Multiple battery comprising a cranking battery and an auxiliary battery
First Claim
1. A 4-pole battery for vehicle use comprising a CRA battery with a positive pole for connection to a starter motor, an AUX battery with a positive pole for connection to auxiliaries, the CRA battery having plates lying face to face along a horizontal plane of the battery, the AUX battery having deep cycle plates lying face to face along a horizontal plane of the battery, both AUX and CRA batteries being of different construction and accommodated in a case with side by side compartments, the CRA battery having a negative pole and the AUX battery having a negative pole.
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Abstract
Batteries for boats and vehicles require a CRA (cranking) battery 23 and an AUX (auxiliaries) battery 22 to ensure a start. The preferred version has an AUX battery made of parallel plates and a CRA battery made of parallel plates lying in a monobloc case in face to face positions. Each battery has a pair of CRA terminals 20, 30 for the electric starter and a pair of AUX terminals 19, 31 for the AUX loads of the vehicle and the alternator. The AUX and CRA negative are joinable by a link or a switch 41 so that a single earth connection is made to the vehicle. Alternatives show the AUX and CRA batteries side by side, at 90 degrees, providing 24 v or 36 v with a 12 v tap; a CRA battery with two AUX batteries one 51 for constant voltage equipment. Advant-ageous disposition of terminals simplifies connections to vehicle wiring and to a like battery.
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- 1. A 4-pole battery for vehicle use comprising a CRA battery with a positive pole for connection to a starter motor, an AUX battery with a positive pole for connection to auxiliaries, the CRA battery having plates lying face to face along a horizontal plane of the battery, the AUX battery having deep cycle plates lying face to face along a horizontal plane of the battery, both AUX and CRA batteries being of different construction and accommodated in a case with side by side compartments, the CRA battery having a negative pole and the AUX battery having a negative pole.
- 12. A multipole battery comprising a CRA battery intended for connection to a starter motor and an AUX battery intended for connection to auxiliary electrical loads, the CRA battery and the AUX battery being of different construction and each capable of providing a current different from the other, the CRA battery containing parallel plates and the AUX battery containing parallel plates, the AUX and CRA batteries lying face to face along a horizontal plane of the battery in a single battery case, wherein the CRA battery and the AUX battery each have independent positive and negative terminals.
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