JPH11111358A - Electrode connecting terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a common electrode connecting terminal and to reduce cost by enabling surface contact possible even on an external peripheral surface of an electrode member with different specifications, particularly which protrudes from an upper surface of a battery installed in a vehicle. SOLUTION: In a battery terminal 10, a long flexible band part 11 which can be curved in a ring shape and on which a series of engagement grooves 15 are formed in its extending direction, an engagement part 12 to hold rotatably by a screw driver a rotation shaft 16 which is linked to a base end part of the band 11 and, on which a worm gear 17 meshed with the engagement groove 15 from the tip side of the band 11 is formed, and a connecting part 13 linked to the band part 11 together with the engagement part 12 and is connected by crimping to a core wire of a cable C are provided, and respective parts 11-13 as a whole are made of conductive materials.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrode connecting terminal, and more particularly to an electrode connecting terminal that can be connected to an electrode member protruding from the upper surface of a battery installed in a vehicle or the like regardless of its diameter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to connect with a certain current capacity or more, the electrodes are connected by surface contact. For example, a battery B as shown in FIG. 6 for driving an electric system is mounted on a vehicle, and an electric wire (conductive member) shown in FIG. A battery post (electrode member) P formed in a post shape is attached as an electrode for connecting C, and a battery terminal (electrode connecting terminal) 1 to which the electric wire C shown in FIG.
Are linked.

A battery terminal 1 of this type has a substantially same diameter (diameter) as the battery post P between two divided electrode pieces (electrode plates) 2 so as to make surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of an electrode member such as the battery post P. In L), a mounting hole 3 having a wide inner surface is formed, and the electrode piece 2 is tightened with a screw to connect to the battery post P.

[0004]

However, such a conventional electrode connection terminal needs to have a mounting hole having substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter L of the mating electrode member. battery B, as shown in FIG. 8, the anode (+) and ground electrode (-) with the outer diameter L of the battery post P is different, overseas and domestic and even for the different specifications, an outer diameter (L1 ⁺ , L1 ⁻ , L2 ⁺ , L2 ⁻ ), the battery terminal 1 must be prepared. Also, the electric wire C must be selected according to its current capacity. For this reason, in order to connect and prepare the battery terminal and the electric wire C, it is necessary to combine them for each specification, so that the management becomes complicated and an error easily occurs in the manufacturing.
Inefficiency hindered cost savings.

As shown in FIG. 9, the electrode plate 6 is folded without being divided into two parts to form a mounting hole 7 having substantially the same diameter L as the battery post P on its inner surface, and ribs on both sides in the width direction. By giving shape 8 and having strength,
It is also conceivable to configure the battery terminal 5 so that it can make surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of the battery post P when screwed. However, since the shape of the mounting hole 7 is determined to some extent also in the battery terminal 5, the above problem cannot be completely solved.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the cost by making the electrode connection terminals common by making surface contact possible even on the outer peripheral surfaces of electrode members having different specifications.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an electrode connecting terminal for connecting a wide electrode plate to the electrode member by making surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of the electrode member. A flexible band portion formed as an elongated wide electrode plate, an engaging portion that is connected to the band portion and engages with the band portion at a position separated from the connecting portion; A connection portion for connecting a conductive member connected to the electrode member,
At least between the inner surface of the band portion and the connection surface of the connection portion with the conductive member.

[0008] In the first aspect of the present invention, for example,
When connecting to the electrode member having a circular cross section, the wide band portion is engaged with a position separated from the connecting portion by the connecting portion provided in a continuous manner to form a ring shape, and the engagement position from the connecting portion is determined. By shortening the length and reducing the diameter,
The band can be brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the electrode member, and the band and the connection are conductive. Therefore, the conductive member connected to the connection portion can be connected to the electrode member via the band portion which is wound around and closely contacted with the electrode member.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the band portion has an engaging groove extending in an extending direction, and the engaging portion has a band portion. And a rotation member for moving the band portion in the extension direction by rotating while engaging with the engagement groove of the band portion in the insertion hole is provided. is there.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the band is inserted into the insertion hole of the engagement portion and the rotating member is rotated. And is reduced in diameter. Therefore, the band portion can be brought into close contact with the electrode member only by applying a rotating force to the rotating member. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, an axis of the rotating member is orthogonal to an extending direction of the band portion.

