Battery holding frame, in particular for an electrically driven sweeping machine

• US 7,316,861 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2004
• Issued: 01/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dulevo International S.p.A. (FAYAT SAS)
• Original Assignee: Dulevo International S.p.A. (FAYAT SAS)
• Inventors: Scita, Michele
• Primary Examiner(s): Ryan; Patrick Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLS, MONIQUE M
• Application Number:
  US10/853,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20040237227A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,322 Days
• Field of Search: 414/398, 414/396, 414/401, 429/96, 429/99, 429/163, 429/178, 429/177
• US Class Current: 429/96
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4005 Arrangements of batteries or cells; Electric power supply arrangements
• 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 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/04 Arrangement of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 5/0053 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/256 Carrying devices, e.g. belts
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/42 Grouping of primary cells into batteries H01M6/40 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/5016 Multimode utilisation
• 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 frame is provided for an electrically driven sweeping machine having one lower supporting face (4) for the battery (10), and lateral faces (5) to contain the same battery (10), which include a mobile lateral face (5a) rotatable between a first closed position across the first lower supporting face (4) and a second operating position substantially aligned with and adjacent to the lower supporting face (4) where rotatable elements (7) are provided on the mobile lateral face (5a), suitable for allowing the battery (10) to slide whenever the mobile lateral face (5a) is in an operating position.

Claims

1. A battery holding frame of an electrically driven sweeping machine, of a type comprising at least one lower supporting face (4) for a battery (10), and laterally containing faces (5);

said lateral faces (5) comprising at least one mobile lateral face (5a) rotatable between a first closed position across said lower supporting face (4) and a second operating position substantially aligned with and adjacent to said lower supporting face (4);

and rotatable elements (7) fixed on at least said mobile lateral face (5a), permitting said battery (10) to slide on said rotatable elements onto or out from said lower supporting face when said mobile lateral face (5a) is in said operating position.

2. The battery holding frame according to claim 1, wherein between said mobile lateral face (5a) and said lower supporting face (4) some pins (6) are provided, suitable for rotatingly engaging said faces (4, 5a) with each other.

3. The battery holding frame according to claim 1, wherein said rotatable elements (7) are provided on both said mobile lateral face (5a) and on said lower supporting face (4).

4. The battery holding frame according to claim 3, wherein said rotatable elements (7) consist of rotatable rollers (7a).

5. The battery holding frame according to claim 1, wherein said mobile lateral face (5a) is equipped with blocking elements (8) operable by hand and usable in said closed position.

6. The battery holding frame according to claim 5, wherein said blocking elements (8) comprise a screw (8a) and a nut screw (8b).

7. The battery holding frame according to claim 3, wherein the longitudinal edges of said lower and lateral faces (4, 5) are defined by metallic angle irons (11).

8. The battery holding frame according to claim 7, wherein said metallic angle irons (11) of said lower supporting face (4) and of said mobile lateral face (5a) have a shoulder flap (11a) and a bottom flap (11b), which define seats on which said rotatable elements (7) are engaged.

14. The battery holding frame according to claim 4, wherein when in the second operating position, the top of each of said rotatable rollers lie in a sliding plane (9).

9. A battery holding frame of an electrically driven sweeping machine, of a type comprising at least one lower supporting face (4) for a battery (10), and laterally containing faces (5);

said lateral faces (5) comprising at least one mobile lateral face (5a) rotatable between a first closed position across said lower supporting face (4) and a second operating position substantially aligned with and adjacent to said lower supporting face (4);

and rotatable elements (7) fixed on at least said mobile lateral face (5a) and said lower supporting face (4) so as to permit said battery (10) to slide on said rotatable elements from said mobile lateral face (5a) onto said lower supporting face when said mobile lateral face (5a) is in said operating position;

wherein the longitudinal edges of said lower and lateral faces (4, 5) are defined by metallic angle irons (11); and

wherein said metallic angle irons (11) of said lower supporting face (4) and of said mobile lateral face (5a) have a shoulder flap (11a) and a bottom flap (11b), which define seats on which said rotatable elements (7) are engaged.

10. The battery holding frame according to claim 9, wherein between said mobile lateral face (5a) and said lower supporting face (4) some pins (6) are provided, suitable for rotatingly engaging said faces (4, 5a) with each other.

11. The battery holding frame according to claim 9, wherein said rotatable elements (7) consist of rotatable rollers (7a).

12. The battery holding frame according to claim 9, wherein said mobile lateral face (5a) is equipped with blocking elements (8) operable by hand and usable in said closed position.

13. The battery holding frame according to claim 12, wherein said blocking elements (8) comprise a screw (8a) and a nut screw (8b).

15. The battery holding frame according to claim 9, wherein when in the second operating position, the top of each of said rotatable rollers lie in a sliding plane (9).