Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-27
2001-08-07
Paumen, Gary F. (Department: 2833)
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
C320S107000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06270378
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to battery terminal wiring, and in particular, to an improved battery terminal wiring device capable of simplifying serial connection of several battery terminals as well as the connection of sensing wires to each terminal, in an electric vehicle application.
(b) Description of the Related Art
FIG. 4
shows a battery set
4
which is comprised of a plurality of batteries
2
that are serially connected to each other with wires
16
, and two end terminals of the serial connection are connected to an inverter
6
such that a DC current is supplied to a motor
8
. A sensing wire
12
is connected to a terminal of each battery
2
such that a condition of each is monitored by a battery control unit
14
that is connected to the other end of the sensing wire.
However, in the above battery set
4
, the terminals
10
of the batteries
2
are connected with wires by means of soldering such that many hours of work are required for wiring, and when cells are exchanged the possibility exists that the batteries may short circuit.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems of the prior art.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a battery terminal wiring device which will simplify both the serial wire connections between batteries and the parallel connections of the sensing wires to the battery terminals.
To achieve the above object, a battery terminal wiring device for an electric vehicle according to the present invention comprises a slide conductor having a longitudinal slot therein, a connecting node for electrically connecting the slide conductor to a motor, and a plurality of terminal caps interposed between the slide conductor and the terminals of the batteries so as to make electrical connections therebetween.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1460604 (1923-08-01), Potter
patent: 5821732 (1998-10-01), Chen
patent: 6097173 (2000-08-01), Bryant, Jr.
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Gilman Alexander
Hyundai Motor Company
Paumen Gary F.
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