According to the third aspect of the invention, by rotating the rotating member orthogonal to the band portion, the engagement groove can be sent to reduce the diameter of the band portion. Therefore, the operation of rotating the rotating member from the extension side of the electrode member can be performed. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second or third aspect, the end of the rotating member is formed so that the rotating member can be rotated by a rotating tool. is there.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the rotary member can be rotated by attaching the rotary tool to the end of the rotary member. Therefore, the rotating member can be easily rotated by applying a rotating force to the rotating member, and the band portion can be brought into close contact with the electrode member. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second or third aspect of the present invention, the end of the rotating member is formed in a plate shape so as to be gripped and rotatable. Things.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the plate-like end of the rotating member can be gripped and the rotating member can be rotated. Therefore, the rotating member can be easily rotated by applying a rotating force without using a rotating tool,
The band portion can be brought into close contact with the electrode member. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the polarity of the electrode member connecting the conductive members is indicated.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the sixth aspect of the present invention, coloring for indicating the polarity of the electrode member connecting the conductive members is provided. . According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the sixth aspect, a seal indicating the polarity of the electrode member connecting the conductive members is attached.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the sixth aspect of the present invention, an insulating cover for indicating the polarity of the electrode member connecting the conductive members is attached. It is. In the inventions according to the sixth to ninth aspects, the polarity of the electrode member is displayed. Therefore, the connected conductive member can be easily connected to the correct polarity electrode member according to the indication. In the case where the polarity of the electrode member is indicated by attaching an insulating cover, the rotation in the returning direction is limited by engaging with the plate-shaped end of the rotating member according to the fifth aspect of the invention. You can also.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the electrode connection terminal according to the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment.
The invention corresponds to the inventions described in 2, 4, 6, and 8. In FIG. 1, an electrode connecting terminal 10 is connected to a battery post (electrode member) P formed in a post shape of a battery B shown in FIG. ) Is used as a battery terminal 10 for connecting the two.

The battery terminal 10 has a long band portion 11 which is flexible and can be bent into a ring shape, and a band portion.
An engaging portion 12 connected to the proximal end of the band portion 11 and engaged with the distal end side of the base portion of the band portion 11;
Connecting part 13 which is connected to the core wire of the electric wire C by crimping
And the entire portion including the respective portions 11 to 13 is made of a conductive material, and conduction between the band portion 11 and the connection portion 13 is ensured.

The band portion 11 is provided with a cover 12 of the engaging portion 12.
a, which is connected to the bottom of
a into the insertion hole opened from the opposite side of the connecting portion (base end) with the a. In the band portion 11, an engagement groove 15 that is continuous in the extension direction and that is inclined with respect to the width direction is cut and opened in a slit shape.

As shown in FIG. 2, the engaging portion 12
a rotatable shaft (rotating member) 16 is rotatably held in the inner surface a of the helical worm tooth 17 formed on the outer surface of the helical member 17 which rotates while meshing with the engaging groove 15 of the band portion 11 inserted through the insertion hole. When the rotating shaft 16 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, the worm teeth 17 feed the engaging groove 15 toward the head (end) 16a to pull out the band portion 11. Also, the head of the rotating shaft 16 of the engagement portion 12
For 16a, a flathead screwdriver (a rotary tool such as a Phillips screwdriver, hexagon wrench, spanner, etc. may be used)
An insertion groove 16b is formed for inserting and engaging (mounting). When the rotating shaft 16 is rotated clockwise in the drawing, the band portion 11
It may be formed so as to be sent in the direction a and drawn out.

For this reason, the battery terminal 10 rotates the head 16a of the rotating shaft 16 counterclockwise with a flathead screwdriver while inserting the band portion 11 from the tip into the insertion hole of the engaging portion 12 to form a ring shape. Thereby, the worm teeth 17 of the rotating shaft 16 can be bitten into the engaging grooves 15 of the band portion 11 and pulled out in the direction of the head 16a to reduce the diameter.
After the battery post P of the battery B is mounted in the band portion 11, the rotating shaft 16 is further rotated in the same direction so that the inner surface of the wide band portion 11 is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the battery post P and tightly tightened. can do. Therefore, the band portion 11 can be brought into surface contact with the battery post P, and the electric wire C crimp-connected to the connection portion 13 is electrically connected to the battery post P via the band portion 11 in a state where the current capacity is secured. be able to. After that, it is preferable to maintain the surface contact of the band portion 11 by applying a paint for preventing loosening just in case, as reliability can be improved.

