Side terminal battery
AssigneeExide Corporation
InventorWilliam R. Clingenpeel
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Abstract
A side terminal battery (10) and method of making same is shown and described. In particular, the terminal (34) includes an electrically conductive plug (24) disposed within an externally extending boss (16). The plug (24) does not extend into the battery (10). Rather, a riser (38) is welded (40) to the plug (24) through an aperture (14) disposed at the base of the boss (16). The terminal (34) is mechanically crimped (42 and 44) to further ensure the leak-resistant soundness of the joint between the plug (14) and riser (38).
Claims9
An improved storage battery having at least one side wall terminal, the terminal connectable to a battery cable, the battery including a case having a plurality of walls, a series of battery plates and separators disposed within the case, the plates ganged together by straps, at least one riser affixed to a strap, one of the walls having at least one aperture passing therethrough, and an outwardly extending boss circumscribing the aperture, the improvement which comprises the terminal including an electrically conductive plug disposed within the boss and in registry with the exterior wall of the case circumscribing the aperture, means for preventing the rotation of the plug in the boss, the plug having an external diameter substantially greater than the aperture thereby preventing the plug from passing through the aperture, the outer face of the plug having means for accepting the cable, the inner face of the plug covering the aperture and welded to the riser so as to sealingly sandwich a portion of the wall circumscribing the aperture between the inner face and the riser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.