Battery holding mechanism in industrial vehicle

• US 20050092536A1
• Filed: 10/26/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeda, Mitsumasa
• Application Number:
  US10/973,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20050092536A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/68.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/42 Fork lift trucks
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/60 using power supplied by batteries in combination with fuel cells B60L50/75
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 9/07536 Battery stoppers, i.e. means to hold battery in position
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/60 Electric or hybrid propulsion means for production processes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A battery holding mechanism in an industrial vehicle that has a vehicle body includes a battery compartment provided adjacent to a driver'"'"'s platform for installing a battery for accommodation therein from an opening formed in a side surface of the vehicle body. Also, the battery holding mechanism includes a battery stopper and a stopper operating member. The battery stopper is located adjacent to the opening for blocking the opening to hold the battery in the battery compartment and for opening the opening to allow the battery to be taken out from the battery compartment. A stopper operating member moves in conjunction with the battery stopper when the battery stopper opens the opening, such that at least a part of the stopper operating member is exposed to the driver'"'"'s platform.

Claims

1. A battery holding mechanism in an industrial vehicle including a vehicle body, a battery compartment being provided adjacent to a driver'"'"'s platform for installing a battery for accommodation therein from an opening formed in a side surface of the vehicle body, comprising:

a battery stopper located adjacent to the opening for blocking the opening to hold the battery in the battery compartment and for opening the opening to allow the battery to be taken out from the battery compartment; and

a stopper operating member moving in conjunction with the battery stopper when the battery stopper opens the opening, such that at least a part of the stopper operating member is exposed to the driver'"'"'s platform.

2. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper support member located between the opening and the driver'"'"'s platform, the stopper operating member being positioned upright in overlapping relation to an inside of the stopper support member when the battery stopper blocks the opening.

3. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the stopper operating member includes a conspicuous portion that indicates an opening state of the battery stopper when the stopper operating member is exposed to the driver'"'"'s platform.

4. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the stopper operating member includes an operating arm having an elongated plate shape and an operating knob provided at an end portion of the operating arm, a part of the operating arm and the operating knob corresponding to the conspicuous portion.

5. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the conspicuous portion is colored by a conspicuous color.

6. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a luminescent member as the conspicuous portion is provided at the stopper operating member.

7. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper holding means for holding the battery stopper when the battery stopper blocks the opening.

8. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 7, wherein a stopper support member having a through hole is located between the opening and the driver'"'"'s platform, the stopper operating member including an operating knob, a shaft being connected to the operating knob, the stopper holding means including the through hole, the operating knob and the shaft.

9. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the stopper holding means includes a coil spring installed over the shaft for urging the shaft in an outward direction of the industrial vehicle.

10. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a drive source for traveling the industrial vehicle is provided in the industrial vehicle, a changeover switch being provided for switching between energization and de-energization of the drive source by blocking and opening the opening by the battery stopper.

11. The battery holding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the stopper operating member is connected to the battery stopper to form an L-shaped tilt body.