US3843411A - Method of making front terminal battery connection - Google Patents

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US3843411A
US3843411A US00341230A US34123073A US3843411A US 3843411 A US3843411 A US 3843411A US 00341230 A US00341230 A US 00341230A US 34123073 A US34123073 A US 34123073A US 3843411 A US3843411 A US 3843411A
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    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/10—Primary casings; Jackets or wrappings
    • H01M50/172—Arrangements of electric connectors penetrating the casing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M50/00—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
    • H01M50/50—Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
    • H01M50/543—Terminals
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  • This invention relates to a method of fabricating a connection in a lead acid storage battery and more particularly, to a side or end wall terminal construction of the metallic type which is secured through a wall composed of a plastic material such as polypropylene.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating the procedural steps utilized in the present method.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view illustrating the two button members prior to placement in an opening in a battery container wall.
  • FIG. 3 is a view in vertical section showing the two button members fused in a fluid tight engagement in the battery wall.
  • FIG. 4 is a view in vertical section illustrating one method of casting a threaded nut in one of the button members.
  • FIG. 5 is a view in vertical section similar to that of FIG. 2 but showing the alignment of the button members prior to fusing.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a method of applying a wax bead to one of the button members.
  • FIG. 7 is a partial view in side elevation illustrating a ram type welder for use in the method of this invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a view in side elevation illustrating an apparatus for performing the mechanical upsetting or swaging step.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a gun-type welding device for welding a strap button member to the disk on the inside of the battery case.
  • FIG. 10 is an exploded view illustrating a preferred connection for welding a strap button member with the usual plates to the inside disk and the inside disk for connection with the outside button.
  • FIG. 11 is a View in vertical section of the completed connection of the components indicated in FIG. 10 and utilizing the process of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 The preferred manner of producing a passage or hole in the side or endwall of the battery casing and through which the terminal construction of this invention is made is provided by a punch apparatus described in U.S. 3,238,- 829.
  • This punching step is diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 1 which also shows the basic steps for accomplishing the front terminal construction of this invention.
  • the type of battery case or container which is employed in this invention is that described in U.S. Pat. 3,388,007.
  • a portion of the battery side or endwall 11 for the plastic case is shown in FIG. 2 and has an annulus 12 surrounding an opening 14 which will have been provided by the previously described punching apparatus.
  • a front button member is cast from a lead alloy such as 3% antimony-lead and is shown at with a steel nut 38 and a threaded plug 39 cast therein.
  • Button 15 has an extending section 16 which is generally cylindrical for placement in and through opening 14.
  • a back disk 18 which may be composed of the same lead alloy as front button 15 is circular in configuration and has an accommodating circular compartment 19 for frictionally engaging a portion of the extending section 16 which projects through passage 14 and beyond the back of wall 11.
  • an annular wax bead 20 will be applied to front button 15 in the region where the extending projection 16 projects from the main body sec tion 17.
  • the bead 20 is composed of a thermoplastic composition and has a melting point of 350-375 F.
  • the front button 15 will be placed within annulus 12 and with the extending section 16 projecting through passage 14 and on the other side of wall 11, back disk 18 will be frictionally placed over a portion of extending section 16 which projects from the passage 14. In this position, the front and back buttons which are in contact will be fluidized while under force such as by means of a ram weld operation.
  • This force is effected in two stages with an initial force of 460 pounds and then an increased force of 200 pounds while the welding current and forces are applied from the front of front button 15 and from the back disk 18.
  • the forces are applied for 56 cycles (56/ 60ths of a second) and the weld time is set at 26 cycles (26/ 60ths of a second).
  • the welding current is applied 30 cycles after the force is initiated and terminated 1.5 seconds before termination of the period during which the force is effected.
  • a welding current of 16,500 amps isutilized and is controlled in a manner so as not to melt away the surrounding plastic wall 11 adjacent the opening 14.
  • the terminal construction As ultimately fabricated and as shown by the numeral 23 in FIG. 3 will be subjected to a leak testing procedure which employs the placement of a solution over and around the button 15 as well as annulus 12 and pressure applied inside the battery container with a cover disposed on the top. Any leak will be evidenced by bubbles appearing in the leak test material.
  • an upstanding lug which will be fabricated on a battery strap by a cast on method described in U.S. 3,087,005 will be welded with force to the back of back button 18 to provide the necessary electrical connection to the inside plates of the battery.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate the preferred interconnector between the strap 13 with battery plate 41 and upstanding lug 24, and back disk 18.
  • Lug 24 is provided with hollow tapering projection 28 which is accommodated by ball type socket 29 in back disk 18.
  • a portion of ball 33 will fit within the passage 36 of projection 28 and annual wall 37 of projection 28 will fit snugly into and against cricumferential wall 50 of disk 18.
  • a gun-type welding operation will be effected to weld lug 24 to disk 18. This will be accom plished by utilizing a force of 250 pounds and a welding current of 11,000 amps for 22 cycles.
