Voltage detection unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11892480-B2
Application number	US-202217725832-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2022
Priority date	Apr 30, 2021
Publication date	Feb 6, 2024
Grant date	Feb 6, 2024

Abstract

A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal including a first portion configured to be conductively connected to a detection target and a second portion, a housing having a plate shape and including a terminal accommodating concave configured to accommodate the voltage detection terminal, a cover configured to be engaged with the housing at a temporary locking position at which the cover does not cover the first portion of the voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave and at a final locking position at which the cover covers the first portion and an electric wire conductively connected to the voltage detection terminal at the second portion and configured to, when the voltage detection terminal is accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave, be drawn out from the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A voltage detection unit comprising:
a plate shaped voltage detection terminal including: a first plate shaped portion configured to be conductively connected to a detection target, and a second plate shaped portion;
a housing having a plate shape and including a terminal accommodating concave configured to accommodate the plate shaped voltage detection terminal in a fixed position;
a cover configured to be engaged with the housing at a temporary locking position at which the cover does not cover the first plate shaped portion of the plate shaped voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave and at a final locking position at which the cover covers the first plate shaped portion; and
an electric wire conductively connected to the plate shaped voltage detection terminal at the second plate shaped portion and configured to, when the plate shaped voltage detection terminal is accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave, be drawn out from the housing.

2. The voltage detection unit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the housing further includes an electric wire accommodating concave configured to accommodate the electric wire, and
wherein the cover includes: a main body portion configured to, when the cover is at the final locking position, cover the electric wire accommodating concave; and an electric wire holding piece protruding from the main body portion in a first direction in which the cover moves from the temporary locking position to the final locking position and configured to, when the cover is at the temporary locking position, be disposed above an opening of the electric wire accommodating concave.

3. The voltage detection unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the housing further includes an accommodating hole configured to, when the cover is at the temporary locking position, accommodate an end of the electric wire holding piece in the first direction and to, when the cover is at the final locking position, further accommodate the electric wire holding piece.

4. The voltage detection unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the electric wire accommodating concave includes: a straight portion configured to guide the electric wire along a second direction defined by a straight line connecting the second plate shaped portion of the plate shaped voltage detection terminal accommodated in the terminal accommodating concave and an electric wire draw-out opening of the housing; and a bent portion configured to guide the electric wire such that the electric wire is bent in a convex shape with respect to the second direction, and
wherein the electric wire holding piece is disposed above an opening of the bent portion when the cover is at the temporary locking position.

5. The voltage detection unit according to claim 4 ,
wherein the electric wire holding piece is a plurality of electric wire holding pieces disposed such that an apex of the bent portion is disposed between each of the plurality of electric wire holding pieces along the second direction, and
wherein the main body portion is disposed above an opening of the apex when the cover is at the temporary locking position.

6. The voltage detection unit according to claim 2 ,
wherein the cover further includes a locking portion at which the cover is engaged with the housing,
wherein the housing further includes: a temporary locked portion configured to, when the cover is at the temporary locking position, be engaged with the locking portion; a final locked portion configured to, when the cover is at the final locking position, be engaged with the locking portion; and a contact portion configured to come into contact with the locking portion before the cover reaches the temporary locking position by being moved in the first direction,
wherein the temporary locked portion includes a first inclined surface inclined by a first angle with respect to the first direction, and
wherein the contact portion includes a second inclined surface inclined with respect to the first direction by a second angle smaller than the first angle.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk

Inventors

• Okazaki Yutaro
• Yanagihara Shinichi
• Morioka Satoshi
• Okumura Motoyoshi
• Ueda Hiromi
• Morisaku Naoto
• Nojima Motoo
• Murata Ryosuke

Classifications

• G01R19/0084 Primary

  Measuring voltage only · CPC title

• G01R1/04

  Housings; Supporting members; Arrangements of terminals · CPC title

• H01M10/4285 Primary

  Testing apparatus · CPC title

• G01R31/364 Primary

  Battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements · CPC title

• H01M50/569

  Constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals (battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements G01R31/364) · CPC title