JP2004265840A - Battery terminal connection structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a battery terminal connection structure capable of ensuring favorable spare tire behavior at the time of a rear collision and preventing damage to the battery.
A 36V battery 10 as a weight member is divided into a plurality of small batteries 11 to 13, and positive and negative battery terminals 30, 31 exposed from terminal surfaces 11a to 13a of batteries 11 to 13 adjacent to each other are formed. When the batteries 11 to 13 are relatively moved back and forth, they are connected via a bus bar 32 which can be freely released. When the spare tire 6 collides, the connection between the battery terminals 30 and 31 by the bus bar 32 is released, so that the batteries 11 to 13 can be individually moved, and the behavior of the spare tire 6 at the time of a rear collision And the damage to the battery can be prevented.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure for disposing a battery in front of a spare tire housed in a luggage room.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, in vehicles, simple hybrid systems using motor generators, electric four-wheel drive systems, electromagnetically driven valves, electric power steering, electric car air conditioners, electric brakes, electric chassis controls, windshield defrosters, seat heaters, etc. For the purpose of realizing each equipment of high quality, it is studied to increase the rated voltage of on-board auxiliary equipment from 14V to 42V, and accordingly, the on-board battery voltage from 12V to 36V It is being studied to increase the pressure.
[0003]
During the transition period to such an increase in the auxiliary equipment, the increase in the cost of the auxiliary equipment can be enjoyed by the increase in the auxiliary equipment in order to suppress the rise in cost due to the change of the auxiliary equipment. It is desirable to be introduced step by step. In this case, as one of the greatest merits expected by increasing the pressure of the auxiliary devices, it is conceivable to improve the fuel efficiency by constructing a simple hybrid system using a high-output motor generator. Therefore, in recent years, both a 36V battery and a 12V battery are mounted, and for example, a motor generator, an electromagnetic clutch, an electric oil pump for an automatic transmission, etc. are driven by the 36V battery, and other accessories are driven by the 12V battery. Has been proposed and put to practical use.
[0004]
However, in a vehicle having a 36V battery and a 12V battery as described above, it is difficult to mount both batteries simultaneously in a narrow engine room. When a motor generator is used in a vehicle, it is necessary to newly install an inverter device. Further, in order to reduce the voltage generated by the motor generator and supply power to a 12V battery or the like, it is necessary to newly install auxiliary equipment such as a DC-DC converter.
[0005]
To cope with these problems, for example, Non-Patent Document 1 discloses that a 36V battery and a 12V battery are arranged on a floor panel in a luggage room, and that each battery is arranged in the luggage room to secure the battery in the engine room. There is disclosed a technology in which an inverter device integrally provided with a DC-DC converter is disposed in a space. As a terminal connection structure for a 36V battery and a 12V battery, Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a 36V battery between a hole carrier and a battery carrier installed in the luggage room width direction in front of a spare tire tray. And a technique of fixing a 12V battery via a clamp mechanism.
[0006]
[Non-patent document 1]
Edited by Toyota Motor Co., "Crowne, Crown Majesta, Crown Estate New Model Manual", issued on August 20, 2001, P0-2, P1-2-1-7, P1-12 to 1-21, P4-4
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in a vehicle, a spare tire is generally released from a spare tire tray at the time of a rear collision and the spare tire tray functions as a crash stroke at the time of a rear collision. For this reason, an inclined portion is provided on the front surface of the spare tire tray to guide the high-rigidity spare tire so as to jump up to the front of the vehicle body in the event of a rear collision. Therefore, when the battery is disposed in front of the spare tire as in the technology disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 described above, the battery is disposed at a position offset from the trajectory of the spare tire predicted at the time of a rear collision. It is desirable.
