Battery Charging Device

• US 20100176761A1
• Filed: 09/07/2007
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi KOKI Company Limited (Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi KOKI Company Limited (Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Toshiyuki, Mizoguchi, Toshio, Hanawa, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/440,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20100176761A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells

Abstract

The peripheral edge of the upper face 31A of a plate-shaped portion 31 of a holding member 30 confronts a terminal exposing through hole, cast through holes, and the inner periphery of an upper housing 10, i.e., a portion defining the terminal exposing through hole and the cast through holes. The upper face 31A of the plate-shaped portion 31 defines a passage for passing rain water having flown from the terminal exposing through hole and the cast through holes into a housing space 1a. The lower end of the passage forms grooves 30a and communicates with stepped through holes 12a formed in the upper housing 10, so that the rainwater is released from the stepped through holes 12a to the outside of the upper housing 10.

Claims

1. A battery charging device comprising:

a lower housing; and

an upper housing defining a housing space together with the lower housing and including at least one inlet side opening having a through hole formed to provide the communication between the housing space and the atmosphere, wherein the housing space is equipped with an outlet passage forming member for defining a passage to guide the water having flown from the inlet side opening into the housing space by attaching the outlet passage forming member to the upper housing.

2. A battery charging device according to claim 1, wherein the upper housing includes at least one outlet side opening having a through hole formed to provide the communication between the housing space and the atmosphere, and

wherein the passage communicates with the outlet side opening.

3. A battery charging device according to claim 2, wherein the passage is sloped downward from the inlet side opening toward the outlet side opening.

4. A battery charging device according to claim 1, wherein the lower housing has its lower portion formed with a lower through hole for providing the communication between the housing space and the atmosphere, and

wherein the passage is constituted to guide the water having flown from the inlet side opening into the housing space, into the lower through hole.

5. A battery charging device according to claim 4, wherein the lower housing has a lower housing passage, one end of which is formed by the lower through hole;

and

wherein the passage is constituted to guide the water having flown from the inlet side opening into the housing space, to the other end of the lower housing passage.

6. A battery charging device according to in claim 5, wherein the passage is sloped downward from the inlet side opening toward the other end of the lower housing passage.

7. A battery charging device according to claim 1, wherein the outlet passage forming member includes a holding member for holding a terminal block.

8. A battery charging device according to claim 1, wherein the passage is formed along the upper housing.

9. A battery charging device according to claim 1, wherein the inlet side opening is an opening for exposing charging terminals to the outside of the housing.

10. A battery charging device according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing includes slide rails for sliding a battery in the upper housing to guide the battery charging terminals of the battery in a direction to the charging terminals, so that the battery charging terminals may contact with the charging terminals, and

wherein the through hole of the inlet side opening is cast holes for forming the slide rails on the upper housing when the upper housing is formed by a mold.

11. A battery charging device according to claim 2, wherein the outlet passage forming member includes a holding member for holding a terminal block.

12. A battery charging device according to claim 3, wherein the outlet passage forming member includes a holding member for holding a terminal block.

13. A battery charging device according to claim 4, wherein the outlet passage forming member includes a holding member for holding a terminal block.

14. A battery charging device according to claim 5, wherein the outlet passage forming member includes a holding member for holding a terminal block.

15. A battery charging device according to claim 6, wherein the outlet passage forming member includes a holding member for holding a terminal block.