Battery box system, stand, and battery box

Abstract

To provide a battery box system that enables a battery box to be attached to and detached from a pillar-shaped object. The battery box system includes a mount (20) that can be attached to a pillar-shaped object (40), and a battery box (10), and the battery box is detachably attached to the mount by engagement portions provided on the mount and the battery box.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a battery box system, a stand, and a battery box. [Background technology]

[0002] During road construction work on expressways, motorways, and general roads, temporary poles are erected and signs with lighting fixtures and light-emitting devices (lamps, display panels, etc.) are attached to the poles. When using lighting fixtures and display panels, batteries (secondary batteries) are often used as the power source. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Registered Utility Model No. 3241331 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] If the battery is placed on the ground, it may get in the way of work, etc. Furthermore, depending on the condition of the ground, such as when the ground is wet, it may not be desirable to place the battery on the ground.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a battery box system that allows a battery box to be easily attached to and detached from a columnar object. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present disclosure is characterized in that the battery box system comprises a stand that can be attached to a pillar-shaped object and a battery box, and the battery box is detachably attached to the stand by engagement portions provided on the stand and the battery box. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present disclosure, the battery box can be easily attached to and detached from the columnar object. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1A is a plan view (top view) of the battery box in the first embodiment, FIG. 1B is a front view of the battery box, FIG. 1C is a right side view of the battery box, and FIG. 1D is a left side view of the battery box. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the battery box according to the first embodiment. [Figure 3] 3A is a plan view (top view) of the gantry in the first embodiment, FIG. 3B is a front view of the gantry, FIG. 3C is a right side view of the gantry, and FIG. 3D is a left side view of the gantry. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the gantry in the first embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a mount attached to a pole, which is a pillar-shaped object, and a battery box attached to the mount. [Figure 6] FIG. 6A is a right side view of the gantry in the second embodiment, FIG. 6B is a front view of the gantry, and FIG. 6C is a plan view (top view) of the gantry. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a gantry in the second embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a battery box according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, a battery box system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The dimensions, materials, shapes, and relative positions of the components described in the present embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present disclosure unless otherwise specified.

[0010] [First embodiment] The battery box system includes a mount that is attached to a pillar-shaped object, and a battery box that is detachably attached to the mount by an engagement portion.

[0011] <Battery box> FIG. 1A is a plan view (top view) of a battery box in the first embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a plan view (top view) of a battery box in the first embodiment. Fig. 1 is a front view of the battery box, Fig. 1C is a right side view of the battery box, and Fig. 1D is a left side view of the battery box Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the battery box in the first embodiment.

[0012] The battery box 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with width, depth, and height directions. The battery box 10 includes a main body 11, a lid 12, a handle 13, an opening 14, and hooks 15 (hooks 15A and 15B in this embodiment). The main body 11 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the top is closed by the lid 12. The handle 13 is attached to the top surface of the lid 12 and is used for transporting the battery box 10. A battery is housed inside the main body 11, and a connector for connecting the battery to a power cable is installed in the opening 14. The lid 12 is fixed to the main body 11, but may be configured to be openable and closable. The main body 11 and the lid 12 are made of metal, but may also be made of resin.

[0013] The hooks 15A and 15B are arranged side by side along the height direction of the battery box 10 on the right side surface of the battery box 10. However, multiple hooks 15 may be positioned staggered in the depth direction. Each of the hooks 15A and 15B has an overall key shape and includes a portion (first portion) extending in the depth direction, a portion (second portion) extending downward in the height direction, and a portion (third portion) inclined obliquely away from the main body 11. The second portion is approximately parallel to the rear wall surface of the main body 11, and a gap (gap) is provided between the wall surface and the inner surface of the second portion. The depth length of the gap is set to a dimension slightly smaller than the thickness of the wall material in which an insertion opening 24 of the mount 20 (described later) is formed.

[0014] <Stand> FIG. 3A is a plan view (top view) of the gantry in the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a front view of the gantry. Fig. 3 is a side view, Fig. 3C is a right side view of the cradle, and Fig. 3D is a left side view of the cradle. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cradle in the first embodiment. Fig. 5 is a view showing the cradle attached to a pole as a columnar object and the battery box attached to the cradle.

