JP4021961B2

JP4021961B2 - Battery storage device

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Publication number: JP4021961B2
Application number: JP30606496A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 優一竹中; 健二渡邊
Original assignee: Brother Industries Ltd; King Jim Co Ltd
Current assignee: Brother Industries Ltd; King Jim Co Ltd
Priority date: 1996-11-18
Filing date: 1996-11-18
Publication date: 2007-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 2016-11-18
Also published as: JPH10149804A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、複数の乾電池が並列に収納される乾電池収納装置に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来より、両端部に端子部材を有する複数の電池収納部が並列に設けられ、該各電池収納部に乾電池を収納することで、複数個の乾電池を収納できる乾電池収納装置は知られている。
【０００３】
ところで、かかる乾電池収納装置において、乾電池を上下二段に縦積みにして収納する場合は、一般に、配線をできるだけ簡単にするために、電池収納部の長手方向の同一側においては、上側又は下側の電池収納部の端子部材のいずれか一方がプラス側、他方がマイナス側とされる。即ち、図５に示すように、上側の乾電池ａがプラスとなる側では下側の乾電池ａの電極がマイナス、上側の乾電池ａがマイナスとなる側では下側の乾電池ａの電極がプラスとなり、そして、それらを流れる電流は、各電池収納部の端子部材を介して、Ｐ１からＰ１２と順に流れるようになっている。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上述したように乾電池ａが配列された乾電池収納装置ｂの場合には、図６に示すように、同一の電池収納部ｃのプラス側端子部材ｄとマイナス側端子部材ｅとに対し乾電池ａのプラス側及びマイナス側電極を接触させる必要があるが、誤って乾電池ａを斜めに挿入しても、乾電池ａの各電極が、隣接する電池収納部ｃのプラス側端子部材ｄとマイナス側端子部材ｅ（例えば点Ｐ１０１，Ｐ１０２）に接触することになるので、ループ状に導通して、短絡するおそれがある。
【０００５】
本発明はかかる点に鑑みてなされたもので、乾電池が誤って収納され、短絡するのを防止した乾電池収納装置を提供することを日的とする。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、乾電池を誤って挿入した場合には、端子部材に触れて短絡しないように、電池収納部の形状を改良したものである。
【０００７】
本発明は、両端部に端子部材を有する電池収納部が並列に複数個設けられ、該各電池収納部にそれぞれ１本の乾電池が収納される乾電池収納装置を前提として、前記各電池収納部のうちの隣接する３つの電池収納部において、中間部の電池収納部は、長手方向において同一配置にある両側の電池収納部に対し、長手方向にずれて配置され、前記各電池収納部のうちの隣接する２つの電池収納部において、一方の電池収納部のプラス側端子部材は、他方の電池収納部のマイナス側端子部材までの長さが乾電池の長さよりも長くあるいは短く設定されている。
【０００８】
このように、各電池収納部のうちの隣接する２つの電池収納部において、一方の電池収納部のプラス側端子部材から他方の電池収納部のマイナス側端子部材までの長さが乾電池の長さよりも長くあるいは短く設定されることで、隣接する電池収納部における異なる端子部材間の長さが乾電池の長さと異なり、乾電池を誤って斜めに収納しても、乾電池の各電極が、隣接する電池収納部のプラス側端子部材とマイナス側端子部材に接触せず、そのことを感じる使用者の注意が喚起される。よって、乾電池が誤って収納されるのが防止される。
【０００９】
また、前記各電池収納部のうちの隣接する３つの電池収納部において、中間部の電池収納部が、長手方向において同一配置にある両側の電池収納部に対して長手方向においてずれて配置されるという簡単な構造で、前述した構造が実現される。
【００１０】
前記電池収納部は上下２段に配置され、前記電池収納部の長手方向の同一側においては、上側又は下側の電池収納部の端子部材のいずれか一方がプラス側端子部材で、他方がマイナス側端子部材であり、誤って乾電池を斜めに挿入するのが回避され、短絡が防止される。
【００１１】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面に基づいて説明する。
【００１２】
図１は乾電池収納装置の平面図である。乾電池収納装置１は、乾電池２が着脱可能に収納される電池収納部３，３，・・・が上下２段に３つずつ配置され、前記電池収納部３の長手方向の左側においては、下側の電池収納部の端子部材（図示せず）がプラス側で、上側の電池収納部の端子部材４，４，４がマイナス側となっている。また、右側においては、下側の電池収納部の端子部材（図示せず）がマイナス側で、上側の電池収納部３Ａ，３Ｂ，３Ｃの端子部材５，５，５がプラス側となっている。
【００１３】
また、中間部の電池収納部３Ｂのみが、両側の電池収納部３Ａ，３Ｃに対し、該収納部の長手方向に対し長さΔＬだけずれて配置され、それによって、一方の電池収納部３Ａ，３Ｂの端子部材５，５（プラス側）から他方の電池収納部３Ｂの端子部材４（マイナス側）までの長さが乾電池２の長さよりも長くあるいは短くなるように設定されている。
【００１４】
よって、隣接する端子部材４，５間の長さが乾電池２の長さと異なることとなり、乾電池２を斜めに挿入した場合には、乾電池２の各電極２ａ，２ｂと端子部材４，５との間に隙間ΔＳ１，Ｓ２が生じたり、全く挿入できないこととなり、乾電池２をうまく装着できないので、使用者の注意が喚起され、乾電池２を誤って収納するのが防止され、また、短絡するということもない。
【００１５】
また、上記実施の形態においては、中間部の電池収納部３Ｂを両側の電池収納部３Ａ，３Ｂに対して長手方向にずらせているが、図２に示すように、各電池収納３Ｅ，３Ｆ，３Ｇを順にずらせて階段状に配置するようにしても、同様の効果が得られる。即ち、一側に位置する電池収納部３Ｅに対し、中間に位置する電池収納部３Ｆを図２において左側にΔＬだけずらせ、さらに、他側に位置する電池収納部３Ｇを図２において左側にさらにΔＬだけずらせるようにしている。この場合も、前述した実施の形態と同様に、隣接する電池収納部のプラス側とマイナス側の端子部材４，５間の長さが乾電池２の長さと異なることとなり、乾電池２を斜めに挿入しようとしても、乾電池２をうまく挿入できないので、使用者の注意が喚起され、乾電池を誤って収納するのが防止される。
【００１６】
また、上記実施の形態では、電池収納部３が上下２段に３つずつ配置したものに適用したものであるが、図３及び図４に示すように、電池収納部が上下２段に２つずつ配置したものにも同様に適用することができる。即ち、図３に示すように、一側に位置する電池収納部３Ｈに対し、他側に位置する電池収納部３Ｊを図３において左側にΔＬだけずらせることにより、乾電池２を斜めに挿入した場合には、乾電池２の電極と端子部材４，５との間に隙間ΔＳ３，ΔＳ４が生じ、乾電池２をうまく装着できないで、使用者の注意が喚起され、乾電池を誤って収納するのが防止される。また、図４に示すように、一側に位置する電池収納部３Ｋ，３Ｌに対し、他側に位置する電池収納部を図４において右側にΔＬだけずらせたりする場合も同様である。
【００１７】
【発明の効果】
本発明は、以上説明したような形態で実施され、以下に述べるような効果を奏する。
【００１８】
各電池収納部のうちの隣接する３つの電池収納部において、中間部の電池収納部を、長手方向において同一配置にある両側の電池収納部に対し、長手方向にずれて配置し、前記各電池収納部のうちの隣接する２つの電池収納部において、一方の電池収納部のプラス側端子部材を、他方の電池収納部のマイナス側端子部材までの長さを乾電池の長さよりも長くあるいは短く設定しているので、前記端子部材間の長さが乾電池長さと異なることとなり、乾電池を誤って収納するのを防止することができる。
【００１９】
また、前記各電池収納部のうちの隣接する３つの電池収納部において、中間部の電池収納部を、長手方向において同一配置にある両側の電池収納部に対し、長手方向においてずらせて配置しているので、簡単な構造で、乾電池を誤って収納するのを防止することができる。
【００２０】
さらに、前記電池収納部は上下２段に配置され、前記電池収納部の長手方向の同一側においては、上側又は下側の電池収納部の端子部材のいずれか一方がプラス側で、他方がマイナス側である場合には、誤って乾電池を斜めに挿入するのを回避することができ、短絡を防止することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明に係る乾電池収納装置の平面図である。
【図２】他の実施の形態についての図１と同様の図である。
【図３】他の実施の形態についての図１と同様の図である。
【図４】他の実施の形態についての図１と同様の図である。
【図５】従来の乾電池収納装置の平面図である。
【図６】乾電池の配列の説明図である。
【符号の説明】
１乾電池収納装置
２乾電池
３（３Ａ〜３Ｌ）電池収納部
４マイナス側端子部材
５プラス側端子部材[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dry cell storage device in which a plurality of dry cells are stored in parallel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a dry cell storage device is known in which a plurality of battery storage units having terminal members at both ends are provided in parallel, and a plurality of dry cells can be stored by storing the dry cells in each of the battery storage units.
[0003]
By the way, in such a dry cell storage device, when the dry cells are vertically stacked in two stages, generally, on the same side in the longitudinal direction of the battery storage portion, the upper side or the lower side in order to make wiring as simple as possible. Any one of the terminal members of the battery housing portion is a plus side and the other is a minus side. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the electrode of the lower battery a is negative on the side where the upper battery a is positive, and the electrode of the lower battery a is positive on the side where the upper battery a is negative. And the electric current which flows through them flows in order from P1 to P12 via the terminal member of each battery accommodating part.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the dry cell storage device b in which the dry cells a are arranged as described above, as shown in FIG. 6, the dry cell is compared with the positive side terminal member d and the negative side terminal member e of the same battery storage unit c. It is necessary to contact the positive and negative electrodes of a, but even if the dry battery a is mistakenly inserted, each electrode of the dry battery a is connected to the positive terminal member d and the negative side of the adjacent battery storage part c. Since the contact is made with the terminal member e (for example, the points P101 and P102), there is a possibility of conducting in a loop and short-circuiting.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a dry cell storage device that prevents a dry cell from being erroneously stored and short-circuited.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention improves the shape of the battery housing portion so that when a dry battery is mistakenly inserted, the terminal member is not touched and short-circuited.
[0007]
The present invention, both end portions that batteries housing portion having a terminal member provided with a plurality of in parallel, assuming battery compartment device batteries each one in each of said battery housing are accommodated, each battery In the three adjacent battery storage parts of the storage parts, the battery storage part in the middle part is arranged to be shifted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the battery storage parts on both sides that are arranged in the same direction in the longitudinal direction. In the two adjacent battery storage parts, the positive terminal member of one battery storage part is set so that the length to the negative terminal member of the other battery storage part is longer or shorter than the length of the dry battery. Yes.
[0008]
Thus, in two battery storage parts adjacent to each other, the length from the positive terminal member of one battery storage part to the negative terminal member of the other battery storage part is longer than the length of the dry battery. Is set to be longer or shorter, the length between the different terminal members in the adjacent battery storage part is different from the length of the dry battery, and even if the dry battery is stored obliquely, each electrode of the dry battery is connected to the adjacent battery. The user's attention is drawn without touching the plus-side terminal member and minus-side terminal member of the storage section. Therefore, it is prevented that a dry cell is stored accidentally.
[0009]
Further, in the above three adjacent battery compartment that out of the battery compartment, the battery housing portion of the intermediate portion, Ru are arranged offset in the longitudinal direction relative to the battery housing portions on both sides in the same place in the longitudinal direction With the simple structure, the above-described structure is realized.
[0010]
The battery storage units are arranged in two upper and lower stages, and on the same side in the longitudinal direction of the battery storage unit, one of the terminal members of the upper or lower battery storage unit is a plus side terminal member and the other is a minus side. It is a side terminal member, and it is avoided that a dry battery is inserted in an oblique direction and a short circuit is prevented.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of the dry cell storage device. In the dry cell storage device 1, three battery storage units 3, 3,... In which the dry cell 2 is detachably stored are arranged in two upper and lower stages, and on the left side in the longitudinal direction of the battery storage unit 3, The terminal member (not shown) of the battery storage part on the side is on the plus side, and the terminal members 4, 4, and 4 on the upper battery storage part are on the minus side. On the right side, the terminal member (not shown) of the lower battery storage part is the negative side, and the terminal members 5, 5, 5 of the upper battery storage parts 3A, 3B, 3C are the positive side. .
[0013]
Further, only the battery storage part 3B in the middle part is arranged with a deviation of the length ΔL with respect to the longitudinal direction of the battery storage part 3A, 3C on both sides, whereby one battery storage part 3A, The length from the terminal members 5 and 5 (plus side) of 3B to the terminal member 4 (minus side) of the other battery housing 3B is set to be longer or shorter than the length of the dry battery 2.
[0014]
Therefore, the length between the adjacent terminal members 4 and 5 is different from the length of the dry battery 2, and when the dry battery 2 is inserted obliquely, the electrodes 2 a and 2 b of the dry battery 2 and the terminal members 4 and 5 There are gaps ΔS1, S2 between them, or they cannot be inserted at all, and the dry battery 2 cannot be installed well, so the user's attention is prevented, the dry battery 2 is prevented from being stored accidentally, and it is short-circuited. Nor.
