending piece is inserted into the hollow portion from the opening, the bending piece is inserted into the hollow portion only from the opening portion. The relative position between the lead wire side terminal and the terminal at the time of fastening is uniquely determined. Further, since the bent piece is integrated with the lead wire side terminal as described above, the female screw member does not fall off even if the terminal is tilted.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those in FIGS. 11 to 13 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. 1 to 4 are explanatory views of an embodiment of a battery connecting terminal structure for a motorcycle according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 10 are explanatory views of respective modified examples of the embodiment. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a main part of a battery mounted on a motorcycle according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating a connection of a lead wire side terminal to a terminal of the battery, and FIG. 3 is a production of the lead wire side terminal. Explanatory drawing, FIG. 4 is a dimensional explanatory drawing of said lead wire side terminal and said terminal,
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a terminal of the battery, and FIGS. 6 to 10 are perspective views for explaining first to fifth modifications of the lead wire side terminal.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the battery 10 has terminals 10a and 10a having hollow portions 10a _1.
And, as shown in FIG. 12, is disposed between the pair of left and right body frames 12 of the two-wheeled vehicle.

The battery 10 is located so that the terminal 10a faces the pair of left and right body frames 12, 12, and the terminal hollow portion 10 is provided.
a ₁ is an opening in one direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the lead wire side terminal 26 of the embodiment is in a state in which one surface direction end 26a ₁ of the substantially circular main body portion 26a of the lead wire side terminal 26 is extended and bent. The lead wire side terminal 2
The bending piece 28 is overlapped with the main body portion 26a of No. 6 in a plan view. A female screw hole 28a is formed in the bent piece 28 to form a female screw portion.

In the embodiment, the female screw hole 28a of the bent piece 28 is formed around the female screw hole 28a.
Is subjected to a burring process projecting in the direction opposite to the main body part (the processed part is referred to as a burring process part 28b), and the female screw 28c is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the burring process part 28b. . In the embodiment, the length of the female screw 28c is sufficiently long by the burring portion 28b so that a strong fastening force can be obtained. Further, the lead wire side terminal 26 is provided with the main body portion 26.
A through hole 26b through which the bolt 20 is inserted is formed at the center of the "a".

The interval w1 between the main body portion 26a and the bending piece 28, which is the bending dimension of the lead wire side terminal 26, is set to be equal to or slightly smaller than the upper side wall thickness t1 of the terminal 10a (w1≤). t1). Alternatively, it is set wide (w1> t1). In this case, FIG.
As shown in, by setting the bending dimension of the lead wire side terminal 26 to be slightly smaller than the wall thickness t1 of the terminal 10a (w1 <t1), that is, the distance w1 between the main body portion 26a and the bending piece 28 is reduced. By setting the thickness slightly smaller than the upper side wall thickness t1 of the terminal 10a (w1 <t1), the terminal 26 is press-fitted when it is inserted into the terminal 10a, and the terminal 10a
Since the upper part of the battery is held by being sandwiched between the main body portion 26a and the bending piece 28 with a certain amount of force, the terminal 26 will not be displaced from the terminal 10a even when the battery 10 is tilted, and the bolt 20 Work is easy when tightening with. Further, by setting the gap w1 between the main body portion 26a and the bending piece 28 to be larger than the upper side wall thickness t1 of the terminal 10a, the lead wire side terminal 26 can be easily attached to the terminal 10a and workability is improved. improves.

When connecting the lead wire side terminal 26 to the terminal 10a of the battery 10, first,
From the opening 10a ₁₁ to the hollow portion 1
0a ₁ and in this state, the bolt 20 is screwed from the through hole 26b of the lead wire side terminal 26 through the upper circular opening 10a ₁₂ of the terminal 10a into the female screw 28c of the female screw hole 28a. . Further, the bolt 20 is turned by a wrench (not shown) or the like to be tightened to connect the lead wire side terminal 26 to the terminal 10.
Fasten to a.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment, the bent piece 28 of the lead wire side terminal 26 is the battery terminal 10a.
Since only the opening portion 10a ₁₂ that can not be inserted into the hollow portion 10a _1, wherein the lead wire side terminal 26 Battery data - now assembled from only one direction with respect Terminal 10a, can be reliably mutual positioning . Further, since it can be attached to the battery terminal 10a from only one direction, there is no erroneous assembly, and a gap can be surely secured also to a metal part such as a vehicle body frame. Further, since the bent piece 28 is integrated with the main body portion 26a, the lead wire side terminal 26 does not have a problem that the nut cannot be dropped and tightened, and the workability is good.