[0015] The mount 20 has a U-shaped main body 21 that has width, depth, and height directions. The mount 20 is made of metal, but may also be made of resin. A U-shaped member 22 (22A and 22B) is attached to the main body 21. The U-shaped member 22 is made of metal and has two end portions 22a, 22a, straight portions 22b, 22b, and an arc portion (corresponding to a curved portion) 22c that connects the straight portions 22b. The arc portion 22c has a curvature that matches the diameter of a pole 40, which is an example of a columnar object.

[0016] The ends 22a, 22a of the U-shaped member 22 pass through two through holes provided on the front surface of the main body 21 and protrude from the front surface of the main body 21. The through holes are formed along the width direction of the main body 21. Within a range of a predetermined length from the ends 22a, 22a to the linear portions 22b, 22b, A screw groove is formed on the base 22, allowing it to be threaded with a nut 23. When the nut 23 is tightened more deeply into the screw groove, the arc portion 22c approaches the inner surface 21a (the mounting surface of the U-shaped member 22) of the wall material at the front of the main body 21; when the nut 23 is tightened less deeply, the arc portion 22c moves away from the inner surface 21a. Thus, the distance between the inner surface 21a and the arc portion 22c can be adjusted by tightening the nuts 23, 23. By passing the pole 40 between the arc portion 22c and the inner surface 21a of the wall material at the front of the main body 21 and tightening the nuts 23, 23 attached to both ends 22a, 22a, the pole 40 is clamped between the arc portion 22c and the inner surface 21a. This clamping allows the base 20 to be fixed at a desired height on the pole 40. In other words, the base 20 can be attached along the axial direction of a columnar object (pole 40). In this embodiment, two U-shaped members 22A and 22B are provided on the main body 21 along the height direction, so that the mount 20 is firmly fixed to the pole 40. The number of U-shaped members 22 may be one or three or more, as long as the mount 20 can be suitably attached to the pole 40. In this embodiment, the U-shaped member 22 and the inner surface 21a form a clamping portion, but the shape and configuration of the clamping portion are not limited to those of this embodiment. For example, the pole 40 in this embodiment is a single-tube pipe with a circular cross section, but a member having a shape that matches the cross-sectional shape of the pole 40 (columnar object) is used as the clamping portion instead of the U-shaped member 22, in order to match the cross-sectional shape of the columnar member.

[0017] The main body 21 is provided with insertion openings 24 corresponding to the hooks 15. Specifically, insertion openings 24A and 24B are formed on the left side surface of the main body 21, into which the hooks 15A and 15B can be inserted, respectively. In addition, insertion openings 24C and 24D are formed on the right side surface of the main body 21, into which the hooks 15A and 15B can be inserted, respectively. The combination of the hooks 15 and the insertion openings 24 constitutes an "engagement portion." In this embodiment, the hooks 15A and 15B are arranged side by side in the height direction of the battery box 10, and the two insertion openings 24 corresponding to the hooks 15A and 15B are arranged side by side in the height direction of the mount 20 in line with the hooks 15A and 15B. The number of hooks 15 and their corresponding insertion openings 24 may be one or three or more.

[0018] 5, the mounting base 20 is fixed to a pole 40, which is a temporary facility used in road construction, for example. The pole 40 is used to support, for example, a display panel that provides predetermined information to drivers of vehicles traveling on the road, a signboard 30 equipped with light emitters, or lighting equipment that illuminates the road.

[0019] The battery box 10 can be hung (hanged) from the mount by inserting the hooks 15A and 15B into either the set of insertion openings 24A and 24B or the set of insertion openings 24C and 24D. The hooks 15 are positioned at an angle with their tips open outward, making it easy to insert the hooks 15 into the wall of the mount 20 through the insertion openings 24. The dimensions of the members of the hooks 15A and 15B extending in the depth direction are determined according to the thickness of the wall of the main body 21 in which the insertion openings 24 are formed, so that the battery box 10 is supported in a state where rattle on the mount 20 is minimized. The battery box 10 is connected to the pole 40 via a rope or wire to prevent it from colliding with the ground if it falls off the mount 20.

