Storage battery, storage battery accommodation device, storage battery charging device, and usage amount payment settlement device for storage battery

• US 8,237,403 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2008
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitoshi Ishii
• Original Assignee: Mitoshi Ishii
• Inventors: Ishii, Mitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): TSO, EDWARD H
• Application Number:
  US12/594,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20100114762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,588 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/112, 320/132, 320/DIG.21, 414/280, 414/281, 414/284, 429 96-100
• US Class Current: 320/112
• 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: B60K 2001/0422 Arrangement under the front seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0433 Arrangement under the rear seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0455 Removal or replacement of the energy storages
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0461 from the side
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/51 characterised by AC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• 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: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/441 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/244 Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/249 specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/256 Carrying devices, e.g. belts
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/559 Terminals adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round, elliptic or button cells H01M50/553 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/46 : for ICE-powered road vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 : for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 : acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 : concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A storage battery which can be replaced by simple operations within a very short time. The storage battery includes: a plate-shaped plug-in terminal provided to protrude at one side surface of a storage battery having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape; and a clamping terminal made of a plurality of parallel plate-shaped members that can clamp the plate-shaped plug-in terminal, and that is provided to protrude at the other side surface of the storage battery, thereby facilitating the storage battery replacement operation. The plug-in terminals or clamping terminals are preferably provided side-by-side in pairs on the respective side. The storage battery preferably has a display device 7 to display data of a charged power amount, a consumed power amount, a remaining power amount, or a storage battery temperature; and a data output unit for outputting the data to a control device of the automobile.

Claims

1. A storage battery comprising:

a first terminal that is provided at a side surface of a storage battery having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and that serves as a terminal of one of poles that inputs and outputs a direct current inside the storage battery;

a second terminal that is provided at a side surface of the storage battery and that serves as a terminal of the other of poles, the second terminal being paired with the first terminal; and

the first terminal is a plug-in terminal made of a plate-shaped member, and the second terminal is a clamping terminal made of a plurality of parallel plate-shaped members,

wherein the storage battery has embedded therein a display device that can display data of at least one type selected from a charged power amount, a consumed power amount, a remaining power amount, and a storage battery temperature.

2. The storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the plug-in terminal and the clamping terminal are provided side-by-side in two or more pairs on the two opposing side surfaces.

3. The storage battery according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage battery is installed at an automobile,

the storage battery is provided with a data output unit for outputting the data to a control device of the automobile, and

a driver of the automobile can confirm a state of the storage battery by a display of the data in the vicinity of a driving operation position.

4. A storage battery accommodation device that accommodates the storage battery according to claim 1 or 2, comprising

a body that has an opening formed in one surface thereof such that the storage battery can be inserted into the body from the opening;

a lid member that is provided at the body so that this member can be opened and closed and serves to cover the opening;

a body-side plug-in terminal that is made of a plate-shaped member and/or a body-side clamping terminal that is made of a plate-shaped member, protruding inward on an opposite side to the opening of the body and being connected to the clamping terminal and/or plug-in terminal; and

a lid-side clamping terminal and/or a lid-side plug-in terminal that is made of a plate-shaped member, protruding inward at the lid member and being connected to the plug-in terminal and/or clamping terminal.

5. The storage battery accommodation device according to claim 4, wherein

the lid-side clamping terminal and the body-side clamping terminal are formed of an elastically deformable member, and

when the plug-in terminals are plugged in the lid-side clamping terminal and the body-side clamping terminal, a connection state is maintained by an elastic force of the lid-side clamping terminal and the body-side clamping terminal.

6. The storage battery accommodation device according to claim 4, wherein the lid is provided with fixing screw means for clamping and fixing the lid-side clamping terminal and the plug-in terminal, or the lid-side plug-in terminal and the clamping terminal to maintain the connection state when the plug-in terminal or the clamping terminal is inserted in the lid-side clamping terminal or lid-side plug-in terminal.

7. A storage battery charging device for charging the storage battery according to claim 1 or 2, comprising:

one or a plurality of storage battery accommodation devices that can accommodate a storage battery that is inserted from an insertion port;

a plate-shaped charging battery device-side plug-in terminal and/or a plate-shaped charging battery device-side clamping terminal that is composed of a plurality of plate-shaped members, protruding on an opposite side to the insertion port of the storage battery accommodation device to connect to the clamping terminal and/or plug-in terminal of the storage battery; and

one or a plurality of charging devices that are connected to the charging battery device-side plug-in terminals and/or charging battery device-side clamping terminals, and supply power to charge the storage battery.

8. The storage battery charging device according to claim 7, comprising

a storage battery loading unit for loading the storage battery pulled out from the storage battery accommodation unit;

a travel movement device that is provided at the storage battery charging device and serves for moving and positioning the storage battery loading unit in a travel direction; and

a lifting device that is provided at the travel movement device and serves for moving and positioning the storage battery loading unit in a vertical direction, wherein

the storage battery loading unit can be positioned in a position corresponding to a desired storage battery accommodation unit and the storage battery can be transferred between the storage battery loading unit and the storage battery accommodation unit.

9. A used power amount payment settlement device for a storage battery for paying for power amount used by the storage battery according to claim 1 or 2, comprising

a data receiving unit that receives the data from the storage battery;

a computation unit that computes a payment amount corresponding to the power amount used by the storage battery from the received data; and

a display unit that displays the computed payment amount for the used power amount.

10. The used power amount payment settlement device for the storage battery according to claim 9, comprising a card reader unit that reads information data located in an IC card and/or a magnetic card, wherein

the payment for the used power amount can be settled with the IC card and/or the magnetic card.