JP-7855680-B2 - Containment device

JP7855680B2JP 7855680 B2JP7855680 B2JP 7855680B2JP-7855680-B2

Inventors

甲斐大志
山名康介

Assignees

本田技研工業株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20230331
Priority Date: 20220331

Claims (20)

The housing has six roughly square-shaped faces facing in different directions, and is arranged in a roughly polyhedral shape, The enclosure includes a housing section provided inside the aforementioned housing for housing a portable energy storage device that can be inserted and removed, The portable energy storage device is a power storage device that has a first electrical terminal and stores power, The housing section is provided with a power transmission mechanism that transmits power to move the second electrical terminal connected to the first electrical terminal, and/or to move the pressing portion that is pressed against the power storage device housed in the housing section. The power transmission mechanism has a first position in which the second electrical terminal is connected to the first electrical terminal and/or the pressing portion is pressed against the power storage device, The second electrical terminal is movable to a second position in which it is not connected to the first electrical terminal, and/or the pressing portion is not pressed against the power storage device. The housing section is provided with an opening through which the portable energy storage device can be inserted and removed. The opening is provided at a position corresponding to the first surface, which is one of the six surfaces. The first surface has a first side and a second side, which are two sides that are parallel to each other. The housing is provided with a first handle for the user to hold at a position corresponding to the first side, and a second handle for the user to hold at a position corresponding to the second side. The portable energy storage unit housed in the aforementioned storage section and the energy conversion unit capable of transmitting energy are provided. The energy conversion unit is provided inside the housing at a position parallel to the housing unit in a direction intersecting the first and second sides. At least a portion of the energy conversion unit is provided in a position that overlaps with at least one of the first handle or the second handle when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface. A storage device characterized by the following features.
The energy conversion unit and the connection unit, which is provided to transmit energy and to which an external device is connected, The housing device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the connecting portion is provided at a position corresponding to the second surface, which is one of the six surfaces and intersects with the first surface.
The housing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the connecting portion is provided on the opposite side of the energy conversion portion, with the housing portion in between, in a direction intersecting the second surface.
The housing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that at least a portion of the connecting portion is provided in a position that overlaps with at least one of the first handle or the second handle when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface.
The interface unit includes a display unit for displaying information to the user and/or an operation unit for operation by the user, The housing device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the interface portion is provided at a position corresponding to the second surface.
The housing device according to claim 5 , characterized in that at least a portion of the interface portion is provided in a position that overlaps with at least one of the first handle or the second handle when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface.
When the housing is placed in a first position in which the first surface faces vertically upward, The housing device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the interface portion is located vertically above the connection portion.
The housing has a third surface among the six surfaces that is parallel to the first surface, The third surface has a third edge parallel to the first edge, The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that the housing is provided with a third handle for the user to hold at a position corresponding to the third side.
The third face has a fourth edge parallel to the third edge, The housing device according to claim 8 , characterized in that the housing is provided with a fourth handle for the user to hold at a position corresponding to the fourth side.
The aforementioned portable energy storage device is a power storage device that stores electricity, The power storage device has a startup state in which it can output power to the outside or receive external power, It has a switching control unit that switches between a non-start state in which power cannot be output to the outside or power cannot be input to the outside, Inside the aforementioned housing, the switching control unit and other power storage devices capable of transmitting electricity are provided. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that the other power storage device is provided at a position parallel to the housing portion in the direction in which the first and second sides extend.
The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that at least a part of the power transmission mechanism is provided at a position that overlaps with the opening when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface when in the first position.
The opening is provided with a cover portion that can be opened and closed so as to cover at least a part of the opening, The housing device according to claim 11 , characterized in that the cover portion is provided at a position corresponding to the first surface.
The storage device according to claim 12 , characterized in that the cover portion has a bulge that, when closed, protrudes from the opening side surface toward the opening.
The housing device according to claim 13, characterized in that at least a part of the power transmission mechanism is provided in a position aligned with the bulging portion in a direction intersecting the first and second sides when the power transmission mechanism is in the first position.
The housing device according to claim 14 , characterized in that at least a part of the power transmission mechanism is provided at a position that overlaps with the movement trajectory of the bulging portion when the cover portion is opened and closed when the power transmission mechanism is in the second position.
The housing device according to claim 13 , characterized in that the bulging portion is provided to have a space inside.
The housing device according to claim 16 , characterized in that the bulging portion has an opening/closing portion provided to open and close the space.
The storage device according to claim 17 , characterized in that the opening and closing part is provided such that when the opening and closing part is opened while the cover is open, the space opens so that it faces vertically upward.
The storage direction, which is the direction in which the portable energy storage device is inserted and removed, is the direction that intersects the first surface. The aforementioned storage section has a rear section on the opposite side of the opening in the storage direction. The housing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the rear portion has a second electrical terminal that is electrically connected to the portable energy storage device.
The housing direction, which is the direction in which the power storage device is inserted and removed, is the direction that intersects the first surface. The aforementioned storage section has a rear section on the opposite side of the opening in the storage direction. A terminal hole is provided in the aforementioned inner part. The housing device according to claim 19 , characterized in that the second electrical terminal is inserted into the terminal hole by moving from the second position to the first position.