Next, referring to FIGS. 5 to 10, each of the modified examples 1 to 5 will be described. The lead wire side terminal 26
5 is connected to the upper surface of the battery terminal 10a whose external shape is substantially a cube or a rectangular parallelepiped, the lead wire 14 is projected in the directions A, B, C, D, E, and F in FIG. The lead wire side terminal 26 can be attached. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the lead wire side terminal 26 has the lead wire 1 in the A direction.
4 is located and connected to the battery terminal 10a, but in each of the modified examples 1 to 5, the other B to F are connected.
The lead wire 14 can be taken out from each direction.

The lead wire side terminal 26 ₁ of the modification ₁ is
As shown in FIG. 6, the lead wire 14 is projected in the B direction, and the lead wire 14 is projected perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bent piece 28 in the plane direction and toward the front of the battery 10 (front of the vehicle body).

The lead wire side terminal 26 ₂ of Modification ₂ is
As shown in FIG. 7, the lead wire 14 is projected in the C direction, and the lead wire 14 is projected perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bent piece 28 in the plane direction and toward the rear of the battery 10 (rear of the vehicle body).

The lead wire side terminal 26 ₃ of Modification ₃ is
As shown in FIG. 8, the lead wire 14 is extended in the D direction. The lead wire 14 extends along the longitudinal direction of the bent piece 28 and toward the side of the battery 10 (to the left of the vehicle body).
coming out. In Modification 4 and Modification 5, including Modification 3, the main body 26a of the lead wire side terminal has a rectangular shape in plan view.

The lead wire side terminal 26 ₄ of Modification ₄ is
As shown in FIG. 9, the lead wire 14 is projected in the E direction, and the lead wire 14 is projected vertically downward with respect to the plane direction of the bent piece 28 and at the front position of the battery 10.

The lead wire side terminal 26 ₅ of Modification ₅ is
As shown in FIG. 10, the lead wire 14 is projected in the F direction, and the lead wire 14 is projected vertically downward with respect to the plane direction of the bent piece 28 and at a position lateral to the battery 10.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Prevents incorrect assembly of the lead wire side terminal to the battery terminal, and therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent contact between the terminal and the metal part of the vehicle body, and also to prevent the nut from falling and ensure tightening. Therefore, workability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a main part of a battery mounted on a motorcycle according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating a connection of a lead wire side terminal to a terminal of the battery.

FIG. 3 is a manufacturing explanatory diagram of the lead wire side terminal.

FIG. 4A is a dimension of a terminal wall thickness t1, and FIG.
Is the space between the body of the lead wire side terminal, the bent piece, and w1.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of each of the dimensions.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a terminal of the battery.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a first modification of the lead wire side terminal.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a second modified example of the lead wire side terminal.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a third modification of the lead wire side terminal.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a fourth modification of the lead wire side terminal.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a fifth modification of the lead wire side terminal.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of mounting a general battery on a vehicle body.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a conventional lead wire side terminal attachment.

13A and 13B are other explanatory views of attachment of the lead wire side terminal, in which FIG. 13A is a correspondence diagram of the terminal and the terminal, and FIG. 13B is a plan view of the terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Battery 10a, 10a Terminal (Positive and Negative Terminal) 10a ₁ Hollow part 10a ₁₁ Rectangular opening towards the hollow part 10a ₁₂ Circular opening towards the hollow part 12 Body frame 14 Lead wire 20 Bolt 26 Lead wire side terminal 26a Lead wire side terminal body 28 Bending piece 28a Female screw hole 28b Burring processed portion 28c Female screw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A battery is located between a pair of left and right body frames of a motorcycle, a terminal of the battery has a hollow portion, and a male screw member with a female screw member inserted in the hollow portion. In the battery connection terminal structure for screwing together the female screw member and the terminal and the lead wire side terminal, the battery is positioned such that the terminal faces the pair of left and right body frames, Moreover, the terminal hollow portion is opened in one direction, and further, the lead wire side terminal is a bent piece that overlaps with the terminal main body portion in a plan view in which one end in the surface direction of the terminal main body portion extends and is bent. And the female screw portion is formed on the bent piece, and the male screw portion is inserted in the hollow portion through the opening of the bent piece. A battery connecting terminal structure for a motorcycle, wherein a material is screwed from the terminal main body portion to the female screw portion via the terminal.