Two conductor split ring battery post connector

Details Two conductor split ring battery post connector Two conductor split ring battery post connector

1999-02-25

2001-06-26

Nguyen, Khiem (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

Metallic clamp-type connector for storage battery terminal

Deformable c- or u-clamp

Reexamination Certificate

active

06250973

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a battery post connector and more particularly to a battery post connector for use in a motor vehicle for connecting two wires to a battery post of the vehicle battery so that the wires can be kept physically separated from each other to reduce RFI emissions from the wires.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
In some arts, such as that of automotive electrical systems, it is sometimes required to connect two wires (cables, etc.) to the same battery post. For example, if an automobile alternator is connected to the battery in parallel with the rest of the electrical system, the positive post of the battery will be connected to the alternator output and to other components such as the starter, while the negative post of the battery will be connected to the alternator enable and to a ground, such as the engine block.
In such cases, it is conventional to connect two wires to a common terminal that is then connected to the battery post. However, the use of the conventional common terminal causes problems, such as RFI (radio frequency interference) emissions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it should be apparent that there still exists a need in the art for a connector device for connecting multiple wires to a battery terminal while minimizing RFI emissions. It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to electrically connect two wires to a battery post without using a common terminal, or in other words, without electrically connecting the wires to one another except through the battery post itself.
It is another object of the present invention to connect two wires to a battery post through conductors that are sized and positioned to limit the amount of current passing through any one of the wires at a given time, thus reducing the RFI emissions that the wires can conduct.
It is still another object of the present invention to connect two or more wires to a battery post through conductors that are insulated from one another so as to hold the wires in such a way as to preclude inadvertent shorting.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a battery post connector for two wires that is compact and inexpensive to manufacture.
A further objective of the invention is to simplify the design of a two conductor battery terminal connector for ease of assembly and use.
Another object of the invention is to provide a two conductor battery post connector in which the two conductors are an identical design suitable for sheet metal stamping.
To achieve these and other objects, the present invention is directed to a battery terminal for connection to a battery post, the battery terminal comprising two identical conductors separated by an insulator. Each of the conductors makes electrical contact with the battery post, but not with the other conductor, and includes a crimp terminal or the like for connecting the conductor to one of the wires.


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patent: 5879202 (1999-03-01), Zhao
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