Terminal fixation structure and power supply device using the same
View Patent ↗A terminal fixation structure includes a terminal fixing portion including a terminal housing chamber, a terminal including a positioning recessed portion and housed in the terminal housing chamber, and a positioning rib provided in a center of the terminal fixing portion to protrude into the terminal housing chamber and fitted into the positioning recessed portion.
1. A terminal fixation structure comprising:
a terminal fixing portion including a terminal housing chamber;
a terminal including two positioning recesses respectively provided in centers of two sides of the terminal in a longitudinal direction of the terminal and housed in the terminal housing chamber; and
two positioning ribs respectively provided in centers of two sides of the terminal fixing portion in a longitudinal direction of the terminal fixing portion to protrude into the terminal housing chamber and respectively fitted into the two positioning recesses.
2. The terminal fixation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the two positioning ribs extend from a terminal insertion starting position to a terminal insertion ending position of the terminal housing chamber.
3. A power supply device comprising:
a battery cell assembly being an assembly of battery cells each having electrodes;
a battery connecting block placed on a side of the battery cell assembly where the electrodes are located, the battery connecting block comprising a case body provided with terminal fixing portions each having a terminal housing chamber, terminals each having two positioning recesses respectively provided in centers of two sides of the terminal in a longitudinal direction of the terminal and housed in the corresponding terminal housing chamber, and positioning ribs respectively provided in centers of two sides of the corresponding terminal fixing portion in a longitudinal direction of the corresponding terminal fixing portion to protrude into the corresponding terminal housing chamber and respectively fitted into the corresponding two positioning recesses.