WIRE ARRANGEMENT BODY, BUSBAR MODULE AND POWER-SUPPLY UNIT

• US 20110064986A1
• Filed: 08/18/2010
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: OGASAWARA, Shigeyuki, AOKI, Keizo
• Granted Patent: US 9,608,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/121
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/503 characterised by the shape of the interconnectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/507 comprising an arrangement of two or more busbars within a container structure, e.g. busbar modules
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/51 Connection only in series
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/517 by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/522 Inorganic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/528 Fixed electrical connections, i.e. not intended for disconnection
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0418 Covers or lids; Their fastenings
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0226 Hinges
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A wire arrangement body includes: a wire arrangement groove portion of a groove shape that receives one or more wires; a lid portion that is rotatably connected to the wire arrangement groove portion about a first hinge and covers the wire arrangement groove portion so as to seal a groove opening of the wire arrangement groove portion; and a wire drawing piece that is rotatably connected to the lid portion about a second hinge. The wire arrangement body is provided so that a rotation axis of the second hinge crosses at a right angle to a rotation axis of the first hinge.

Claims

1. A wire arrangement body, comprising:

a wire arrangement groove portion of a groove shape that receives one or more wires;

a lid portion that is rotatably connected to the wire arrangement groove portion about a first hinge and covers the wire arrangement groove portion so as to seal a groove opening of the wire arrangement groove portion; and

a wire drawing piece that is rotatably connected to the lid portion about a second hinge, wherein at least one wire is taken out from the wire arrangement groove portion and supported along the wire drawing piece,

wherein the wire arrangement body is provided so that a rotation axis of the second hinge crosses at a right angle to a rotation axis of the first hinge.

2. A busbar module, comprising:

a plurality of busbars that connect respective batteries of a battery assembly having a plurality of batteries to each other;

a plurality of wires that is connected to the respective batteries through the plurality of busbars; and

a wire arrangement body as defined in claim 1, that receives the plurality of wires.

3. A power-supply unit, comprising:

a battery assembly having a plurality of batteries; and

a busbar module as defined in claim 2, that is attached in an overlapping manner to the battery assembly and connects the respective batteries to each other.

4. The wire arrangement body according to claim 1, wherein the wire drawing piece is provided at an end portion of the lid portion which is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the first hinge.

5. The wire arrangement body according to claim 1, wherein the wire drawing piece is arranged by overlapping with the lid portion so that the at least one wire fixed to the wire drawing piece follows along an extending direction of the first hinge.