[0008]
However, depending on the shape of the vehicle body, the layout of each member mounted on the vehicle body, and the like, it may be necessary to dispose the battery on the trajectory of the spare tire predicted at the time of a rear collision. In such a case, the spare tire that has been flipped up at the time of a rear collision collides with the rear portion of the battery, which is a heavy member, which may hinder a favorable behavior of the spare tire and may also damage the battery. there were.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a battery terminal connection structure capable of ensuring favorable spare tire behavior at the time of a rear collision and preventing battery damage. .
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 has a spare tire tray having an inclined portion formed at a lower portion of a floor panel, the spare tire tray having a slant portion for flipping up a spare tire and guiding the spare tire forward in a rear collision. In a battery terminal connection structure in which a battery module composed of a plurality of batteries is arranged on the floor panel in front of the tray, the batteries are arranged in the vehicle width direction with the terminal surface facing upward from the vehicle body. The positive and negative battery terminals exposed from the terminal surfaces of the batteries adjacent to each other are electrically connected via connecting means that can be opened when the batteries relatively move back and forth.
[0011]
Further, in the battery terminal connection structure according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the connecting means is a bus bar having a terminal insertion hole to be engaged with each of the battery terminals. The terminal insertion hole is characterized in that a notch that opens a part of the terminal insertion hole to the outside is continuously provided.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the battery terminal connection structure according to the second aspect, the cutout portion is provided to face forward or backward of the vehicle body.
[0013]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the battery terminal connection structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, the battery has a locking portion for locking the bus bar and restricting rotation of the bus bar on the terminal surface. It is characterized by having.
[0014]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the battery terminal connecting structure according to the first aspect, the connecting means includes a first terminal connecting portion fixed to the battery terminal on the positive electrode side, and a negative terminal on the negative electrode side. A second terminal connecting portion fixed to the battery terminal, wherein the first and second terminal connecting portions are slidably and releasably connected to each other when the batteries relatively move back and forth. It is characterized by having.
[0015]
Further, the invention according to claim 6 has a spare tire tray provided with a sloped portion at a lower portion of the floor panel, which is formed so that the spare tire is flipped up at the time of a rear collision and guided forward of the vehicle body. In a battery terminal connection structure in which a battery module including a plurality of batteries is arranged on a floor panel, the battery having a terminal surface facing the front of the vehicle and the battery having a terminal surface facing the rear of the vehicle are connected to the vehicle. The battery terminals are arranged alternately in the width direction, and positive and negative battery terminals exposed from the terminal surfaces of the batteries adjacent to each other are electrically connected via flexible connecting means.
[0016]
Further, the invention according to claim 7 has a spare tire tray provided with a sloped portion at a lower portion of the floor panel, the inclined portion guiding the spare tire to jump up at the time of a rear collision and to guide the spare tire forward, and the spare tire tray in front of the spare tire tray is provided. In a battery terminal connection structure in which a battery module composed of a plurality of batteries is arranged on a floor panel, the batteries having a terminal surface facing at least one of a front side and a rear side of the vehicle body are arranged in a vehicle width direction. The positive and negative battery terminals are exposed from the terminal surface so that the same poles are close to each other between the adjacent batteries, and the positive and negative battery terminals of the adjacent batteries are electrically connected to each other through flexible connecting means. It is characterized in that it is electrically connected.
[0017]
In the battery terminal connection structure according to the invention described in claim 8, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7, each of the batteries is configured to be flat and laid down on the floor panel. It is characterized by having.
[0018]
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the battery terminal connection structure according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, each of the batteries is a sealed lead-acid battery.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of a luggage room, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part of a luggage room, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a 36V battery, FIG. 5 is a view showing a modification of the bus bar, FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a modification of the connection structure of the bus bar, and FIG. 7 is a modification of the 36V battery. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a modified example of the 36V battery, FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the battery of FIG. 8 as viewed from the direction I, and FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a modified example of the 36V battery.
[0020]
In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body. In the present embodiment, the vehicle body 1 includes various accessories (not shown) such as a motor generator and an electric oil pump whose rated voltage is set to, for example, 42V, and a lamp bulb whose rated voltage is set to, for example, 14V. And various auxiliary devices (not shown) such as audio equipment. A simple hybrid system capable of realizing an idle stop function and the like with high quality is built in the vehicle body 1 by mounting accessories such as a high-output motor generator.
