Bus bar module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10038175-B2
Application number	US-201314406780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2013
Priority date	Jun 15, 2012
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

A bus bar module has a body part, first to third hinge covers, first to third hinges, and first and second parts. The first to third hinge covers are directly or indirectly connected through the first to third hinge parts to the case of the body part. The first to third hinge covers and the first to third hinges are integrally formed with the case of the body part. In an initial state of the bus bar module, the case of the body part, the first to third hinge covers and the first to third hinge parts have no undercut. The first to third hinge covers are bent at the first to third hinge parts, respectively, so that at least a part of the second hinge cover covers the first part and at least a part of the third hinge cover covers the second part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bus bar module having a first part and a second part provided on a body part of the bus bar module configured to have a metallic material and a case made of synthetic resin, the bus bar module comprising:
a first hinge cover connected through a first hinge part to the case of the body part;
a second hinge cover connected through a second hinge part to the case of the body part; and
a third hinge cover connected through a third hinge part to the case of the body part, wherein
the first to third hinge covers and the first to third hinge parts are made of synthetic resin and integrally formed with the case of the body part,
in a first state of the bus bar module, an undercut part does not exist in the case of the body part, the first to third hinge covers and the first to third hinge parts,
the second hinge cover is oriented at the second hinge part at a predetermined angle so that at least a part of the second hinge cover covers the first part, and
the first hinge cover is oriented at the first hinge part at a predetermined angle, and the third hinge cover is oriented at the third hinge part at a predetermined angle so that at least a part of the third hinge cover covers the second part,
the second hinge cover is directly connected to the case of the body part through the second hinge part,
the first hinge cover is directly connected to the second hinge cover through the first hinge part,
the third hinge cover is directly connected to the first hinge cover through the third hinge part, and
the body part, the second hinge part, the second hinge cover, the first hinge part, the first hinge cover, the third hinge part and the third hinge cover are connected in continuity in this order.

2. The bus bar module according to claim 1 , wherein
in the first state, a first straight bent line at the first hinge part and a second straight bent line at the second hinge part are parallel to each other, and a third straight bent line at the third hinge part and the first straight bent line at the first hinge part are perpendicular to each other.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Liu Haifeng
• Kikuchi Yukihisa

Classifications

• H01M50/507 Primary

  comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules · CPC title

• H01M50/524

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M50/522 Primary

  Inorganic material · CPC title

• H01M50/51

  Connection only in series · CPC title

• H01M2/206 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic