GB2230658A - Battery terminal adaptor apparatus - Google Patents
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- GB2230658A GB2230658A GB9004685A GB9004685A GB2230658A GB 2230658 A GB2230658 A GB 2230658A GB 9004685 A GB9004685 A GB 9004685A GB 9004685 A GB9004685 A GB 9004685A GB 2230658 A GB2230658 A GB 2230658A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
- H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
- H01R11/28—End pieces consisting of a ferrule or sleeve
- H01R11/281—End pieces consisting of a ferrule or sleeve for connections to batteries
- H01R11/287—Intermediate parts between battery post and cable end piece
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- 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
- H01M50/547—Terminals characterised by the disposition of the terminals on the cells
- H01M50/55—Terminals characterised by the disposition of the terminals on the cells on the same side of the cell
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/10—Energy storage using batteries
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Abstract
Battery terminal adaptor apparatus (2) for a vehicle battery (4) comprises a first and second terminal adaptors (10, 12) for the positive and negative battery terminals (6, 8), the terminal adaptors (10, 12) each comprising a connector portion (14) for connecting to the battery terminal (6, 8) and a terminal portion (16) for connecting to a vehicle lead terminal (18) on a vehicle electrical lead (20), the connector portion (14) being a complementary fit to the battery terminal (6, 8), the terminal portion (16) being a complementary fit to the vehicle lead terminal (18), and the connector portion (14) being shaped differently to the terminal portion (16) such that these portions connect in different ways. For a flat battery terminal (6, 8), the connector portion (14) is flat and apertured to receive a nut and bolt (24); the terminal portion (16) is frustoconical to receive a lead clamp (18). For a frustoconical battery terminal, the connector portion is a clamp and the terminal portion is an apertured flat plate. The adaptors (10, 12) are constituted by screwed together, friction fit or screw held terminal/ connector portions. <IMAGE>
Description
BATTERY TERMINAL ADAPTOR APPARATUS
This invention relates to battery terminal adaptor apparatus. This invention also relates to a battery when provided with the battery terminal adaptor apparatus.
As is well known, batteries each have a positive and negative battery terminal. As is also well known, these battery terminals are usually of rectangular cross section in which case they are plate-like, or of circular cross section in which case they are usually frusto-conical in shape. In theory, the vehicle will have electrical leads which terminate in a vehicle lead terminal which is of an appropriate construction so that it is a complementary fit to a chosen battery terminal.
In practice however, it often occurs that a replacement battery has the wrong type of battery terminal, or a replacement vehicle electrical lead has the wrong type of vehicle lead terminal. It is then not usually possible satisfactorily to connect the vehicle electrical lead to the battery terminal, with the result that the vehicle may have to remain immobilised until another battery or another vehicle electrical lead can be obtained.
It is an aim of the present invention to obviate the above mentioned problem.
Accordingly, this invention provides battery terminal adaptor apparatus for a vehicle battery, which battery has positive and negative battery terminals, and which battery terminal adaptor apparatus comprises a first terminal adaptor for the positive battery terminal and a second terminal adaptor for the negative battery terminal, and the first and the second terminal adaptors each comprising a connector portion for connecting to the positive or the negative battery terminal and a terminal portion for connecting to a vehicle lead terminal on a vehicle electrical lead, the connector portion being so shaped as to be a complementary fit to the positive or the negative battery terminal, the terminal portion being so shaped as to be a complementary fit to the vehicle lead terminal, and the connector portion being shaped differently to the terminal portion such that the connector portion and the terminal portion connect in different ways.
In a first embodiment of the invention, the battery terminal adaptor apparatus is one in which the connector portion is so shaped as to be flat for abutting against a flat battery terminal, and in which the terminal portion is so shaped as to be of circular cross section for being received in a hole in a vehicle lead terminal.
In the first embodiment of the invention, the connector portion may comprise an aperture and a nut and bolt. Other types of connector portion may however be employed.
In the first embodiment of the invention, the terminal portion may be a frusto-conical terminal portion.
Other shapes for the terminal portion may however be employed.
In a second embodiment of the invention, the battery terminal adaptor apparatus is one in which the connector portion is so shaped as to have a hole for receiving a round battery terminal, and in which the terminal portion is so shaped as to be flat for abutting a flat vehicle terminal lead.
In the second embodiment of the invention, the connector portion may be a clamp for clamping around the battery terminal. Other types of connector portion may however be employed.
In the second embodiment of the invention, the terminal portion may comprise a hole and a nut and bolt.
Other types of terminal portion may however be employed.
The battery terminal apparatus may be one in which the first and the second terminal adaptors are made of copper, lead or brass. Other suitable and appropriate materials may however be employed.
The present invention also provides a battery when provided with the battery terminal adaptor apparatus.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows first battery terminal adaptor apparatus on a vehicle battery;
Figure 2 shows the battery in Figure 1;
Figure 3 shows part of the first battery terminal adaptor apparatus;
Figure 4 shows part of second battery terminal adaptor apparatus;
Figure 5 shows third battery terminal adaptor apparatus in position on a battery;
Figure 6 shows the battery employed in Figure 5; and
Figure 7 shows part of the third battery terminal adaptor apparatus.
Referring to Figures 1 to 3, there is shown battery terminal apparatus 2 on a vehicle battery 4. The battery has a positive terminal 6 and a negative terminal 8. The apparatus 2 comprises a first terminal adaptor 10 for the positive terminal 6, and a second terminal adaptor 12 for the negative terminal 8.
The first and the second terminal adaptors 10, 12 each comprise a connector portion 14 for connecting to the positive or negative terminals 6, 8. The first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12 also each comprise a terminal portion 16 for connecting to a vehicle lead terminal 18 on a vehicle electrical lead 20.
As can be seen from Figure 1, both of the connector portions 14 are shaped to be a complementary fit to the positive and negative terminals 6, 8. More specifically, the positive and negative terminals 6, 8 are upstanding flat battery terminals which are plate-like in shape. The connector portions 14 are thus also flat and plate-like so that they can abut against the positive and negative terminals 6, 8. The flat connector portions 16 each have an aperture 22 for receiving a nut and bolt 24 by means of which the connector portions 14 are fastened to the positive and negative terminals 6, 8.
As can be seen from Figures 1 and 3, the terminal portion 16 of each terminal adaptor 10, 12 is frusto-conical in shape. This terminal portion 16 is then available for being received in the vehicle lead terminal 18 which, as shown, is in the form of a clamp having a nut and bolt 26 for tightening the clamp around the terminal portion 16.
As can be seen from Figure 3, the first terminal adaptor 10 is formed in two parts. The connector portion 14 is separately formed from the terminal portion 16.
The connector portion 14 has a shank part 28 which is provided with screw threads 30. The terminal portion 16 has a screw threaded bore 32 into which the shank part 28 screws, in order to connect the connector portion 14 to the terminal portion 16. The second terminal adaptor 12 is constructed similarly as the first terminal adaptor 10.
Figure 4 shows a second type of first terminal adaptor 10. Similar parts as in Figure 3 have been given the same reference numerals for ease of comparison and understanding.
In Figure 4, the shank part 28 is not screw threaded, and the terminal portion 16 has a plain bore 34.
The shank part 28 is press fitted into the plain bore 34 and is retained therein as a friction fit.
As can be seen from Figure 4, the battery 4 is a standard battery in which the positive and negative terminals 6, 8 are provided with apertures 36 for enabling the connection to be made via the nut and bolt 24. By using the apparatus 2, flat positive and negative terminals 6, 8 are transformed into round positive and negative terminals having the frusto-conical terminal portions 16.
Referring now to Figures 5 to 7, there is shown third battery terminal adaptor apparatus 2. For ease of comparison and understanding, similar parts as in the previous Figures have been given the same reference numerals.
In Figures 5 to 7, it will be seen that the positive and negative terminals 6, 8 are frusto-conical in shape. The connector portions 14 are in the form of clamps for fitting over the frusto-conical positive and negative terminals 6, 8.
The terminal portions 16 are flat as shown for abutting against the flat vehicle lead terminals 18.
The terminal portions 16 are provided with an aperture 38 and the vehicle lead terminals 18 are provided with an aperture 40. A bolt of a nut and bolt arrangement (not shown) can be passed through the apertures 38, 40 in order to fasten the vehicle lead terminals 18 to the terminal portions 16.
The first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12 shown in Figure 5 have been shown somewhat diagramatically for ease of illustration and understanding of the different parts of the first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12.
The first terminal adaptor 10 is shown in more detail in
Figure 7. It will be seen that the first terminal adaptor 10 is such that the connector portion 14 is in the form of a clamp which can be clamped around the positive terminal 6 by a nut and bolt 42. The terminal portion 16 is separately formed from the connector portion 14. The terminal portion 16 has a shank part 44 which fits in a bore 46 in the connector portion 14. The connector portion 14 has a pair of apertures 48 for receiving screws 50 for screwing into the shank part 44. Thus the screws 50 secure the shank part 44 of the terminal portion 16 in the bore 46 of the connector portion 14.
As can be seen from Figures 5 to 7, the first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12 enable the frustoconical positive and negative terminals 6, 8 to be transformed into flat positive and negative terminals having the flat terminal portions 16. The connector portion 10 illustrated in Figure 7 will obviously also fit over a parallel sided positive or negative terminal 6, 8. The second terminal adaptor 12 shown in Figure 5 is constructed similarly as the first terminal adaptor 10 shown in Figure 7.
The first and the second terminal adaptors 10, 12 can be made of various materials including copper, lead or brass. Mixtures of materials may also be employed if desired.
The battery 4 may be used for any desired type of vehicle including cars, buses, lorries, coaches and motorcycles.
It is to be appreciated that the embodiments of the invention described above with reference to the accompanying drawings have been given by way of example only and that modifications may be effected. Thus, for example, the illustrated connector portions 14 and the illustrated terminal portions 16 may be of different designs.
The present invention also extends to the various features described and/or illustrated taken singly or in any combination.
The first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12 can be made in any appropriate and suitable sizes. The first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12 can be made from solid or tubular material as may be desired. Where the first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12 have flat parts, these flat parts may be produced by pressing, machining or any other desired and suitable method. A further alternative material for the first and second terminal adaptors 10,12 is tin. Alloys may also be used to make the first and second terminal adaptors 10, 12.
The present invention also extends to the various features described and/or illustrated in my patent application No. 8905028.0, these features being taken singly or in any combination.
Claims (10)
1. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus for a vehicle battery, which battery has positive and negative battery terminals, and which battery terminal adaptor apparatus comprises a first terminal adaptor for the positive battery terminal and a second terminal adaptor for the negative battery terminal, and the first and the second terminal adaptors each comprising a connector portion for connecting to the positive or the negative battery terminal and a terminal portion for connecting to a vehicle lead terminal on a vehicle electrical lead, the connector portion being so shaped as to be a complementary fit to the positive or the negative battery terminal, the terminal portion being so shaped as to be a complementary fit to the vehicle lead terminal, and the connector portion being shaped differently to the terminal portion such that the connector portion and the terminal portion connect in different ways.
2. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to claim 1 in which the connector portion is so shaped as to be flat for abutting against a flat battery terminal, and in which the terminal portion is so shaped as to be of circular cross section for being received in a hole in a vehicle lead terminal.
3. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to claim 2 in which the connector portion comprises an aperture and a nut and bolt.
4. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3 in which the terminal portion is a frusto-conical terminal portion.
5. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to claim 1 in which the connector portion is so shaped as to have a hole for receiving a round battery terminal, and in which the terminal portion is so shaped as to be flat for abutting a flat vehicle lead terminal.
6. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to claim 5 in which the connector portion is a clamp for clamping around the round battery terminal.
7. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to claim 5 or claim 6 in which the terminal portion comprises a hole and a nut and bolt.
8. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims in which the first and the second terminal adaptors are made of copper, lead or brass.