[0021]
Also, in order to supply power to each of the accessories having different rated voltages, the vehicle 1 has a 36V battery 10 and a 12V battery constituting a battery module in a luggage room 2 set at the rear of the rear seat 3. 15 are mounted.
[0022]
The floor panel 5 constituting the luggage room 2 is formed of a substantially flat panel member, and a lower portion of the floor panel 5 is provided with a spare tire tray 7 for accommodating a spare tire 6. In the present embodiment, the spare tire tray 7 is formed integrally with the floor panel 5 and is recessed in the floor panel 5 at a position deviated rightward and rearward in the luggage room 2. Further, an inclined portion 8 having a predetermined angle is provided on the front side wall surface of the spare tire tray 7. The inclined portion 8 is for guiding the spare tire 6 to jump forward in the vehicle body at the time of a rear collision (see a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). The spare tire tray 7 functions as a crash stroke at the time of a rear collision.
[0023]
The 36V battery 10 includes three small batteries (12V batteries) 11 to 13 having a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The terminal surfaces 11a to 13a of the batteries 11 to 13 are set to one surface having a maximum area, and the positive and negative battery terminals 30, 31 exposed from the terminal surfaces are connected via bus bars 32 (described later) as connecting means. The 36 V battery 10 realizes an output voltage of 36 V by being connected in series. The 12V battery 15 is formed of a single battery having a flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape substantially the same shape as the batteries 11 to 13, and one surface having a maximum area is set as the terminal surface 15a. Here, each of the batteries 11 to 13 and the 12V battery 15 is configured by, for example, a well-known sealed lead storage battery.
[0024]
The batteries 11 to 13 and the 12V battery 15 constituting the 36V battery 10 are arranged on the floor panel 5 in the vehicle width direction in front of the spare tire tray 7 and stays 16 and 17 for integrally connecting them. And is held on the floor panel 5 via the.
[0025]
More specifically, the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 are disposed on the floor panel 5 with the terminal surfaces 11a to 13a and 15a facing upward from the vehicle body. Each of the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 has a front portion integrally connected to the stay 16 and a rear portion integrally connected to the stay 17 (see FIG. 3). 17 is fixed on the floor panel 5 via a not-shown locking member or the like in a state of being installed on the floor panel 5 along the vehicle width direction. By laying down the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 and fixing them on the floor panel 5 in this manner, a good space utility can be provided even when the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 are arranged in the luggage room 2. In addition, the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 are offset as much as possible with respect to the trajectory when the spare tire 6 is discharged to the front of the vehicle body at the time of a rear collision. In this case, by configuring each of the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 as a sealed lead storage battery, it is not necessary to expose each terminal of the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 to the upper side. The degree of freedom can be provided.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 3, the stays 16 and 17 are, for example, formed of sheet metal members having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an open bottom, and the upper surfaces of the stays 16 and 17 are provided with the batteries 11 to 13 and 15. A plurality of long holes 18 are opened substantially corresponding to the connection position. Since the long holes 18 are opened on the upper surfaces of the stays 16 and 17 in this manner, the stays 16 and 17 are weak in predetermined strength only in the front-rear direction while maintaining the strength in the vertical direction. It has a configuration. That is, by providing the slots 18 on the upper surface, the fragile portions 19 and 20 are set in the stays 16 and 17, and the fragile portions 19 and 20 are provided when the spare tire 6 collides with the batteries 11 to 13 and 15. By being deformed to the front of the vehicle body, the movement of each of the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 to the front of the vehicle body is permitted.