  • the interconnections and procedures described in U.S. 3,313,658 and U.S. Application Ser. No. 132,660 filed Aug. 21, 1961 can be substituted for making the connection between disk 18 and lug 24. This connection will be electrically tested and then the remainder of the battery cells will be preferably interconnected by the apparatus set forth in U.S.
  • FIGS. 4, 6, 7 and 8. The apparatus which can be advantageously employed for performing the method of this invention is described in FIGS. 4, 6, 7 and 8. As other apparatus could be employed to perform the same functions, they are merely shown diagrammatically.
  • a casting machine generally 30 is described for fabricatingfront button 15.
  • This machine is of the sliding mold variety and has a stationary mold half 31 and a movable mold half 32.
  • a mold insert 34 is provided in mold half 31 for molding the front portion of front button 15. Insert 34 has a projection 35 for receiving a threaded steel nut 38 with an internal steel threaded plug 39 which will rest on a reduced diameter portion 40 of projection 35.
  • Movable mold 32 will ride upon and be guided by lateral lead supports such as shown at 42 and 43.
  • mold half 32 With mold half 32 moved in the position so as to abut against mold half 31, molten lead will be poured along a guide path surface 44 and will enter the mold cavity containing nut 38 to result in the front button 15 as shown in FIG. 5. After solidification of the molten lead, mold half 32 will be moved away from mold half 31 and will carry nut 38 with it to be ejected from the mold half 32 by means of a knockout pin 45 which along with the insert 46 provides the mold half for molding the extending section 16 of front button 15.
  • front button 15 With movement of knockout pin 45 toward mold half 31, the front button 15 will drop down chute 47 and out of the casting machine, it being recognized that a suitable supporting underframe 48 supports the mold halves 31 and 32 and in the instance of stationary mold half 31, it is secured at the top by means of bar 49.
  • the back button as shown in FIG. 5 by the numeral 18 will be cast in a similar manner.
  • front button 15 will be molded with lateral projections 21 near the front face 22 of button 15 for accommodation by locating and stabilizing grooves 25 in annulus 12 projecting from side wall 11.
  • the main body section 1 7 of front button 15 is molded with an annular groove 26 adjacent the area where extension 16 projects from main body 17. This annular groove 26 is formed by the projecting annulus 49 of insert 46 in movable mold 32.
  • a pointed projection 27 of the annular type is molded adjacent the groove 26 for piercing engagement with endwall 11.
  • a mechanism is indicated for application of wax bead 20 in annular groove 26.
  • the bead 20 is applied by means of a pneumatically operated applicator generally 52 having a head portion 53 with an applicator nozzle 54, which applies the wax in a fluid and melted condition.
  • the applicator 52 remains stationary while front button 15 is rotated on a revolving spindle 55 which is rotatably supported on revolving table 56. Rotation of spindle 55 is afforded by means of rotator 58 with drive wheel 59 turning driven wheel 57.
  • a ram welding device generally 60 is shown as well as a battery container generally 10, the latter being shown in broken lines for welding and application of the squeezing force in two sequences.
  • the ram welder 60 is of the general type described in U.S. Pats. 2,905,804 and 2,958,757. It has two separate force applying means for moving piston rod 62 downwardly and in the direction of lower end or anvil tip 63.
  • the force for moving piston 62 is afforded by a first main piston assembly 64 and a second diaphragm type actuation means 65.
  • Welding current is supplied in the usual manner to welding tip 68 on piston rod 62 by means of bus bar 69 electrically connected to tip 68.
  • Piston assembly 64 will then move piston rod'62 downwardly to engage front button 15 and welding current will then be supplied to fuse the two buttons together.
  • diaphragm assembly 65 will also be actuated which will apply additional force to piston rod .62 so as to better force the two buttons together while in a fluidized condition.
  • the container After the ram welding operation described in conjunction with FIG. 7, the container will be moved to the swaging step which is performed by the device generally 80 shown in FIG. 8.
  • the container 10 with the button welded in annulus 12 will move along conveyer mechanism generally 82 having moving chains 83 and 84 supported by sprockets 85 and 89, respectively, to a position where the annulus 12 housing front button 15 and with the back button 18 welded to the rear thereof will be vertically aligned below anvil surface 86 and hydraulic piston assemblies 87 and 88, it being understood that a complementary anvil similar to that of 86 (not shown) will be oppositely disposed from hydraulic piston 88.
  • piston assemblies 87 and 88 as well as oppositely disposed anvils 86 will be lowered by means of movable head assembly 92 to position anvils 86 to the rear of the rear button 18 and piston assemblies 87 and 88 with complementary piston rods (not shown) opposite to the front of front button 15.
  • piston assemblies 87 and 88 will be actuated to as to cause their respective pistons to engage the front of buttons 15 and to force front and back buttons 15 and 18, respectively, between the pistons and the anvils 86 thereby mechanically upsetting them.
  • the piston assemblies 87 and 88 will be deactuated and the head assembly raised so as to permit container 10 to move laterally out of position along convever 82.
