Housing device for storage battery housing
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenichi Etsunagi, Ryo Oshima, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama
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Abstract
A housing device is provided which houses a storage battery having a first connector. The housing device may include a storage battery holding part which holds a storage battery and a drive part which (i) moves a second connector that is to be connected to the first connector of the storage battery toward the first connector and/or (ii) moves a second connector that has been connected to the first connector of the storage battery in a direction away from the first connector.
Claims18
A housing device which houses a storage battery including a first electrical connector, the housing device comprising:
- a casing capable of housing the storage battery;
- a storage battery holding part that holds the storage battery in the casing, the storage battery being inserted into the storage battery holding part in a first direction;
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- a drive member that (i) moves a second electrical connector in a direction that is opposite to a gravity direction and along the first direction, which is to be connected to the first electrical connector of the storage battery, relative to the first electrical connector without moving the storage battery relative to the storage battery holding part, toward the first electrical connector, when electrically connecting the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector and (ii) moves the second electrical connector in the gravity direction and along the first direction, relative to the first electrical connector without moving the storage battery relative to the storage battery holding part, in a direction away from the first electrical connector, when electrically disconnecting the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, wherein an electrical power or an electrical signal is transmitted and received between the storage battery and the housing device through the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.
A standalone housing device which houses a storage battery for a vehicle external to the vehicle including a first electrical connector, the standalone housing device comprising:
- a casing capable of housing the storage battery;
- a storage battery holding part that holds the storage battery in the casing, the storage battery being inserted into the storage battery holding part in a first direction;
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- a drive member that (i) moves a second electrical connector in a direction that is opposite to a gravity direction and along the first direction, which is to be connected to the first electrical connector of the storage battery, toward the first electrical connector, when electrically connecting the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector and (ii) moves the second electrical connector in the gravity direction and in a direction away from the first electrical connector and along the first direction, when electrically disconnecting the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, wherein an electrical power or an electrical signal is transmitted and received between the storage battery and the housing device through the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.