9. Battery terminal adaptor apparatus substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
10. A battery when provided with the battery terminal adaptor apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB898905028A GB8905028D0 (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1989-03-04 | Dual purpose battery adaptor |
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| GB9004685D0 GB9004685D0 (en) | 1990-04-25 |
| GB2230658A true GB2230658A (en) | 1990-10-24 |
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| GB898905028A Pending GB8905028D0 (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1989-03-04 | Dual purpose battery adaptor |
| GB9004685A Withdrawn GB2230658A (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1990-03-02 | Battery terminal adaptor apparatus |
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| GB898905028A Pending GB8905028D0 (en) | 1989-03-04 | 1989-03-04 | Dual purpose battery adaptor |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2299717A (en) * | 1995-04-06 | 1996-10-09 | Exide Batteries Limited | Improvements relating to battery terminals |
| GB2374987A (en) * | 2001-04-20 | 2002-10-30 | Shih Tsung Liang | Cable terminal for battery post |
| WO2011054544A1 (en) * | 2009-11-09 | 2011-05-12 | Li-Tec Battery Gmbh | Electric power cell and electric power unit |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB599876A (en) * | 1945-09-24 | 1948-03-23 | Daniel Johannes Viljoen | Improvements in jointing clips for electric battery terminals and the like |
| GB970038A (en) * | 1962-09-10 | 1964-09-16 | Rene Noir | A device for connecting an electrical conductor to a terminal |
| GB1220862A (en) * | 1968-04-30 | 1971-01-27 | Joseph Karl Schaefer | Battery terminal connector |
| GB1514450A (en) * | 1976-04-14 | 1978-06-14 | Hoppecke Zoellner Sohn Accu | Accumulator terminal posts |
| GB2087133A (en) * | 1980-11-05 | 1982-05-19 | Chloride Group Ltd | Electric storage batteries |
| US4390232A (en) * | 1980-08-27 | 1983-06-28 | Jamgotchian George H | Magnetic electrical connector |
| GB2132422A (en) * | 1982-12-16 | 1984-07-04 | Charles Frederick Johnson | Terminal connector |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB599876A (en) * | 1945-09-24 | 1948-03-23 | Daniel Johannes Viljoen | Improvements in jointing clips for electric battery terminals and the like |
| GB970038A (en) * | 1962-09-10 | 1964-09-16 | Rene Noir | A device for connecting an electrical conductor to a terminal |
| GB1220862A (en) * | 1968-04-30 | 1971-01-27 | Joseph Karl Schaefer | Battery terminal connector |
| GB1514450A (en) * | 1976-04-14 | 1978-06-14 | Hoppecke Zoellner Sohn Accu | Accumulator terminal posts |
| US4390232A (en) * | 1980-08-27 | 1983-06-28 | Jamgotchian George H | Magnetic electrical connector |
| GB2087133A (en) * | 1980-11-05 | 1982-05-19 | Chloride Group Ltd | Electric storage batteries |
| GB2132422A (en) * | 1982-12-16 | 1984-07-04 | Charles Frederick Johnson | Terminal connector |
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2299717A (en) * | 1995-04-06 | 1996-10-09 | Exide Batteries Limited | Improvements relating to battery terminals |
| EP0736917A1 (en) * | 1995-04-06 | 1996-10-09 | Exide Batteries Limited | Battery terminal adaptor |
| GB2374987A (en) * | 2001-04-20 | 2002-10-30 | Shih Tsung Liang | Cable terminal for battery post |
| GB2374987B (en) * | 2001-04-20 | 2003-03-12 | Shih Tsung Liang | Cable attachment assembly for battery of vehicle |
| WO2011054544A1 (en) * | 2009-11-09 | 2011-05-12 | Li-Tec Battery Gmbh | Electric power cell and electric power unit |
| CN102598353A (en) * | 2009-11-09 | 2012-07-18 | 锂电池科技有限公司 | Electric power cell and electric power unit |
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| GB8905028D0 (en) | 1989-04-19 |
| GB9004685D0 (en) | 1990-04-25 |
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