| 摘要 |
A battery (10) is provided on opposite sides with a male terminal block (25) and a female terminal block (22) respectively. The female terminal block (22) includes four female terminals which are, respectively, a positive power terminal (26), a communications line (28), a link detect line (30) and a negative power terminal (32). The female terminals (26, 32) are channels through the terminal block (22) which are lined with a tubular or annular female connector for receiving an associated male electrical terminal. The female connectors are coupled to the circuitry in the battery as well as to the battery cells. The male terminal block (25) has a recess (36) of a depth sufficient to accommodate the projection of the female terminal dock (22). Within the recess (36) there extend a plurality of male terminal pins (38-44). The male terminal pins include a positive voltage terminal (38), a communications line terminal (40), a battery status terminal (42) and a negative or nominal ground terminal (44). The pins of the terminals (38-44) are positioned and sized so as to fit into respective female terminals (26-32). As each battery (10) is provided with both a female terminal block (22) and a male terminal block (25), any number of batteries (10) can be coupled together in a stack. The male terminal block (25) includes a protective cover and latch mechanism for protecting the pins and for locking the battery (10) to a device or other battery. |
