JPH0119521Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a charging device for an electric golf cart for transporting golf bags, and in particular, it is designed to easily charge an on-vehicle storage battery.

In this type of device, when charging a storage battery, for example, a cart or just the storage battery is carried near a charging part of a storage, and a charging cord is manually connected inside the narrow storage. In order to eliminate such poor manual work efficiency, electric vehicles are equipped with a charging station instead of a gas station, and a charging terminal is swingably protruded from this stand, and the vehicle is operated from here. The recessed charging plug was fitted. In order to improve the fitting condition and ensure the connection between the charging plug and the charging terminal, a cone that matches the recessed charging plug is provided near the charging terminal. However, since this conventional example is a large electric vehicle, it not only provides a cone to ensure that the two fit together even if the vehicle is not handled well, but also uses a spring or the like to make the charging terminal swing extremely well. Also, since the charging terminal connected to the power source is provided protrudingly, there is a risk of electric shock.
Incidentally, since this conventional example is a car, the charging plug side cannot be installed protruding from the car body. The present invention relates to a golf cart charging device that avoids a complicated structure and eliminates the risk of electric shock, and will be described below with reference to drawings of embodiments.

1 is a golf cart body formed by bending or welding pipes, and a pair of drive wheels 2, 2 at the rear.
In addition, one steering wheel 3, which is a caster, is provided at the front, and the drive wheels 2 are connected to an electric motor (not shown) that is powered by an on-board storage battery (not shown).
The drive is decelerated by . Reference numeral 4 denotes a handle disposed above the rear portion of the vehicle body 1, which is operated by the carrier. 5 and 6 are an operation control box and a brake attached to the handle 4; 7 and 8 are a basket and a support for storing and supporting golf bags; 9 is a putter holder; 1
0 is an ashtray.

Here, in the vehicle body 1, a reinforcing bar 12 is installed on a protruding curved part 11 at the front part, and this protruding curved part 11 and the reinforcing bar 1
A rotating part 13 of a steered wheel 3 is fixed to 2, and a fork 14 is fixed to this rotating part 13 to support the wheel body. A tapered fitting body 15 is formed on the fork 14 so as to protrude forward beyond the protruding curved portion 11, and a charging plug 16 for a storage battery is attached to this fitting body 15. In addition, 17
is a cover that covers above these.

On the other hand, reference numeral 18 denotes a charging part provided on the side wall of the golf cart storage, which is composed of a fitting hole 19 having approximately the same shape as the fitting body 15 and a charging terminal 20 attached to the deepest part of the fitting hole 19. , the fitting hole 19 and the charging terminal 20 are set at approximately the same height as the fitting body 15 and the charging plug 16.

Thus, when storing this golf cart in the storage, the steering wheel 3 is operated and the fitting body 15 at the tip thereof is introduced into the fitting hole 19 of the charging part 18 and matched, and the charging plug 16 and the charging part 16 are connected. The terminal 20 can be automatically connected and the storage battery can be automatically charged during storage. In particular, when inserting the fitting body 15 into the fitting hole 19, since the fitting body 15 is located in the immediate vicinity of the steering wheel 3, direction changes and delicate operations can be easily performed, and the introduction can be made smooth.As a result, the charging plug 16 and the charging terminal 20 become very easy to connect. In the storage, the charging units 18 are arranged at appropriate intervals according to the number of golf carts, and the golf carts are neatly stored and charged in each fitting hole 19.

As described above, the charging device for an electric golf cart according to the present invention includes a fitting body protruding from the vicinity of the steering wheel, and a charging plug for a storage battery attached to the fitting body.
Since the fitting body is introduced into the fitting hole of the live part and the charging plug and charging terminal are connected there, the work of introducing the fitting body into the fitting hole can be made very easily by operating the steering wheel. The charging plug can be automatically connected to the charging terminal without manual intervention. Furthermore, since the charging terminal on the power supply side is provided within the fitting hole, there is little risk of accidental electric shock.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a golf cart according to the present invention;
Figure 2 A and B are a plan view and side view of the main part, Figure 3 is a plan view of a partial cross section of the main part during installation work, and Figure 4 A and B are a partial cross section of the main part after installation. FIG. 2 is a plan view and a side view of 1...Vehicle body, 2...Drive wheel, 3...Steering wheel, 1
5... Fitting body, 16... Charging plug, 18... Charging part, 19... Fitting hole, 20... Charging terminal.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a golf cart equipped with a drive wheel driven by an electric motor, a steering wheel such as a caster that freely changes its direction, and a storage battery that supplies power to the electric motor, the golf cart is pivoted to the front of the golf cart body. A fitting body protruding from the front of the vehicle body is formed in the part that rotates together with the steering wheel, a charging plug for the storage battery is formed in the fitting body, and a fitting hole into which the fitting body is introduced is formed in the charging part for charging the storage battery. and a charging terminal connected to a charging plug formed in the fitting hole.