Storage battery, storage battery accommodation device, storage battery charging device, and usage amount payment settlement device for storage battery

1. A storage battery comprising:

a first terminal that is provided at a side surface of a storage battery having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and that serves as a terminal of one of poles that inputs and outputs a direct current inside the storage battery;

a second terminal that is provided at a side surface of the storage battery and that serves as a terminal of the other of poles, the second terminal being paired with the first terminal; and

the first terminal is a plug-in terminal made of a plate-shaped member, and the second terminal is a clamping terminal made of a plurality of parallel plate-shaped members,

wherein the storage battery has embedded therein a display device that can display data of at least one type selected from a charged power amount, a consumed power amount, a remaining power amount, and a storage battery temperature.

2. The storage battery according to claim 1 , wherein the plug-in terminal and the clamping terminal are provided side-by-side in two or more pairs on the two opposing side surfaces.

3. The storage battery according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the storage battery is installed at an automobile,

the storage battery is provided with a data output unit for outputting the data to a control device of the automobile, and

a driver of the automobile can confirm a state of the storage battery by a display of the data in the vicinity of a driving operation position.

4. A storage battery accommodation device that accommodates the storage battery according to claim 1 or 2 , comprising

a body that has an opening formed in one surface thereof such that the storage battery can be inserted into the body from the opening;

a lid member that is provided at the body so that this member can be opened and closed and serves to cover the opening;

a body-side plug-in terminal that is made of a plate-shaped member and/or a body-side clamping terminal that is made of a plate-shaped member, protruding inward on an opposite side to the opening of the body and being connected to the clamping terminal and/or plug-in terminal; and

a lid-side clamping terminal and/or a lid-side plug-in terminal that is made of a plate-shaped member, protruding inward at the lid member and being connected to the plug-in terminal and/or clamping terminal.

5. The storage battery accommodation device according to claim 4 , wherein

the lid-side clamping terminal and the body-side clamping terminal are formed of an elastically deformable member, and

when the plug-in terminals are plugged in the lid-side clamping terminal and the body-side clamping terminal, a connection state is maintained by an elastic force of the lid-side clamping terminal and the body-side clamping terminal.

6. The storage battery accommodation device according to claim 4 , wherein the lid is provided with fixing screw means for clamping and fixing the lid-side clamping terminal and the plug-in terminal, or the lid-side plug-in terminal and the clamping terminal to maintain the connection state when the plug-in terminal or the clamping terminal is inserted in the lid-side clamping terminal or lid-side plug-in terminal.

7. A storage battery charging device for charging the storage battery according to claim 1 or 2 , comprising:

one or a plurality of storage battery accommodation devices that can accommodate a storage battery that is inserted from an insertion port;

a plate-shaped charging battery device-side plug-in terminal and/or a plate-shaped charging battery device-side clamping terminal that is composed of a plurality of plate-shaped members, protruding on an opposite side to the insertion port of the storage battery accommodation device to connect to the clamping terminal and/or plug-in terminal of the storage battery; and

one or a plurality of charging devices that are connected to the charging battery device-side plug-in terminals and/or charging battery device-side clamping terminals, and supply power to charge the storage battery.

8. The storage battery charging device according to claim 7 , comprising

a storage battery loading unit for loading the storage battery pulled out from the storage battery accommodation unit;

a travel movement device that is provided at the storage battery charging device and serves for moving and positioning the storage battery loading unit in a travel direction; and

a lifting device that is provided at the travel movement device and serves for moving and positioning the storage battery loading unit in a vertical direction, wherein

the storage battery loading unit can be positioned in a position corresponding to a desired storage battery accommodation unit and the storage battery can be transferred between the storage battery loading unit and the storage battery accommodation unit.

9. A used power amount payment settlement device for a storage battery for paying for power amount used by the storage battery according to claim 1 or 2 , comprising

a data receiving unit that receives the data from the storage battery;

a computation unit that computes a payment amount corresponding to the power amount used by the storage battery from the received data; and

a display unit that displays the computed payment amount for the used power amount.

10. The used power amount payment settlement device for the storage battery according to claim 9 , comprising a card reader unit that reads information data located in an IC card and/or a magnetic card, wherein

the payment for the used power amount can be settled with the IC card and/or the magnetic card.