[0027]
Here, in the present embodiment, the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 are carried into the luggage room 2 and fixed in a state where they are previously assembled to the stays 16 and 17 outside the vehicle.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the battery terminals 30, 31 of the batteries 11 to 13 protrude from the terminal surfaces 11a to 13a, respectively, from positions offset to one short side. Each of the batteries 11 to 13 is laid down in the same direction so that the positive battery terminal 30 and the negative battery terminal 31 between the adjacent batteries are adjacent to each other, and the positive and negative battery terminals 30, 31 adjacent to each other between the batteries. Are electrically connected via a bus bar 32. That is, as shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, when the batteries 11 to 13 are arranged on the floor panel 5 so as to lie down, the battery terminals 30 and 31 are arranged in a straight line along the vehicle width direction. The positive battery terminal 30 of the battery 11 and the negative battery terminal 31 of the battery 12 are connected via a bus bar 32, and the positive battery terminal 30 of the battery 12 and the negative battery terminal 31 of the battery 13 are connected to each other. Are connected via a bus bar 32.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 4, the bus bar 32 is formed of a band-shaped flat plate member, and terminal insertion holes 35 and 36 that engage with the battery terminals 30 and 31 are formed at both ends of the bus bar 32. In addition, cutouts 37, 38 for opening the terminal insertion holes 35, 36 to the outside of the bus bar 32 are connected to the respective terminal insertion holes 35, 36. The bus bar 32 is connected to the battery terminals 30, 31 by the terminal insertion holes 35, 36 being engaged with the battery terminals 30, 31, respectively, with the notches 37, 38 directed forward of the vehicle body. It is fixed between the battery terminals 30 and 31 by a nut 39 (see FIG. 3).
[0030]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
[0031]
At the time of a rear collision, the spare tire 6 is flipped up by the inclined portion 8 provided in front of the spare tire tray 7 toward the front of the vehicle body, and collides with the rear portions of the batteries 11 to 13 and 15. Due to the collision, the stays 16 and 17 are deformed by the fragile portions 19 and 20, so that the batteries 11 to 13 and 15 are moved forward of the vehicle along the floor panel 5.
[0032]
At this time, the connection between the battery terminals 30 and 31 by the bus bar 32 is released by the relative movement of the batteries 11 to 13 due to the difference in the collision timing of the spare tire 6. That is, the battery terminal 30 is slid from the terminal insertion hole 35 toward the notch 37 by the relative movement of the rear portion of each of the batteries 11 to 13 (or the battery terminal 31 is slid from the terminal insertion hole 36 toward the notch 38). The connection between the battery terminals 30 and 31 by the bus bar 32 is released. Thereby, the batteries 11 to 13 are individually moved forward of the vehicle body, and the influence on the behavior of the spare tire 6 is reduced as compared with the case where the batteries 11 to 13 are integrally moved. Impact is reduced, and damage to the battery can be prevented.
[0033]
According to such an embodiment, a positive / negative battery that is formed by dividing a 36V battery 10 as a weight member from a plurality of small batteries 11 to 13 and exposing from terminal surfaces 11a to 13a of batteries 11 to 13 adjacent to each other. Since the terminals 30 and 31 are connected via the bus bar 32 which is releasable when the batteries 11 to 13 are relatively moved back and forth, the batteries 11 to 13 are individually moved when the spare tire 6 collides. Therefore, the influence on the behavior of the spare tire 6 at the time of a rear collision can be reduced, and the battery can be prevented from being damaged.
[0034]
Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the notches 37, 38 connected to the respective terminal insertion holes 35, 36 may have a shape expanded outward. By forming the cutout portions 37 and 38 in such a manner as described above, the release between the battery terminals 30 and 31 by the bus bar 32 can be more effectively realized when the spare tire 6 collides with each of the batteries 11 to 13. Can be.
[0035]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the bus bar 32 may be configured to connect the battery terminals 30 and 31 with the cutout portions 37 and 38 being directed rearward of the vehicle body.
