Service plug, in-vehicle power supply device, and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12304334-B2
Application number	US-202217655652-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2022
Priority date	Apr 13, 2021
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A service plug that is attachable to and detachable from a power feed circuit unit is provided with first conductive members and second conductive members, and when the service plug is attached to the power feed circuit unit, the second conductive members become electrically connected to second connection terminals provided in the power feed circuit unit and supply power to an auxiliary load after the first conductive members become electrically connected to first connection terminals provided in the power feed circuit unit and supply power to a drive device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A service plug having a service plug body that is attachable to and detachable from a power feed circuit unit provided with a first power feed circuit that electrically interconnects a high-voltage battery and a drive device to which power is supplied from the high-voltage battery, the service plug body being attached to the power feed circuit unit to close the first power feed circuit, the service plug body comprising:
a pair of first conductive members configured to be electrically connected to a pair of first connection terminals provided in the first power feed circuit, such that when the service plug body is attached to the power feed circuit unit, the pair of first conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of first connection terminals to close the first power feed circuit; and
a pair of second conductive members configured to be electrically connected to a pair of second connection terminals provided in a second power feed circuit that electrically interconnects an auxiliary battery and an auxiliary load to which power is supplied from the auxiliary battery, such that when the service plug body is attached to the power feed circuit unit, the pair of second conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of second connection terminals to close the second power feed circuit after the pair of first conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of first connection terminals.

2. The service plug of claim 1 , wherein, when the service plug body is detached from the power feed circuit unit, the pair of second conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of second connection terminals before the pair of first conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of first connection terminals.

3. An in-vehicle power supply device, comprising the service plug of claim 1 ,
wherein, when the service plug is attached to the power feed circuit unit, the pair of second conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of second connection terminals after the pair of first conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of first connection terminals.

4. The in-vehicle power supply device of claim 3 , further comprising:
first contact portions that are formed on the first connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to third contact portions formed on the first conductive members; and
second contact portions that are formed on the second connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to fourth contact portions formed on the second conductive members,
wherein the second contact portions are set deeper in an attachment direction, in which the service plug becomes attached to the power feed circuit unit, than the first contact portions.

5. The in-vehicle power supply device of claim 3 , further comprising:
first contact portions that are formed on the first connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to third contact portions formed on the first conductive members; and
second contact portions that are formed on the second connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to fourth contact portions formed on the second conductive members,
wherein the fourth contact portions are set deeper in an attachment direction, in which the service plug becomes attached to the power feed circuit unit, than the third contact portions.

6. A vehicle, comprising the in-vehicle power supply device of claim 3 .

7. A service plug having a service plug body that is attachable to and detachable from a power feed circuit unit provided with a first power feed circuit that electrically interconnects a high-voltage battery and a drive device to which power is supplied from the high-voltage battery, the service plug body being detached from the power feed circuit unit to open the first power feed circuit, the service plug body comprising:
a pair of first conductive members configured to be electrically connected to a pair of first connection terminals provided in the first power feed circuit, such that when the service plug body is detached from the power feed circuit unit, the pair of first conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of first connection terminals to open the first power feed circuit; and
a pair of second conductive members configured to be electrically connected to a pair of second connection terminals provided in a second power feed circuit that electrically interconnects an auxiliary battery and an auxiliary load to which power is supplied from the auxiliary battery, such that when the service plug body is detached from the power feed circuit unit, the pair of second conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of second connection terminals to open the second power feed circuit before the pair of first conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of first connection terminals.

8. The service plug of claim 7 , wherein, when the service plug body is attached to the power feed circuit unit, the pair of second conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of second connection terminals after the pair of first conductive members become electrically connected to the pair of first connection terminals.

9. An in-vehicle power supply device, comprising the service plug of claim 7 ,
wherein, when the service plug is detached from the power feed circuit unit, the pair of second conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of second connection terminals before the pair of first conductive members become electrically disconnected from the pair of first connection terminals.

10. The in-vehicle power supply device of claim 9 , further comprising:
first contact portions that are formed on the first connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to third contact portions formed on the first conductive members; and
second contact portions that are formed on the second connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to fourth contact portions formed on the second conductive members,
wherein the second contact portions are set deeper in an attachment direction, in which the service plug becomes attached to the power feed circuit unit, than the first contact portions.

11. The in-vehicle power supply device of claim 9 , further comprising:
first contact portions that are formed on the first connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to third contact portions formed on the first conductive members; and
second contact portions that are formed on the second connection terminals and are configured to contact and become electrically connected to fourth contact portions formed on the second conductive members,
wherein the fourth contact portions are set deeper in an attachment direction, in which the service plug becomes attached to the power feed circuit unit, than the third contact portions.

12. A vehicle, comprising the in-vehicle power supply device of claim 9 .

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Onoda haruyuki

Classifications

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title

• H02J9/00

  Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting · CPC title

• H02J11/00

  Circuit arrangements for providing service supply to auxiliaries of stations in which electric power is generated, distributed or converted · CPC title

• B60L53/16

  Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L53/34

  Plug-like or socket-like devices specially adapted for contactless inductive charging of electric vehicles (positioning means for charging devices using inductive energy transfer B60L53/38) · CPC title