[0020] This allows the battery box 10 to be detachably attached to the pole 40, preventing the battery box 10 from being placed on the ground and becoming a nuisance or getting dirty. Furthermore, the battery box 10 is attached to the stand 20 by inserting (engaging) the hooks 15 into the insertion openings 24, and is removed by lifting the battery box 10 upward to release the engagement, making attachment and detachment easy.

[0021] In this embodiment, among the multiple surfaces (side surfaces) facing in different directions, the left side of the pedestal 20 Insertion ports 24A and 24B are provided on two sides, the left and right sides. The battery box 10 can be easily attached to either the left or right side depending on the situation. Two battery boxes 10 may also be attached to both the left and right sides of the stand 20. In this embodiment, insertion ports 24 are provided on two of the multiple sides, but insertion ports 24 may also be provided on only one of the multiple sides, or on three or more sides. Furthermore, there is no limit to the type of electric product that uses power from the battery box 10, and examples include displays, lamps, lighting fixtures, and power tools.

[0022] [Second embodiment] Next, a description will be given of a stand and a battery box according to a second embodiment. Since the second embodiment has a common configuration with the first embodiment, a description of the common configuration will be omitted and differences will be mainly described.

[0023] Fig. 6A is a right side view of the cradle in the second embodiment, Fig. 6B is a front view of the cradle, and Fig. 6C is a plan view (top view) of the cradle. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the cradle in the second embodiment. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the battery box in the second embodiment.

[0024] In the second embodiment, the mount 120 differs from the mount 20 in the following respects. First, the mount 120 has a U-shaped cover member 121 formed on the front surface of the main body 21, and the ends 22a, 22a of the U-shaped member 22 and the nuts 23, 23 are located in a space surrounded by the front surface of the main body 21 and the inner surface of the cover member 121. In other words, the ends 22a, 22a are covered by the cover member 121, which makes it possible to prevent the ends 22a, 22a from getting caught on something. A through-hole 122 for passing a tool is provided on the front surface of the cover member 121 at a position corresponding to the end 22a, so that the nut 23 can be tightened or loosened using the tool.

[0025] The second embodiment also differs from the first embodiment in that insertion openings 24, 24 arranged side by side in the height direction are provided on the front, left side, and right side of the cover member 121. In the first embodiment, the insertion openings 24, 24 are provided on the left and right sides of the main body 21. Specifically, insertion openings 24A and 24B are provided on the left side of the cover member 121, insertion openings 24C and 24D are provided on the right side, and insertion openings 24E and 24F are provided on the front.

[0026] 8, the battery box 110 according to the second embodiment differs from the battery box 10 according to the first embodiment in the following respects. The battery box 110 has an opening 14 on its front surface and hooks 15A and 15B on its back surface. In addition, the width dimension of the battery box 110 is larger than that of the battery box 10 according to the first embodiment.

[0027] Except for the above points, the second embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the same effects as the first embodiment can be obtained, and the battery box 120 can be easily attached and detached by fixing the mount 120 to a columnar object such as a pole 40. Note that the battery box 120 may be applied to the mount 20 of the first embodiment, or vice versa, as long as it is attachable.

[0028] The battery box systems according to the first and second embodiments include a mount 20 (120) that can be attached to a pillar-shaped object (pole 40), and a battery box 10 (110). The battery box 10 (110) is detachably attached to the mount 20 using engagement portions (15, 24) provided on the mount 20 and the battery box 10. This allows the battery box 10 (110) to be detachably attached to the pole, so the battery box 10 (110) can be installed in a position that is not in the way (a position that is less likely to get dirty than if it were placed on the ground).

[0029] The mount 20 (120) may include a clamping portion (for example, an inner surface 21a and an arc portion 22c) that clamps the side surface of the columnar object (pole 40). The clamping portion may include one or more U-shaped members 22 that clamp the side surface of the columnar object (pole 40) and mounting surfaces (inner surfaces 21a) of the one or more U-shaped members 22. That is, as shown in the embodiment, the clamping portion may include one or more curved portions (arc portions 22c) that are formed to match the side surface shape (cylindrical side surface shape) of the columnar object (pole 40).

[0030] The clamping section preferably includes two or more U-shaped members arranged side by side in the height direction of the pedestal 20 (120). However, the number of U-shaped members may be one, three or more.

