Battery comprising dual terminal bushings

• US 4,645,725 A
• Filed: 08/30/1985
• Issued: 02/24/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/1985
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Exide Technologies
• Original Assignee: GNB, Inc.
• Inventors: Kump, William H., Jergl, Joseph J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Skapars, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US06/770,946
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 429/178, 429/179, 429/121, 429/181, 429/180, 429/183
• US Class Current: 429/179
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/561 Hollow metallic terminals, e.g. terminal bushings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A dual terminal, electric storage battery is provided. The battery comprises: a container; a cover; a single pair of element posts in electrical communication with electrochemical components; a single pair of terminal bushings substantially completely embedded in the cover, each of the bushings are electrically connected to one of the element posts and comprises, a main body portion, a side terminal end, which side terminal end is mounted through an opening in an angled surface of the cover, which angled surface is at an angle acute to the plane generally contiguous to the top surface of the cover, a top terminal end which is mounted through an opening in the top surface of the cover on or in the vicinity of its longitudinal centerline, an element post end, and a connecting arm extending sideways from the body portion to the side terminal end, and wherein the top terminal end, the body portion, and the element post end define a hole passing axially therethrough and adapted to receive therein one of the element posts; a pair of side terminals in electrical communication with the side terminal ends of the bushings; and a pair of top terminals in electrical communication with the top terminal ends of the bushings.

Claims

1. A dual terminal, electric storage battery comprising:

(a) a container;

(b) a cover;

(c) a single pair of element posts in electrical communication with electrochemical components;

(d) a single pair of terminal bushings substantially completely embedded in the cover, each of said bushings being electrically connected to one of said element posts and comprising,

(i) a main body portion,

(ii) a side terminal end, which side terminal end is mounted through an opening in an angled surface of said cover, which angled surface is at an angle acute to the plane generally contiguous to the top surface of said cover,

(iii) a top terminal end, which top terminal end is mounted through an opening in said top surface of said cover on or in the vicinity of its longitudinal centerline,

(iv) an element post end, and

(v) a connecting arm extending sideways from said body portion to said side terminal end, and wherein said top terminal end, said body portion, and said element post end define a hole passing axially therethrough and adapted to receive therein one of said element posts;

(e) a pair of side terminals in electrical, communication with the side terminal ends of the bushings; and

(f) a pair of top terminals in electrical communication with said top terminal ends of said bushings.

2. The battery of claim 1, wherein said connecting arms have a transverse cross sectional area approximately equal to that of said top terminals.

3. The battery of claim 1, wherein said top terminals are formed by fusing said element posts and said top terminal ends of said bushings and said side terminals are threaded, steel nuts embedded in said side terminal ends of said bushings.

4. The battery of claim 2, wherein said top terminals are formed by fusing said element posts and said top terminal ends of said bushings and said side terminals are threaded, steel nuts embedded in said side terminal ends of said bushings.

5. The battery of claim 1, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.

6. The battery of claim 3, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.

7. The battery of claim 4, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.

8. The battery of claim 1, wherein said battery is a wet, dual terminal, electric storage battery.

9. The battery of claim 7, wherein said battery is a wet, dual terminal, electric storage battery.

10. The battery of claim 1, wherein said battery is a recombinant, dual terminal, electric storage battery.

11. The battery of claim 7, wherein said battery is a recombinant, dual terminal, electric storage battery.

12. A dual terminal, electric storage battery comprising:

(a) a container;

(b) a cover;

(c) a single pair of element posts in electrical communication with electrochemical components;

(d) a single pair of terminal bushings substantially completely embedded in said cover, each of said bushings being electrically connected to one of said element posts, having one or more ribs disposed along its surfaces, and comprising

(i) a main body portion,

(ii) a side terminal end, which side terminal end is mounted through an opening in an angled surface of said cover, which angled surface is at an angle acute to the plane generally contiguous to the top surface of said cover,

(iii) a top terminal end, which top terminal end is mounted through an opening in said top surface of said cover on or in the vicinity of its longitudinal center line,

(iv) an element post end, and

(v) a connecting arm extending sideways from said body portion to said side terminal end and having a transverse cross sectional area approximately equal to that of said top terminals, and wherein said top terminal end, said body portion, and said element post end define a hole passing axially therethrough and adapted to receive therein one of said element posts;

(e) a pair of side terminals in electrical communication with said side terminal ends of said bushings; and

(f) a pair of top terminals in electrical communication with said top terminal ends of said bushings.

13. The battery of claim 12, wherein said top terminals are formed by fusing said element posts and said top terminal ends of said bushings and said side terminals are threaded, steel nuts embedded in said side terminal ends of said bushings.