Battery terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11588259-B2
Application number	US-202117352572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2021
Priority date	Jul 15, 2020
Publication date	Feb 21, 2023
Grant date	Feb 21, 2023

Abstract

A battery terminal includes a terminal main body and a protector to be mounted to the terminal main body, wherein the terminal main body includes an operating section for clamping and tightening the battery post, and the protector includes a movable section provided with a contact section to be brought into contact with the upper surface of the battery main body, and a displacement section to be freely displaced between a covering position for covering the operating section and a retracted position with an external force applied on the contact section, wherein in the retracted position, the displacement section is retracted from the covering position, and wherein the displacement section is displaced to the retracted position by pressing the contact section against the upper surface of the battery main body so that the access to the operating section is allowed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery terminal configured to be connected to a battery post which protrudes from an upper surface of a battery main body, comprising:
a terminal main body; and
a protector configured to be mounted to the terminal main body and positioned between the terminal main body and the upper surface of the battery main body;
wherein the terminal main body includes a pair of clamping sections and an operating section, the pair of clamping sections being configured to clamp the battery post and the operating section being configured to cause the pair of clamping sections to approach each other and tighten the battery post,
wherein the protector includes a protector supporting section supported by the terminal main body, and a movable section connected to the protector supporting section,
wherein the protector is formed from a single plate-shaped element, and the movable section is formed by bending the plate-shaped element,
wherein the movable section is cantilevered from the terminal body and is provided with a contact section and a displacement section, the contact section being configured to be brought into contact with the upper surface of the battery main body, and the displacement section being configured to be displaced with an external force applied on the contact section,
wherein the displacement section is provided so as to be freely displaced between a covering position and a retracted position, wherein the displacement section is configured to cover the operating section in the covering position, and in the retracted position, to be retracted to an outside of the operating section from the covering position,
wherein when the displacement section is in the covering position, an access to the operating section is limited,
wherein the displacement section is configured to be displaced from the covering position to the retracted position by pressing the contact section against the upper surface of the battery main body so that the access to the operating section is allowed,
wherein the movable section includes a second continuous section which is continuous from the contact section to the displacement section, and
wherein when the displacement section is in the covering position, the second continuous section is configured to be in contact with the upper surface of the battery main body.

2. The battery terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the movable section includes a first continuous section which is continuous with the protector supporting section and the contact section.

3. The battery terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operating section comprises a bolt.

4. A battery terminal configured to be connected to a battery post which protrudes from an upper surface of a battery main body, comprising:
a terminal main body; and
a protector configured to be mounted to the terminal main body;
wherein the terminal main body includes a pair of clamping sections and an operating section, the pair of clamping sections being configured to clamp the battery post and the operating section being configured to cause the pair of clamping sections to approach each other and tighten the battery post,
wherein the protector includes a protector supporting section supported by the terminal main body, and a movable section connected to the protector supporting section,
wherein the movable section is provided with a contact section and a displacement section, the contact section being configured to be brought into contact with the upper surface of the battery main body, and the displacement section being configured to be displaced with an external force applied on the contact section,
wherein the displacement section is provided so as to be freely displaced between a covering position and a retracted position, wherein the displacement section is configured to cover the operating section in the covering position, and in the retracted position, to be retracted to an outside of the operating section from the covering position,
wherein when the displacement section is in the covering position, an access to the operating section is limited,
wherein the displacement section is configured to be displaced from the covering position to the retracted position by pressing the contact section against the upper surface of the battery main body so that the access to the operating section is allowed,
wherein the movable section includes a second continuous section which is continuous from the contact section to the displacement section, and
wherein when the displacement section is in the covering position, the second continuous section is configured to be in contact with the upper surface of the battery main body.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Itagaki Tatsumasa
• Sakaguchi Tadahisa
• Kato Takayuki

Classifications

• H01R4/302

  having means for preventing loosening of screw or nut, e.g. vibration-proof connection · CPC title

• H01R11/282

  comprising means for facilitating engagement or disengagement, e.g. quick release terminal · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01R11/26

  End pieces terminating in a screw clamp, screw or nut · CPC title

• H01R11/283 Primary

  Bolt, screw or threaded ferrule parallel to the battery post · CPC title