[0031] The mount may further include a cover member 121 that covers the two ends 22a, 22a of the U-shaped member 22 (the mount 120 of the second embodiment).

[0032] The engagement portion may include a hook 15 provided on one of the stand 20 (120) and the battery box 10 (110), and an insertion port 24 provided on the other of the stand 20 (120) and the battery box 10 (110) into which the hook 15 is inserted.

[0033] It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the hook 15 is provided facing downward on the outer surface of the battery box 10 (110) and at least a portion of the hook 15 is inserted into the insertion opening 24. However, there may also be cases in which the hook inserted into the insertion opening is formed facing upward.

[0034] The mount 20 (120) may have multiple side surfaces (e.g., left side surface, front surface, and right side surface) facing in different directions, and the insertion slot 24 may be provided on each of two or more of the multiple side surfaces. For example, as in the first embodiment, the insertion slot 24 may be provided on the left side surface and the right side surface of the multiple side surfaces, or as in the second embodiment, the insertion slot 24 may be provided on the left side surface, front surface, and right side surface. The configuration of the embodiments can be modified as appropriate within the scope that the object of the present invention can be achieved. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 10,110···Battery box 11. Main unit 12. Lid 13 Handle 14...Aperture 15. Hook 20,120··· Mounting stand 21. Main unit 22 U-shaped member 23 Nut 24 Insertion port 40···Paul 121 Cover member

Claims

1. a stand that can be attached to a pillar-shaped object; a battery box; The battery box is detachably attached to the base by engagement portions provided on the base and the battery box. Battery box system.

2. The mount includes a clamping portion that clamps the side surface of the columnar object. The battery box system according to claim 1 .

3. The clamping portion includes one or more curved portions formed to match the side surface shape of the columnar object.

3. The battery box system according to claim 2.

4. The clamping portion includes one or more U-shaped members that clamp the side surfaces of the columnar object, and mounting surfaces of the one or more U-shaped members.

3. The battery box system according to claim 2.

5. The battery box system according to claim 4 , wherein the clamping portion includes two or more of the U-shaped members arranged side by side in the height direction of the frame.

6. The U-shaped member further includes a cover member for covering two ends of the U-shaped member.

5. The battery box system according to claim 4.

7. The engagement portion is a hook provided on one of the base and the battery box; an insertion port provided on the other of the base and the battery box, into which the hook is inserted; 7. A battery box system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising:

8. The hook is provided on the outer surface of the battery box and faces downward, A part of the hook is inserted into the insertion opening.

8. The battery box system according to claim 7.

9. the platform has a plurality of sides facing in different directions; The insertion opening is provided on each of two or more of the side surfaces.

8. The battery box system according to claim 7.

10. The engagement portion is two or more hooks arranged side by side in a height direction of the base and the battery box on one of the base and the battery box; two or more insertion openings provided on the other of the base and the battery box, into which the two or more hooks are respectively inserted; 7. A battery box system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising:

11. the two or more hooks are arranged side by side in a height direction of the battery box on an outer surface of the battery box, Each of the two or more hooks is provided facing downward, A portion of each of the two or more hooks is inserted into a corresponding one of the two or more insertion openings. The battery box system of claim 10.

12. the platform has a plurality of sides facing in different directions; The insertion opening is provided on each of two or more of the side surfaces. The battery box system of claim 10.

13. The mount according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

14. The engaging portion includes one or more insertion openings into which one or more hooks provided in the battery box are inserted, or one or more hooks to be inserted into one or more insertion openings provided in the battery box. The mount according to claim 13.

15. having a plurality of different sides facing in different directions; The one or more insertion openings are provided on two or more of the side surfaces.

15. The mount of claim 14.

16. The battery box according to claim 1 .

17. As a part of the engaging portion, one or more insertion openings into which one or more hooks provided on the base are inserted, and one or more hooks to be inserted into one or more insertion openings provided on the base are included.

17. The battery box of claim 16.

18. The one or more hooks are inserted into one of the one or more insertion openings provided on two or more side surfaces of a plurality of different side surfaces facing different directions that the stand has.

17. The battery box of claim 16.

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