Arrangement of an electronic sensor device at a terminal post clamp of a battery and a method for producing such an arrangement

• US 9,404,978 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2014
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa (Forvia SE)
• Original Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Company
• Inventors: Unterhalt, Marco, Zimmermann, Katrin
• Primary Examiner(s): Diao, M'Baye
• Application Number:
  US14/272,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20140333318A1
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 324/437
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/364 Battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/287 Intermediate parts between battery post and cable end piece
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/62 Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49169 Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor

Abstract

An arrangement of an electronic sensor device (3) at a terminal post clamp (1) of a battery. The arrangement comprises: a terminal post clamp (1) of a battery; an electronic sensor device (3); a housing (10), which can accommodate the electronic sensor device (3); and a fastening means, which can connect the housing (10) to the terminal post clamp (1). The fastening means comprises a receptacle (13) and a fastening member (8) that can be inserted at least in sections into the receptacle (13) in a positive locking and/or non-positive locking manner.

Claims

1. An arrangement of an electronic sensor device comprising:

a terminal post clamp of a battery, said terminal post clamp including a fastening member extending outwardly from the terminal post clamp and formed integrally with the terminal post clamp;

an electronic sensor device;

a housing, which can accommodate the electronic sensor device, said housing including a receptacle, said receptacle sized and shaped to selectively receive the fastening member of the terminal post clamp, wherein said receptacle is formed integrally with said housing;

and wherein the fastening member can connect the housing to the terminal post clamp; and

wherein at least a portion of the fastening member can be inserted into the receptacle in at least one of a positive locking and a non-positive locking manner.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening member is designed as a projection or as a projecting contour of the terminal post clamp.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening member is constructed in one piece with the terminal post clamp.

4. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receptacle is constructed in the manner of a pocket.

5. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receptacle is constructed in one piece with the housing.

6. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing with the receptacle, which is mounted on said housing, is a one piece injection molded part.

7. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the mounted state of the arrangement on the battery, the terminal post clamp has a plate-shaped region, which covers at least partially the side of the housing that faces away from the battery, wherein, in particular, the fastening member and the receptacle respectively are arranged in the plate-shaped region of the terminal post clamp or are a part of the plate-shaped region of the terminal post clamp.

8. A method for producing the arrangement of claim 1 comprising the following steps:

inserting the fastening member into the receptacle;

generating an electrically conductive connection between one section of the terminal post clamp and a connector of the electronic sensor device.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein a welded joint between one section of the terminal post clamp and a connector of the electronic sensor device is generated as the electrically conductive connection, wherein the welded joint is arranged, in particular, on the side of the housing that faces away from the receptacle.

10. An arrangement of an electronic sensor device comprising:

a terminal post clamp of a battery, said terminal post clamp including a receptacle formed integrally with said terminal post clamp;

an electronic sensor device;

a housing, which can accommodate the electronic sensor device, said housing including a fastening member extending outwardly from the housing and formed integrally with the housing;

said receptacle being sized and shaped to selectively receive the fastening member of the housing;

wherein the fastening member can connect the housing to the terminal post clamp; and

wherein at least a portion of the fastening member can be inserted into the receptacle in at least one of a positive locking and a non-positive locking manner.

11. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fastening member is designed as a projection or as a projecting contour of the housing.

12. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the fastening member is constructed in one piece with the housing.

13. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the receptacle is constructed in the manner of a pocket.

14. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the receptacle is constructed in one piece with the terminal post clamp.

15. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein the housing with the fastening member, which is mounted on said housing, is a one piece injection molded part.

16. The arrangement as claimed in claim 10, wherein in the mounted state of the arrangement on the battery, the terminal post clamp has a plate-shaped region, which covers at least partially the side of the housing that faces away from the battery, wherein, in particular, the fastening member and the receptacle respectively are arranged in the plate-shaped region of the terminal post clamp or are a part of the plate-shaped region of the terminal post clamp.

17. A method for producing the arrangement of claim 10 comprising the following steps:

inserting the fastening member into the receptacle;

generating an electrically conductive connection between one section of the terminal post clamp and a connector of the electronic sensor device.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein a welded joint between one section of the terminal post clamp and a connector of the electronic sensor device is generated as the electrically conductive connection, wherein the welded joint is arranged, in particular, on the side of the housing that faces away from the fastening member.