High voltage connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9033723-B2
Application number	US-201314095578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	Jul 5, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2015
Grant date	May 19, 2015

Abstract

A high voltage connector is provided that includes a female body, a male body, and a safety pin. The female body has an insertion bore, a push bar, and an engagement portion. The male body is inserted in the female body. An upper end portion of the male body has an engagement hook positioned to correspond to the engagement portion to engage the engagement hook and the engagement portion when the male body is inserted into the insertion bore of the female body. In addition, a first side of the safety pin is inserted in an upper portion of the insertion bore in the female body and contacts first sides of the engagement portion and the engagement hook. A second side of the safety pin is exposed and has a pin recess into which a removal tool is to be inserted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high voltage connector comprising:
a female body that includes an insertion bore, a push bar installed to an upper portion of the female body via a hinge, and an engagement portion disposed at a first side of the push bar;
a male body inserted in the insertion bore of the female body and that includes an engagement hook positioned to correspond to the engagement portion; and
a safety pin in which a first side of the safety pin is inserted in an upper portion of the insertion bore to contact a first side of the engagement portion and a first side of the engagement hook to restrict rotation of the push bar, and a second side of the safety pin is exposed and includes a pin recess into which a removal tool is inserted.

2. The high voltage connector according to claim 1 , wherein a second side of the push bar is exposed, and wherein the push bar rotates and the engagement portion is separated from the engagement hook when the second side of the push bar is pressed from above as the safety pin is removed.

3. The high voltage connector according to claim 1 , wherein surfaces of the engagement portion and the engagement hook which are in contact are inclined surfaces, wherein the engagement hook presses the engagement portion when the male body is inserted into the insertion bore of the female body to lift the first side of the push bar, and the engagement hook moves over the engagement portion to engage with the engagement portion.

4. The high voltage connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first side of the push bar includes an aperture, wherein a portion in front of the aperture operates as the engagement portion, and wherein the first side of the safety pin passes through the aperture of the push bar.

5. The high voltage connector according to claim 4 , wherein the engagement hook protrudes from an upper surface of the male body, and moves over the engagement portion to be positioned in the aperture when the male body is inserted into the insertion bore of the female body.

6. The high voltage connector according to claim 4 , wherein the first side of the safety pin comes into contact with upper ends of the engagement portion and the engagement hook after passing through the aperture, and an end of the safety pin is bent downward in front of the engagement portion and is shaped to surround the engagement portion and the engagement hook.

7. The high voltage connector according to claim 1 , wherein after the safety pin is inserted in the insertion bore, the first side of the safety pin is positioned at upper ends of the engagement portion and the engagement hook and the second side of the safety pin is positioned at a lower end of a second side of the push bar to fix the push bar.

8. The high voltage connector according to claim 1 , wherein the pin recess of the safety pin has a diameter of about 2 mm or less.

9. The high voltage connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second side of the safety pin includes an elongated recess that extends from the pin recess to the second side of the safety pin.

10. The high voltage connector according to claim 9 , wherein the pin recess of the safety pin has a bore shape that penetrates and extends through the safety pin, and the elongated recess is recessed to have a substantially constant depth from the pin recess to the second side of the safety pin and to extend in a longitudinal direction.

Assignees

• Jeong Jin Su
• Park Hyong Joon
• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Jin Su
• Park Hyong Joon

Classifications

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title

• H01R13/6397

  with means for preventing unauthorised use · CPC title

• H01R13/6272 Primary

  comprising a single latching arm · CPC title

• H01R13/641

  by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement · CPC title

• H01R13/62 Primary

  Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement · CPC title