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Battery and electric unit assembly for vehicle

  • US 7,400,111 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2006
  • Issued: 07/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A battery and electric unit assembly for a vehicle driven by an engine comprising:

  • a battery case having a unit holder outside thereof and mounted to a body of said vehicle;

    a battery housed in said battery case;

    an electric unit which comprises a unit case held by said unit holder and components of an electric circuit to be connected to said battery, said unit case having a positive DC terminal and a negative DC terminal to be connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of said battery, and said components being housed in said unit case;

    wherein said battery case is comprised so that positions of the positive terminal and the negative terminal of said battery are uniquely determined when said battery is housed in said battery case, and said unit holder is comprised so that positions of the positive DC terminal and the negative DC terminal of said electric unit are uniquely determined when said electric unit is held by said unit holder, andthe positive DC terminal of the electric unit held by said unit holder and the positive terminal of said battery are connected by a positive busbar formed of conductive plates, and the negative DC terminal of said electric unit and the negative terminal of said battery are connected by a a negative busbar formed of conductive plates.

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