A sticker 19 indicating the polarity of the battery post P for connecting the electric wire C is affixed to the battery terminal 10, and the operation of connecting to the battery post P in accordance with the display indicates that the battery terminal 10 has the correct polarity. Can be linked. As described above, in the present embodiment, the wide band portion 11 that conducts to the electric wire C is inserted into the engagement portion 12 in a ring shape, and the rotating shaft in the engagement portion 12 is rotated.
By rotating the screw 16 with a screwdriver, the band 11 can be fed and reduced in diameter by the worm teeth 17 meshing with the engagement groove 15, and the band 11 can be brought into close contact with the battery post P to make surface contact. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, domestic and overseas, anode (+) and earth electrode (-)
Even different battery post P specifications such as outer diameter, the band portion 11 an inner diameter L1 ^{+ between, L1 -, L2 +, L2} - can be reduced in diameter, such as easily while securing the current capacity of electric wire C Can be linked. As a result, the management cost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced by using the battery terminal 10 as a common component.

If the connection operation is performed according to the polarity indicated by the seal 19 of the battery terminal 10 with respect to the polarity of the electric wire C and the battery post P, there is no error and the operation of checking the polarity does not increase. Therefore, the battery terminal 10 can be used as a common component without any problem, and the workability is not impaired. 4 and 5 are views showing a second embodiment of the electrode connection terminal according to the present invention,
This embodiment corresponds to the first to third, fifth, sixth, and eighth aspects of the present invention. The present embodiment is configured in the same manner as the above-described embodiment, and thus the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description will be focused on the characteristic portions.

In FIG. 4, a battery terminal (electrode connection terminal) 10 is formed by connecting a band portion 21 which is continuous in an extending direction and has an opening formed by cutting an engaging groove 25 parallel to the width direction into a slit shape. The band part
Reference numeral 21 designates a base end connected to the tip of the connecting portion 13 formed in the shape of a hand of a key (a portion orthogonal to the main portion of the connecting portion 13 of the hand of the key).

As the engaging portion 22, a rotating shaft 26 is held in the shape of a key at the tip of the connecting portion 13 so as to be rotatable in the extending direction of the band portion 21 with an axis parallel to the width direction of the band portion 21. Along with
On the outer surface of the rotating shaft 26, there are formed meshing teeth 27 that rotate and mesh with the engaging groove 25 of the band portion 21 inserted from the insertion hole defined between the hand shape of the key and the rotating shaft 26. As shown in FIG. 5, when the rotation shaft 26 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, the meshing teeth 27 send the engagement grooves 25 to
Is drawn out. Therefore, the rotating shaft 26 rotates in a state orthogonal to the extending direction (ring shape) of the band portion 21.

The rotating shaft 26 of the engaging portion 22 has a gripping plate at the end protruding from the hand-shaped outer surface of the key at the tip of the connecting portion 13.
The rotating shaft 26 can be rotated by gripping the gripping plate 28. For this reason, also in the battery terminal 10 of the present embodiment, by holding the holding plate 28 and rotating the rotating shaft 26 counterclockwise while holding the holding plate 28 while inserting the band portion 21 from the front end into the insertion hole into the ring shape, The engagement groove of the band portion 21
The engagement teeth 27 of the rotating shaft 26 can be engaged with the 25 and the diameter can be reduced by pulling out, and the inner surface of the wide band portion 21 can be wound around the outer peripheral surface of the battery post P to make surface contact and tighten.

As described above, also in this embodiment, it is possible to obtain the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment. In the present embodiment, the rotating shaft 26 can be rotated by gripping the gripping plate 28 at its end perpendicular to the extending direction (ring shape) of the band 21. Therefore, a rotating tool such as a driver is prepared. It is not necessary to connect the battery terminals 10 easily by holding the holding plate 28 from the open space on the top side of the battery post P.

As another aspect of the first and second embodiments described above, although not shown, a seal for indicating the polarity of the anode (+) of the battery post P or the ground electrode (-) on the battery terminal 10. Instead of 19, the polarity of the battery post P may be displayed by painting (coloring) red or black on the connection portion 13 or by making the insulating cover wound around the connection portion 13 red or black. Good. When the insulating cover is put over the entire battery terminal 10 in order to ensure safety, it is engaged with the gripping plate 28 in the second embodiment to stop the rotation so as to stop the rotation in the returning direction. Restrictions can also be made (claims 7 and 9).

