Electrical connection device with built-in lockout function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10797447-B2
Application number	US-201816476470-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2018
Priority date	Jan 31, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device includes a male connector including at least two male pins, a female connector including at least two first terminals capable of being connected to a power source and at least two second terminals capable of being connected to at least one secondary power consumer. The male connector is capable of being connected to a primary power consumer. In parallel, each first terminal and each second terminal of the female connector is connected to a recess engaging, when the male connector is plugged into the female connector, with at least one male pin of the male connector so as to supply the primary consumer and the secondary consumer with electricity via the power source.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical connection device, comprising:
a male connector including at least two male pins:
a female connector including at least two first terminals that are configured to be connected to an energy source and at least two second terminals that are configured to be connected to at least one secondary power consumer,
wherein the male connector is configured to be connected to a primary power consumer,
wherein each first terminal and each second terminal of the female connector is connected to a housing cooperating, when the male connector is plugged into the female connector, with at least one male pin of the male connector so as to supply the primary consumer and the secondary consumer with electricity from the energy source,
wherein each first terminal is inserted into a first housing and each second terminal is inserted into a second housing,
wherein each first housing is parallel with the corresponding second housing,
wherein each male pin comprises a first branch and a second branch converging toward a common output, and
wherein each first branch and each second branch of the male pin are inserted, respectively, into the first housing and the second housing until contact is made with the first terminal and the second terminal when the male connector is plugged into the female connector.

2. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing are produced in one piece.

3. An electrical architecture, comprising:
a power energy source;
at least one secondary consumer; and
at least one of the electrical connection device as claimed in claim 1 , said electrical connection device being arranged between the power energy source and the secondary consumer.

4. An electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:
the electrical architecture as claimed in claim 3 .

5. An electrical connection device, comprising:
a male connector including at least two male pins:
a female connector including at least two first terminals that are configured to be connected to an energy source and at least two second terminals that are configured to be connected to at least one secondary power consumer,
wherein the male connector is configured to be connected to a primary power consumer,
wherein each first terminal and each second terminal of the female connector is connected to a housing cooperating, when the male connector is plugged into the female connector, with at least one male pin of the male connector so as to supply the primary consumer and the secondary consumer with electricity from the energy source,
wherein each first terminal is inserted into a first housing and each second terminal is inserted into a second housing,
wherein each first housing is parallel with the corresponding second housing,
wherein each first terminal is electrically connected to a first housing and each second terminal is electrically connected to a second housing, and
wherein each first housing is aligned with the corresponding second housing so as to form a passage accepting a male pin.

6. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein
each first terminal comprises a first conductive lug, and
each second terminal comprises a second conductive lug.

7. An electrical architecture, comprising:
a power energy source;
at least one secondary consumer; and
at least one of the electrical connection device as claimed in claim 5 , said electrical connection device being arranged between the power energy source and the secondary consumer.

8. An electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:
the electrical architecture as claimed in claim 7 .

9. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each first housing is a hollow cylindrical channel having a first longitudinal axis and the first conductive lug is located in an axial continuation of the hollow cylindrical channel.

10. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each second conductive lug is connected to the second housing via an L-shaped shim.

11. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein an axis of each second conductive lug is perpendicular to an axis of the second housing.

12. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each first housing is a hollow cylindrical channel having a first longitudinal axis and the first conductive lug is located in an axial continuation of the hollow cylindrical channel, and wherein each second conductive lug is connected to the second housing via an L-shaped shim.

13. The electrical connection device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each first housing is a hollow cylindrical channel having a first longitudinal axis and the first conductive lug is located in an axial continuation of the hollow cylindrical channel, and wherein an axis of each second conductive lug is perpendicular to an axis of the second housing.

Assignees

• Renault Sas
• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Roudier Sebastien
• Bonnard Sylvain
• Jovet Igor

Classifications

• H01R13/7031 Primary

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• H01H9/085

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• H01H2009/108

  Building a sliding and/or a removable bridging connector for batteries · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title