[0036]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, locking portions 40 that are locked to both ends of the bus bar 32 and restrict the rotation of the bus bar 32 may be protruded from the terminal surfaces 11 a to 13 a of the batteries 11 to 13. . As described above, by restricting the rotation of the bus bar 32 by the locking portion 40, the assemblability of the bus bar 32 can be improved, and the notches 37, 38 can be provided even when the spare tire 6 collides with the batteries 11 to 13. Can be reliably maintained in a predetermined direction, and the opening between the battery terminals 30 and 31 can be effectively realized.
[0037]
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, near the battery terminals 30 and 31, stepped portions 45 and 46 that are opened rearward and sideways are formed in the terminal surfaces 11 a to 13 a of the batteries 11 to 13. Alternatively, the side walls of the step portions 45 and 46 may function as locking portions 47 and 48 for restricting the rotation of the bus bar 32. With this configuration, in addition to the effect obtained by the configuration of FIG. 7 described above, the effect that each battery terminal 30, 31 can be protected from the collision of the spare tire 6 and the like by each step portion 45, 46. To play.
[0038]
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the locking portions 47 and 48 for locking to the bus bar 32 may have different shapes on the positive electrode side and the negative electrode side. With this configuration, in addition to the effects obtained by the above-described configuration of FIG. 7 or the above-described configurations of FIGS. 8 and 9, erroneous connection of the bus bar 32 to the battery terminals 30 and 31 can be prevented. In addition to the effect, the direction of the cutouts 37 and 38 can be reliably defined.
[0039]
11 to 14 relate to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a rear view of a 36V battery, FIG. 12 is a plan view of FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a rear view showing a modification of the 36V battery. FIG. 14 is a plan view of FIG. Note that the present embodiment differs from the first embodiment mainly in that the battery terminals 30 and 31 are connected via a connecting member 50 as connecting means instead of the bus bar 32. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same points, and the description is omitted.
[0040]
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the connecting member 50 is connected to the first terminal connecting portion 51 which is fastened and fixed to the positive battery terminal 30 via the nut 39, and is connected to the negative battery terminal 31 via the nut 39. And a second terminal connection portion 52 to be fixed.
[0041]
The first terminal connection portion 51 has a branch portion branched in a “Y” shape at an end portion, and the branch portion is configured as a spring structure portion 53. The first and second terminal connection portions 51 and 52 are electrically connected to each other by elastically fitting an end of the second terminal connection portion 52 to the branch portion 53. That is, the connection member 50 electrically connects the positive and negative battery terminals 30 and 31 by the connection between the first and second terminal connection portions 51 and 52 via the spring structure 53, and also connects the batteries 11 to 13 to each other. Is moved back and forth, the first and second terminal connection portions 51 and 52 are slid back and forth to release the connection between the battery terminals 30 and 31.
[0042]
According to such an embodiment, it is possible to obtain substantially the same operation and effect as those of the above-described first embodiment.
[0043]
Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the first terminal connection portion 51 is constituted by a pair of plate members 55 and 56, and these plate members 55 and 56 are overlapped. A spring structure 53 may be formed at the end by fastening and fixing to the positive battery terminal 30.
[0044]
15 and 16 relate to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a plan view of a 36V battery, and FIG. 16 is a rear view of FIG. Note that, in the present embodiment, the point that the terminal surfaces 11a to 13a of the batteries 11 to 13 are set to one surface having the minimum area and the arrangement method of the batteries 11 to 13 are the same as those of the first embodiment. Unlike the first embodiment, the battery terminals 30 and 31 are connected via a connecting member 60 as connecting means instead of the bus bar 32. In addition, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0045]
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the batteries 11 to 13 are arranged with the terminal surfaces 11 a to 13 a alternately facing the front and rear of the vehicle body 1 and are adjacent to each other exposed from the terminal surfaces 11 a to 13 a. Battery terminals 30, 31 between the batteries are electrically connected via a connecting member 60.
[0046]
More specifically, in the present embodiment, the battery 12 is arranged with the terminal surface 12a facing the rear of the vehicle body, and the batteries 11, 13 are connected to the terminal surfaces 11a, 13a is arranged in a state facing the front of the vehicle body.