  • FIG. 9 which has a pneumatic piston chamber 100 for moving piston rod 101 with welding electrode 102 disposed on the end thereof.
  • Rod 101 moves in the direction of anvil 103 which is oppositely supported by a U-shaped member 104.
  • the head assembly 105 shown in FIG. 9 is easily adaptable to the swaging device shown in FIG. 8 and merely requires the substitution of head 105 for piston assemblies 87 and 88 and anvils 86 with the connection made to the head assembly 80 by means of the top of U-shaped support 104.
  • the two button 15 and 18 terminal construction has been indicated for use through a passage 14 wherein an annulus 12 surrounds the passage. It should be understood that the use of the annulus 12 while giving an aesthetic effect and affording some protection to the front button 15 is not essential and can be eliminated. The same is true regarding the use of plugs 39 in nut 38. The purpose of plug 39 being merely to keep the threads of nut 38 in a clean and unobstructed condition during the casting step.
  • a wax head 20 has been indicated for use as a sealing means in connection with front button 15 and is indicated as being of a thermoplastic material.
  • a pointed projection 27 is illustrated on front button 15 for purposes of affording extra sealing with the plastic wall 11. This can also be eliminated as well as the locator tabs 21 on front button 15.
  • a flat end surface is shown for extension 16 on button 15 and a concave inner surface for back disk 18. If desired, the end surface for button 15 could be made slightly concave and the inner surface of disk 18 flat and still accomplish the desired connection of the this invention.
  • the front and back buttons have been stated as being composed of a 3% lead antimony-alloy.
  • other metallic alloys can be utilized in the steps of this invention such as calcium-lead and tin-lead.
  • the welding current is stated as being applied for approximately half of the time that the force is applied. This can also be altered so that the welding time could be of the same duration a the force and can range from 24 to 30 cycles or 24/60 to 30/60 seconds.
  • a welding current of 16,500 amps is indicated and this also can range from 15,000 to 16,500 amps as can the time after the welding step until the swaging step is performed. This duration can be from 2 minutes to 24 hours.
  • a force of some 4000 pounds has been indicated for the swaging step for a period of 1.5 seconds. This can be varied from 4000 to 5000 pounds for a period of /2 to 15 seconds if desired.
  • a method for applying a front terminal connection for a lead acid battery wherein a metallic part can be securely fastened through the wall of a plastic container and in a leakproof manner.
  • the method involves the construction of a threaded terminal where the threaded portion is protected against thread damage or obstruction.
  • the method of this invention also lends itself to being highly adaptable to automated techniques so that human error is reduced. Further, the method does not nvolve a high capital expenditure for equipment as existing equipment can be readily adapted to perform the various steps.
  • CLAIMS 1 A method of making a battery terminal connection through an opening in a battery case wall comprising positioning a first member on one side of said wall, said first member having a main body section and an extending sec tion adapted to be positioned in said opening. placin said extending section in said opening and through said wall with a portion of said section projecting from the op posite side of said wall, placing a second member over said extending section of said first member, said second member being fabricated with an accommodating compartment for frictionally engaging said extending section of said first member, fluidizing with force the contacting portions of said first and second members and plasticizing a portion of said wall between said first and second members, permitting the fluidized contacting portions to cool and forcing said first and second members together with a portion of said fluidized wall in between.

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ZA740264A ZA74264B (en) 1973-03-14 1974-01-15 Method of making from terminal battery connection
AU64571/74A AU481061B2 (en) 1973-03-14 1974-01-16 Method of making front terminal battery connection
CA190,673A CA1003038A (en) 1973-03-14 1974-01-22 Method of making front terminal battery connection
GB700574A GB1459293A (en) 1973-03-14 1974-02-15 Battery terminal connections
JP49019322A JPS49121135A (xx) 1973-03-14 1974-02-18
FR7407677A FR2221821B1 (xx) 1973-03-14 1974-03-06
DE2410941A DE2410941A1 (de) 1973-03-14 1974-03-07 Verfahren zur herstellung eines akkumulator-polzapfens
CH344874A CH575176A5 (xx) 1973-03-14 1974-03-12
IT12525/74A IT1010657B (it) 1973-03-14 1974-03-13 Procedimento per la fabbricazione di un collegamento di batteria a morsetto anteriore
YU686/74A YU35936B (en) 1973-03-14 1974-03-13 Battery terminal connection
ES424257A ES424257A1 (es) 1973-03-14 1974-03-14 Metodo para realizar una conexion del terminal de una bate-ria de acumuladores a traves de una abertura en la pared de la caja del acumulador.
AR252769A AR197943A1 (es) 1973-03-14 1974-03-14 Metodo para hacer una conexion del terminal de una bateria
BR1960/74A BR7401960D0 (pt) 1973-03-14 1974-03-14 Processo de fabricar uma conexao terminal de bateria

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US4317871A (en) * 1980-03-26 1982-03-02 Gould Inc. Battery side terminal assembly
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US4859547A (en) * 1987-10-06 1989-08-22 Gates Energy Products, Inc. Battery terminal and method
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