Further, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the engagement grooves 15 and 25 which are opened in a slit shape are provided in the band portions 11 and 21, but the engagement grooves are formed by the worm teeth 17 and the mesh teeth 27. May be formed by erecting ribs that penetrate and mesh with each other. In this case, the area of the inner surface of the band portion 11 can be increased to increase the current capacity. In the second embodiment, the engagement groove 25 and the meshing teeth 27 of the rotary shaft 26 are formed in the width direction of the band portion 21. Needless to say, it may be a worm tooth.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the wide band portion can be brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the electrode member by reducing the diameter in a ring shape or the like.
Even with electrode members having different specifications such as outer diameters, the band portions can be brought into close contact and surface contact, and the conductive members connected to the electrode members can be connected while securing current capacity. Therefore, the parts can be shared, and the management cost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the band portion inserted into the insertion hole can be drawn out and reduced in diameter by rotating the rotating member to feed the engaging groove and reduce the diameter of the rotating member. The band portion can be brought into close contact with the electrode member and brought into surface contact with the electrode member only by the above operation. Therefore, the work can be easily performed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the rotating member for reducing the diameter of the band portion can be rotated from the orthogonal direction, for example, when the electrode member is extended from the extension side of the electrode member such as a battery post or the like. In this case, the connecting operation can be performed from the open space on the top side. Therefore, the work can be easily performed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the rotating member for reducing the diameter of the band portion can be rotated by attaching the rotating tool to the end, the rotating member can be easily rotated by the rotating tool. Therefore, the connecting operation can be easily performed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the rotating member for reducing the diameter of the band portion can be rotated by gripping the plate-shaped end portion, the rotating member can be rotated without preparing a rotating tool. Therefore, the connecting operation can be easily performed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the present invention, since the polarity of the electrode member is displayed, the conductive member can be connected to the electrode member according to the display without erroneous polarity. Therefore, work can be performed on a polar electrode member without deteriorating workability, and it can be applied to a battery post and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of an electrode connection terminal according to the present invention, and is a perspective view showing an overall configuration thereof.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the internal configuration of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the operation and effect.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second embodiment of the electrode connection terminal according to the present invention, and is a perspective view showing the entire configuration thereof.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the main part.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a battery connecting electrode connection terminals.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating connection of a conventional electrode connection terminal.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a problem of a conventional electrode connection terminal.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another example of the electrode connection terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Battery terminal (electrode connection terminal) 11, 21 Band (electrode plate) 12, 22 Engagement part 13 Connection part 15, 25 Engagement groove 16, 26 Rotary shaft (rotary member) 16a End 17 Worm tooth 19 Seal 27 Intermeshing teeth 28 Gripping plate (end) B Battery P Battery post (electrode member) C Electric wire (conductive member)

Claims (9)

[Claims] An electrode connecting terminal for connecting a wide electrode plate to the electrode member by bringing the wide electrode plate into surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of the electrode member, wherein the flexible electrode band is formed to be long as the wide electrode plate. Portion, an engagement portion that is connected to the band portion and is engaged with the band portion at a position separated from the connection portion, and a connection portion that connects a conductive member connected to the electrode member, An electrode connection terminal, wherein at least a connection is made between an inner surface of the band portion and a connection surface of the connection portion with the conductive member. 2. The band portion has an engaging groove extending in the extending direction, and the engaging portion has an insertion hole through which the band portion is inserted and pulled out, and the band portion in the insertion hole engages with the band portion. The electrode connecting terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a rotating member that moves the band in the extension direction by rotating while engaging with the groove. 3. The electrode connecting terminal according to claim 2, wherein an axis of said rotating member is orthogonal to an extending direction of said band portion. 4. The electrode connection terminal according to claim 2, wherein an end of said rotary member is formed rotatably by a rotary tool. 5. The electrode connection terminal according to claim 2, wherein an end of said rotary member is formed in a plate shape so as to be gripped and rotatable. 6. The electrode connection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the polarity of an electrode member connecting said conductive member is displayed. 7. The electrode connection terminal according to claim 6, wherein the electrode connection terminal is colored to indicate the polarity of the electrode member connecting the conductive member. 8. A sticker for indicating the polarity of an electrode member connecting said conductive members is attached.
2. The electrode connection terminal according to 1. 9. The electrode connection terminal according to claim 6, further comprising an insulating cover for indicating the polarity of the electrode member connecting said conductive member.