Power circuit shut off device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11217939-B2
Application number	US-202016890144-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2020
Priority date	Jun 6, 2019
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A power circuit shut off device includes a housing and a switch portion provided in the housing, and an operating member configured to turn on or turns off the switch portion. The switch portion includes a pair of terminals arranged along a bottom face of the housing, an electric conductive member having contact point portions and that is elastically urged toward the pair of terminals, and an insulating movable member configured to move along a direction in which the pair of terminals are arranged. The pair of terminals are brought into electric conductive to each other when the pair of terminals contact the contact point portions respectively. The insulating movable member is moved between a shut-off position and a conductive position by an operation on the operating member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power circuit shut off device comprising:
a housing;
a switch portion that is provided in the housing; and
an operating member configured to turn on or turns off the switch portion,
wherein the switch portion comprising:
a pair of terminals arranged along a bottom face of the housing;
an electric conductive member having contact point portions and that is elastically urged toward the pair of terminals, wherein the pair of terminals are brought into electric conductive to each other when the pair of terminals contact the contact point portions respectively; and
an insulating movable member configured to move along a direction in which the pair of terminals are arranged, and that is made of insulating material;

wherein the insulating movable member is moved between a shut-off position and a conductive position by an operation on the operating member, the insulating movable member in the shut-off position being put between the contact point portions of the electric conductive member and the terminals so as to turn off the switch portion, and the insulating movable member in the conductive position being released from between the contact point portions of the electric conductive member and the terminals so as to turn on the switch portion; and
wherein the insulating movable member is elastically urged toward the pair of terminals at both of the shut-off position and the conductive position.

2. The power circuit shut off device according to claim 1 , wherein the switch portion is received in a reception space sectionally formed and surrounded by the housing.

3. The power circuit shut off device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sub-switch portion that is turned on together with the switch portion in a conductive state in which the insulating movable member is disposed in the conductive position, and is turned off to shut off electric conduction to a circuit of the switch portion in a temporary shut-off state in which the switch portion is kept on when the insulating movable member is being displaced toward the shut-off position.

4. The power circuit shut off device according to claim 1 , wherein contact faces of the terminals and the electric conductive member are covered with the insulating movable member disposed in the shut-off position.

5. The power circuit shut off device according to claim 1 , wherein the operating member includes a lever that is rotatably attached to the housing; and
wherein the insulating movable member is moved by rotating force of the lever.

6. The power circuit shut off device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a lever detachment preventing mechanism that is provided between the lever and the housing so as to allow the lever to leave the housing only in a shut-off operation position of the lever corresponding to the shut-off position.

7. The power circuit shut off device according to claim 6 , the lever detachment preventing mechanism comprising:
a guide protrusion provided on one of the lever and the housing; and
a guide groove provided on the other of the lever and the housing so that the guide groove can engage with the guide protrusion to allow the lever to leave the housing only in the shut-off operation position.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Yagi Shintaro
• Furugoori Osamu

Classifications

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• H01H1/12

  characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage · CPC title

• H01R13/701

  the switch being actuated by an accessory, e.g. cover, locking member · CPC title

• H01H9/32

  Insulating body insertable between contacts · CPC title

• H01R13/639

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title