[0015]
Further, in the above embodiment, the intermediate battery storage portion 3B is shifted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the battery storage portions 3A and 3B on both sides. However, as shown in FIG. Even if 3G is shifted in order and arranged in a staircase pattern, the same effect can be obtained. That is, with respect to the battery storage part 3E located on one side, the battery storage part 3F located in the middle is shifted to the left in FIG. 2 by ΔL, and the battery storage part 3G located on the other side is further moved to the left in FIG. Only ΔL is shifted. Also in this case, as in the above-described embodiment, the length between the positive and negative terminal members 4 and 5 of the adjacent battery storage portions is different from the length of the dry battery 2, and the dry battery 2 is inserted obliquely. Even if it is going to do, since the dry battery 2 cannot be inserted well, a user's attention is alerted and it is prevented that a dry battery is stored accidentally.
[0016]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although applied to what the battery storage part 3 has arrange | positioned 3 each at 2 steps | paragraphs of upper and lower sides, as shown in FIG.3 and FIG.4, as shown in FIG.3 and FIG. The same applies to those arranged one by one . That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the battery 2 is inserted obliquely by shifting the battery storage 3J positioned on the other side by ΔL to the left in FIG. 3 with respect to the battery storage 3H positioned on one side. In such a case, gaps ΔS3 and ΔS4 are generated between the electrode of the dry battery 2 and the terminal members 4 and 5, and the dry battery 2 cannot be mounted well, so that the user's attention is drawn and the dry battery is prevented from being stored accidentally. Is done. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the same applies to the case where the battery housing part located on the other side is shifted to the right side in FIG. 4 by ΔL with respect to the battery housing parts 3K, 3L located on the one side.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form described above, and has the following effects.
[0018]
In three adjacent battery storage parts among the battery storage parts, the battery storage part in the middle part is arranged so as to be shifted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the battery storage parts on both sides in the same arrangement in the longitudinal direction. In two adjacent battery storage parts of the storage parts, the positive terminal member of one battery storage part and the length to the negative terminal member of the other battery storage part are set longer or shorter than the length of the dry battery. Therefore, the length between the terminal members is different from the length of the dry battery, and it is possible to prevent the dry battery from being stored erroneously.
[0019]
Further, in the above three adjacent battery compartment that out of the battery compartment, the battery compartment of the intermediate portion, with respect to the battery housing portions on both sides in the same place in the longitudinal direction, and placed to be shifted in the longitudinal direction Therefore, it is possible to prevent the dry battery from being stored by mistake with a simple structure.
[0020]
Further, the battery housing part is arranged in two upper and lower stages, and on the same side in the longitudinal direction of the battery housing part, one of the terminal members of the upper or lower battery housing part is a plus side and the other is a minus side. In the case of the side, it is possible to avoid inserting the dry battery at an angle and to prevent a short circuit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a dry cell storage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 for another embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 for another embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 for another embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a conventional dry cell storage device.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an array of dry batteries.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dry cell storage apparatus 2 Dry battery 3 (3A-3L) Battery storage part 4 Negative side terminal member 5 Positive side terminal member

Claims

Both end portions that batteries housing portion having a terminal member provided with a plurality of in parallel, a battery compartment apparatus 1 dry batteries each of which is housed in the respective battery housing portion,
In three adjacent battery storage parts among the battery storage parts, the battery storage part of the intermediate part is arranged to be shifted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the battery storage parts on both sides that are in the same arrangement in the longitudinal direction,
In two adjacent battery storage portions of each of the battery storage portions, the positive terminal member of one battery storage portion has a length to the negative terminal member of the other battery storage portion longer than the length of the dry battery. A dry cell storage device that is set.

Both end portions that batteries housing portion having a terminal member provided with a plurality of in parallel, a battery compartment apparatus 1 dry batteries each of which is housed in the respective battery housing portion,
In three adjacent battery storage parts among the battery storage parts, the battery storage part of the intermediate part is arranged to be shifted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the battery storage parts on both sides that are in the same arrangement in the longitudinal direction,
In two adjacent battery storage portions of each of the battery storage portions, the positive terminal member of one battery storage portion is shorter than the length of the dry battery in the length to the negative terminal member of the other battery storage portion. A dry cell storage device that is set.

The battery storage units are arranged in two upper and lower stages, and on the same side in the longitudinal direction of the battery storage unit, one of the terminal members of the upper or lower battery storage unit is a plus side terminal member and the other is a minus side. The dry cell storage device according to claim 1 or 2, which is a side terminal member.