Description

This invention relates to a housing device. Conventionally, storage devices are known that have a storage section for inserting and removing contents (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This housing device comprises a housing formed in a substantially polyhedral shape with six substantially square faces facing in different directions from one another, and a housing section formed within the housing. The housing has an opening connected to the housing section or the periphery of an opening connected to the housing section, positioned at a location corresponding to a first edge, which is one of the multiple edges constituting the polyhedron corresponding to the housing. Furthermore, this storage device is provided with a handle that functions as a grip for the user to hold the device. WO2020/235637 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the enclosure.Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the top of the containment device.Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the housing device taken along the plane IV shown in Figure 1.Figure 5 is a view of the housing device from the bottom.Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the containment device.Figure 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the housing device taken along the plane VII shown in Figure 1.Figure 8 shows the components that are housed in the housing device.Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the containment mechanism viewed from the right side of the containment device.Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the containment mechanism viewed from the right side of the containment device.Figure 11 is a side view of the containment device as seen from the right side.Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of cooling air in the containment device.Figure 13 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of cooling air in the containment device. [1. Embodiments] [1.1. Structure] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the symbol FR indicates the front when the storage device 1 is installed (placed) with its bottom surface in contact with the mounting surface, the symbol UP indicates the area above the storage device 1, and the symbol LH indicates the area to the left of the storage device 1. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, each direction refers to the direction of the storage device 1. Hereinafter, the so-called upright position in which the storage device 1 is installed with its bottom surface in contact with the mounting surface will be referred to as the first position. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a storage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The housing device 1 houses a battery 100 that can be attached to and detached from the housing device 1, and functions as a power supply device that converts the power stored in the battery 100 according to the user's operation and supplies power to an electric motor or the like outside the housing device 1 (Figure 7). As shown in Figure 1, the housing device 1 comprises a roughly rectangular parallelepiped housing 10. The housing 10 has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and a pair of left and right sides, all of which are flat surfaces. In the first orientation of the housing device 1, the bottom surface of the housing 10 becomes the bottom surface that contacts the installation surface. Furthermore, the housing 10 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape; it may have any shape as long as it is a roughly polyhedron, such as a roughly cubic shape, or has six roughly square faces facing in different directions. Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the housing 10. In Figure 2, components housed inside the housing 10, such as the housing mechanism 30 and the inverter unit 80, are omitted. As shown in Figure 2, the housing 10 comprises, in the first orientation of the housing device 1, an upper panel 12 forming the top surface, a lower panel 14 forming the bottom surface, a front panel 16 forming the front surface, a rear panel 18 forming the rear surface, and a pair of side panels 19 forming the left and right sides, respectively. In this embodiment, each panel is formed of a resin material, but it is not limited to this, and at least one or a part of any of the panels may be formed of another material such as a metal material. The top panel 12 is a component formed by bending each edge of a substantially rectangular plate-shaped material downward along the vertical direction of the housing device 1, thereby having a predetermined thickness. The top panel 12 is provided with a top recess 11 that is recessed in a rectangular shape in plan view from the top side to the bottom side, approximately in the center of the top recess 11. A top opening 13, which is a through hole in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, is provid