[0047]
The connecting member 60 includes a first terminal connecting portion 61 fastened and fixed to the positive battery terminal 30 via a nut 39 and a second terminal fastened and fixed to the negative battery terminal 31 via a nut 39. It has a connecting portion 62 and a cable 63 for electrically connecting the first and second terminal connecting portions 62.
[0048]
The cable 63 is formed of a flexible cable, and is disposed between the batteries along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 1. By electrically connecting the battery terminals 30 and 31 via such a flexible cable 63, each of the batteries 11 to 13 is connected to the vehicle body when the spare tire 6 collides with the rear part. Forward movement is separately permitted.
[0049]
According to such an embodiment, in addition to the operation and effect substantially the same as those of the above-described first embodiment, in the event that the rear portions of the batteries 11 to 13 are jumped upward by the collision of the spare tire 6, This also has the effect that the upward movement of the rear part of each of the batteries 11 to 13 can be separately permitted.
[0050]
Next, FIG. 17 relates to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a rear view of a 36V battery. In the present embodiment, the point that the terminal surfaces 11a to 13a of the batteries 11 to 13 are set to one surface having the minimum area and the space between the battery terminals 30 and 31 are replaced with bus bars 32 as connecting means. The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that they are connected via the connecting member 70. In addition, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0051]
As shown in FIG. 17, the batteries 11 to 13 are arranged in a state of lying down with the respective terminal surfaces 11a to 13a facing the rear of the vehicle body. The positive and negative battery terminals 30, 31 exposed from these terminal surfaces 11a to 13a are arranged such that the same poles of the batteries adjacent to each other are close to each other. The positive and negative battery terminals 30 and 31 are electrically connected via the connecting member 70 between the adjacent batteries.
[0052]
More specifically, in the present embodiment, the positive battery terminals 30, 30 are close to each other between the batteries 11, 12, and the negative battery terminals 31, 31 are mutually connected between the batteries 12, 13. Close to each other.
[0053]
The connecting member 70 has a first terminal connecting portion 71 fastened and fixed to the positive battery terminal 30 via a nut 39 and a second terminal fastened and fixed to the negative battery terminal 31 via a nut 39. It has a connecting portion 72 and a cable 73 for electrically connecting the first and second terminal connecting portions 71, 72.
[0054]
The cable 73 is formed of a flexible cable, and is disposed along the rear between the batteries. Here, it is desirable that the cable 73 be installed with a predetermined bending between the battery terminals 30 and 31. In this case, since the battery terminals 30 and 31 connected by the connecting member 70 are separated from each other, even if the cable 73 is configured with a large diameter, the cable 73 can be easily bent. Can be.
[0055]
By electrically connecting the battery terminals 30 and 31 via the flexible cable 73 having a predetermined length in this way, the spare tire 6 of each of the batteries 11 to 13 collides with the rear portion. In this case, the movement to the front of the vehicle body is separately permitted.
[0056]
According to such an embodiment, in addition to the operation and effect substantially the same as those of the above-described first embodiment, in the event that the rear portions of the batteries 11 to 13 are jumped upward by the collision of the spare tire 6, This also has the effect that the upward movement of the rear part of each of the batteries 11 to 13 can be separately permitted.
[0057]
In each of the above-described embodiments, an example has been described in which the 36V battery 10 is divided into three batteries 11 to 13 and disposed in the luggage room 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the voltage of the battery, the number of batteries, and the like can be changed as appropriate.
[0058]
Further, it is needless to say that the same terminal connection structure can be applied to other batteries (for example, a 12V battery 15).
