JP3227540B2 - Repair battery repair method and device for engine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for repairing and warning a storage battery for an engine having an engine such as an automobile or a ship.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among the problems of storage batteries for engines such as automobiles and ships, there are two problems, namely, that the active material of the storage plate falls off the electrode plate, that the electrode plate grid is corroded over time, and that the storage battery is not refilled. Some are caused by temporary deterioration such as exhaustion of the electrolyte. And even if there is temporary deterioration as described above, the engine may be able to be started, and once started, power is supplied by the generator driven by the engine, so that cars and boats can no longer run. Works as if However, when the conditions for starting the engine are bad, such as in a cold morning, the engine cannot be started.

[0003] In addition, as the battery life is extended, the electrode active material is dropped, the electrode grid is corroded, or the separator is carbonized. Disconnections may occur, which may require appropriate repair operations at the appropriate time.

[0004] On the other hand, the problem of electrolyte depletion is that heat is generated, ignited, or when an exposed portion of the alloy is corroded, a spark is generated due to the melting of the alloy in the corroded portion, and the retained hydrogen gas is ignited, possibly even causing an explosion. .

[0005] Recently, in order to prevent the accident caused by the storage battery, a method and apparatus for notifying that the life of the startability has come by comparing or calculating the degree of deterioration of the engine startability, and a solution of the electrolytic solution have been proposed. A device that issues a rehydration warning using a surface sensor or the like has been put to practical use. However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the notice or warning is to notify the user by a lamp or a buzzer,
In some cases, it could be ignored or lead to malfunction or accident.

[0006]

As described above, the conventional problem is to use a lamp or a buzzer when starting the engine to predict or foresee the need for repair such as repair or replacement due to the life or failure of the storage battery. This is based on the means of notifying by visual and auditory sense of the person, and sometimes lacks certainty.

The present invention solves this conventional problem, and provides an engine storage battery repair warning method and apparatus which can predict the state of the storage battery at the time of engine start and perform the repair reliably and accurately. The purpose is to do so.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is intended to reduce the startability of an engine, reduce the amount of electrolyte in a storage battery that causes a failure, and use a long-term elapsed time of use that causes a failure in a storage battery. For an engine equipped with a step or a device for generating information that warns the discontinuation of continuous use of the storage battery based on the information requiring repair of the storage battery, and a step or device for stopping the electric circuit of the engine starting system based on the information. The present invention has a battery repair warning method and a device therefor.

Further, in the above configuration, the step or the device for temporarily stopping the electric circuit of the engine starting system includes:
It is possible to add a step or device for returning the stop by a reset operation and temporarily enabling the engine to start, and a step or device for stopping the engine drive again after a predetermined time has elapsed after the reset operation. It is composed.

[0010]

According to the present invention, when the battery needs to be repaired, the engine does not start when the battery needs to be repaired, so that a user such as an automobile or a ship surely repairs the battery. When a device is added, the reset step or the device has an effect of reliably and accurately realizing repair of a storage battery that can move an automobile or a ship to an appropriate position for repairing the storage battery.

[0011]

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

(Embodiment 1) In FIG. 1, the condition of the storage battery in the engine start-up predicting means is abnormal such as dropout of the electrode plate active material, corrosion of the electrode plate grid, carbonization of the separator, and requires replacement. If information that requires replacement fluid is generated by the electrolyte level detection means or information is generated by the time lapse measurement means that indicates that the service life of the storage battery has come to an end, such information is prohibited from starting the engine. When a step is input, the step is operated to reach the step of turning off the engine start switch.

Therefore, since the engine does not start, repairs such as replacement and repair are performed in the storage battery repair step. When the repair is performed in this repair step, the engine is started by the engine start switch-on step, and the intended purpose can be achieved. If the battery cannot be repaired unless it is moved to an appropriate position, the engine start switch is temporarily turned on by manual operation of the reset means, the engine is started, and the battery is moved to an appropriate position. those attached (for example passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, ships, aircraft, etc.) to move.
At this time, the timer means is activated simultaneously with the operation of the reset means, and after a certain period of time, an engine start prohibition step is entered, and the engine start switch is turned off in the same manner as described above. . Therefore, a serious accident such as an explosion can be prevented, and the battery can be repaired by the battery repair step. According to the engine storage battery repair warning method of the first embodiment of the present invention, the storage battery can be repaired exactly when it should be repaired, and there is no danger of overlooking it.

