CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CONDUCTOR AND FLAT CABLE, AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE USING THE CONNECTION STRUCTURE

• US 20150380836A1
• Filed: 09/10/2015
• Published: 12/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: IKEDA, Tomohiro, WAKATSUKI, Yutaka
• Granted Patent: US 9,425,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/503 characterised by the shape of the interconnectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/512 Connection only in parallel
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/516 by welding, soldering or brazing
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/59 for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/65 characterised by the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 25/14 Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length supporting elements for lighting devices, displaceable along guiding elements and making electrical contact with conductors running along the guiding elements F21V21/35
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/023 between cables or wires and terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/182 for flat conductive elements, e.g. flat cables H01R4/01 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/2495 Insulation penetration combined with permanent deformation of the contact member, e.g. crimping
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In a connection structure, a conductor connection terminal part which can connect to a connection end of the conductor in any position in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the conductor and a cable connection terminal part which is connected to a core wire of a flat cable are formed on a connection terminal, and by connecting the cable connection terminal part to either one of core wires of the flat cable, a connection position of the connection end of the conductor with the conductor connection terminal part is relatively displaced.

Claims

1. A connection structure for connecting a plurality of conductors having plate-like connection ends arranged in a plurality of rows and a flat cable arranged adjacent to the conductors to be long along a direction of the plurality of rows of the conductors, comprising:

the flat cable having a plurality of core wires arranged in parallel along the direction of the plurality of rows of the conductors, the flat cable being covered by a flexible covering body; and

connection terminals each including a conductor connection terminal part provided on one end which is connectable to the connection ends of the conductors at any position in a direction that crosses the arrangement direction of the conductors, and a cable connection terminal part provided on the other end which is connected to the corresponding core wire of the flat cable,

wherein a connection position of the connection end of the corresponding conductor with the conductor connection terminal part is relatively displaced by the cable connection terminal part being connected to either one of the core wires of the flat cable.

2. The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein

the conductor connection terminal part includes a gripping piece capable of gripping the connection end of the corresponding conductor from both sides, and

the cable connection terminal part includes a pressure-welding part that is capable of piercing through the covering body and connectable to the corresponding core wire.

3. The connection structure according to claim 1, wherein

a cutout part that allows relative displacement of the connection position between the connection end of the corresponding conductor and the conductor connection terminal part is formed in a longitudinal direction of the connection end of the corresponding conductor.

4. A power supply device, comprising:

a plurality of unit cells from which positive electrodes and negative electrodes are protruded from upper faces thereof;

an insulation plate mounted on the upper faces of the plurality of unit cells, the insulation plate having electrode penetration slits through which the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes penetrate to be protruded on an upper face side;

a plurality of connection conductors having plate-like connection ends arranged in a plurality of rows on the insulation plate, the plurality of connection conductors connecting the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes of the plurality of unit cells respectively in series;

a flat cable arranged adjacent to the connection conductors, the flat cable having a plurality of core wires arranged in parallel along a direction of the plurality of rows of the connection conductors, the flat cable being covered by a flexible covering body; and

connection terminals each including a conductor connection terminal part provided on one end which is connectable to the connection end of the corresponding connection conductor at any position in a direction that crosses the arrangement direction of the corresponding connection conductor, and a cable connection terminal part provided on the other end which is connected to the corresponding core wire of the flat cable.

5. The power supply device according to claim 4, wherein

the conductor connection terminal part includes a gripping piece capable of gripping the connection end of the corresponding connection conductor from both sides, and

the cable connection terminal part includes a pressure-welding part that pierces through the covering body of the flat cable and is connectable to the corresponding core wire.