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, favorable behavior of a spare tire at the time of a rear collision can be ensured, and battery damage can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of a luggage room according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part of the luggage room. FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a 36V battery. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a modification of the bus bar. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a modification of the connection structure of the bus bar. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a modification of the 36V battery. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a modification of the 36V battery. FIG. 9 is a view showing the battery of FIG. 8 as viewed from the direction I. FIG. FIG. 11 is a rear view of a 36V battery according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 12 is a plan view of FIG. 11; FIG. 13 is a plan view of FIG. 11; 14 is a plan view of FIG. 5 is a plan view of a 36V battery according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a back view of FIG. 15; FIG. 17 is a rear view of a 36V battery according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Figure [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body 2 ... Luggage room 5 ... Floor panel 6 ... Spare tire 7 ... Spare tire tray 8 ... Inclined parts 11-13, 15 ... Battery 11a-13a ... Terminal surface 30 ... Positive side battery terminal 31 ... Negative side battery terminal 32 … Bus bar (connection means)
35 ... terminal insertion hole 36 ... terminal insertion hole 37 ... notch 38 ... notch 40 ... locking part 45 ... step 46 ... step 47 ... locking part 48 ... locking part 50 ... connecting member (connection means)
51: first terminal connecting part 52: second terminal connecting part 60: connecting member (connecting means)
70 ... connecting member (connecting means)

Claims (9)

A spare tire tray having an inclined portion for flipping up the spare tire at the time of a rear collision and guiding the spare tire to the front of the vehicle body is provided at a lower portion of the floor panel, and is formed of a plurality of batteries on the floor panel in front of the spare tire tray. In the battery terminal connection structure in which the battery module is arranged,
While arranging the batteries in the vehicle width direction with the terminal surface facing the upper side of the vehicle body,
The positive and negative battery terminals exposed from the terminal surfaces of the batteries adjacent to each other are electrically connected via connecting means that can be freely opened when the batteries relatively move back and forth. Terminal connection structure. The connection means is a bus bar having a terminal insertion hole to be engaged with each of the battery terminals,
2. The terminal connection structure for a battery according to claim 1, wherein a notch for opening a part of the terminal insertion hole to the outside is continuously provided in the terminal insertion hole. The terminal connection structure for a battery according to claim 2, wherein the notch is provided so as to face forward or rearward of the vehicle body. The terminal connection structure for a battery according to claim 3, wherein the battery has a locking portion on the terminal surface for locking the bus bar and restricting rotation of the bus bar. The connection means has a first terminal connection portion fixed to the battery terminal on the positive electrode side, and a second terminal connection portion fixed to the battery terminal on the negative electrode side,
2. The battery terminal connection structure according to claim 1, wherein said first and second terminal connection portions are slidably and releasably connected to each other when said batteries relatively move back and forth. A spare tire tray having an inclined portion for flipping up the spare tire at the time of a rear collision and guiding the spare tire to the front of the vehicle body is provided at a lower portion of the floor panel, and is formed of a plurality of batteries on the floor panel in front of the spare tire tray. In the battery terminal connection structure in which the battery module is arranged,
The battery with the terminal surface facing the front of the vehicle and the battery with the terminal surface facing the rear of the vehicle are alternately arranged in the vehicle width direction,
A battery terminal connection structure, wherein positive and negative battery terminals exposed from the terminal surfaces of the adjacent batteries are electrically connected via flexible connection means. A spare tire tray having an inclined portion for flipping up the spare tire at the time of a rear collision and guiding the spare tire to the front of the vehicle body is provided at a lower portion of the floor panel, and is formed of a plurality of batteries on the floor panel in front of the spare tire tray. In the battery terminal connection structure in which the battery module is arranged,
Arrange the batteries in the vehicle width direction with the terminal surface facing at least one of the front of the vehicle and the rear of the vehicle,
While exposing the positive and negative battery terminals from the terminal surface so that the same poles are close to each other between the adjacent batteries,
A battery terminal connection structure, wherein the positive and negative battery terminals of the adjacent batteries are electrically connected via flexible connection means. The battery terminal connection structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein each of the batteries is configured to be flat and laid down on the floor panel. 9. The terminal connection structure for a battery according to claim 1, wherein each battery is a sealed lead storage battery.

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