(Embodiment 2) In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an engine start switch, which is connected to an engine start motor 2 via a circuit switch 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a storage battery, a startability predicting circuit 5 including an engine starting motor 2 and a CPU.
And an electrolytic solution level sensor 6. 7
Is a digital signal device having one end connected to the electrolyte level sensor 6 and the other end connected to the engine start inhibition signal generator 8, and sends a signal to the engine start inhibition signal generator 8 based on information from the electrolyte level sensor 6. What you enter. Reference numeral 9 denotes a start prohibition switch for turning on and off the exciting wire of the circuit switch 3.
It operates based on the signal of the engine start prohibition signal generator 8. 10 is a digital timer for controlling the operation of the engine start prohibition signal generator 8, 11 is a reset switch for manually closing the start prohibition switch 9 when the start prohibition switch 9 is opened, and 12 is an engine start prohibition signal generator 8. Is a repetition prohibition timer that turns off the reset switch 11 after a predetermined time elapses in response to the prohibition signal.

The operation of the engine storage battery repair / warning device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

First, when the start-up predicting circuit 5 predicts that the storage battery 4 needs to be replaced due to the loss of the electrode plate active material or the corrosion of the electrode plate grid, etc. When information notifying the necessity of replacement fluid due to a decrease in the electrolyte or information indicating that the storage battery 4 has passed a predetermined long period is output by the digital timer 10, the information is input to the engine start inhibition signal generator 8, respectively. The signal prohibits the start prohibition switch 9 and turns off the circuit switch 3 of the engine start motor 2.

Therefore, even if the engine start switch 1 is turned on, the engine start motor 2 is not driven, and the storage battery 4 is not driven.
Can be repaired by knowing the abnormality of the vehicle, so that a major accident can be prevented. Also,
When the vehicle needs to be moved for a short time to repair the storage battery 4, the start switch 9 is temporarily closed by operating the reset switch 11 and the circuit switch 3 is turned on to start the engine start motor. 2 can operate and move the car. At the same time, the repetition prohibition timer 12 is operated, a signal is emitted after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the start prohibition switch 9 is turned off again by the prohibition signal from the engine start prohibition signal generator 8. Since the warning can be repeatedly issued as described above, the repair of the storage battery 4 can be accurately performed after the vehicle moves.

If the operation period of the repetition prohibition timer 12 is shortened each time the reset switch 11 is repeatedly operated, the need for repairing the storage battery for the vehicle can be further strictly warned.

[0019]

As described in the above embodiment, according to the method and the apparatus for repairing an engine storage battery according to the present invention, it is possible to notify the necessity of repair due to an abnormality in the storage battery by not starting the engine. Therefore, it is possible to reliably repair the storage battery and prevent a dangerous failure before it occurs.

When a reset switch and a timer for prohibiting repetition are added, the engine can be driven only for a short period of time, and the storage battery is repaired by moving the storage battery to an appropriate position. And it is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a repair warning method for an engine storage battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory circuit diagram of a repair warning device for the engine storage battery;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Engine start switch 2 Engine start motor 4 Storage battery 5 Startability prediction circuit 6 Electrolyte level sensor 7 Digital signal 8 Engine start prohibition signal generator 9 Start prohibition switch 10 Digital timer 11 Reset switch 12 Repeat prohibition timer

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yuichi Watanabe 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Megumi Kinoshita 1006 Kadoma Kadoma Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hirokazu Hasegawa 1006 Kazuma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References: Japanese Utility Model 1-58242 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 59-167448 (JP, U) Hikaru 1-116533 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H01M 10/42-10/48 H02J 7/00-7/36 B60R 16/00-16 / 04

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An engine start switch-off step which operates according to the information of the engine start prohibition step after the engine start prohibition step has elapsed according to the storage battery repair information by any of the engine start predicting means, the electrolyte level detecting means, and the time lapse measuring means. A warning method for repairing the engine storage battery that prohibits the engine from starting. 2. The engine storage switch-off step according to claim 1, wherein the engine start switch-off step is temporarily canceled by reset means, and the engine start switch-on step is entered. Repair warning method. 3. A start-up predicting circuit for judging deterioration of the engine startability of the storage battery, an electrolyte level sensor and a digital signal device for judging an electrolyte level of the storage battery, and a timer for measuring a lapse of use time. A repair warning device for a storage battery for an engine, comprising: an engine start prohibition signal generator that is activated by information of any one of a gender prediction circuit, a digital signal and a timer; and a start prohibition switch that is activated by the engine start prohibition signal generator. 4. A repair warning device for a storage battery for an engine, comprising a reset switch for temporarily canceling the operation of the start prohibition switch according to claim 3. 5. The reset switch according to claim 4, further comprising a timer for inhibiting repetition, wherein the timer for inhibiting repetition includes:
A repair warning device for a storage battery for an engine, which is a timer for automatically returning a start prohibition switch temporarily released by a reset switch after a predetermined period has elapsed.