Multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles

• US 7,867,044 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2008
• Issued: 01/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Ki Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond; Briggitte R
• Application Number:
  US12/276,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20090156065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• Field of Search: 439/883, 439287-289, 439/108, 439/781
• US Class Current: 439/883
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/12 End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/305 having means for facilitating engagement of conductive member or for holding it in position
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/34 Conductive members located under head of screw

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles. The multiple ground terminal assembly includes a multiple ground terminal unit 100 and a ground bolt 200, and can be formed by layering multiple ground terminals 110 to be in surface contact with each other.

Claims

1. A multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles, comprising:

a multiple ground terminal unit formed by layering multiple ground terminals to be in surface contact with each other, each of the multiple ground terminals comprising a ring-shaped first ground part, a central portion of which is perforated, and a second ground part, which extends from an inner portion of the first ground part;

a ground bolt comprising a head part, which is locked to the uppermost multiple ground terminal of the multiple ground terminal unit, and a body, which is configured to extend from the head part in a direction of the lowermost multiple ground terminal and to be in contact with the second ground parts of the multiple ground terminal; and

wherein, when the multiple ground terminal unit is bolted by the ground bolt, each of the second ground parts is pressed in a vertical direction by the head part of the ground bolt so that each of the second ground parts can be bent toward the body of the ground bolt to become in contact with the body of the ground bolt to make a current path, thereby providing a current path.

2. The multiple ground terminal assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second ground part extends vertically from the first ground part.

3. The multiple ground terminal assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the multiple ground terminals are layered such that heights of the second ground parts of the respective multiple ground terminals, which constitute the multiple ground terminal unit, are sequentially decreased in a direction from the lowermost second ground part to the uppermost second ground part.

4. A multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles, comprising:

a multiple ground terminal unit formed by layering multiple ground terminals to be in surface contact with each other, each of the multiple ground terminals comprising a ring-shaped first ground part, a central portion of which is perforated, and a second ground part, which extends from an inner portion of the first ground part;

a ground bolt comprises which comprises a head part and a body and is configured to be able to bolt the multiple ground terminal units; and

wherein, when the multiple ground terminal unit is bolted by the ground bolt, each of the second ground parts is pressed in a vertical direction by the head part of the ground bolt so that each of the second ground parts can be bent toward the body of the ground bolt to become in contact with the body of the ground bolt to make a current path, thereby providing a current path.

5. The multiple ground terminal assembly of claim 4, wherein the second ground part extends vertically from the first ground part.

6. The multiple ground terminal assembly of claim 4, further comprising decreasing the wherein the multiple ground terminals are layered such that heights of the second ground parts of the respective multiple ground terminals are sequentially decreased in a direction from the lowermost second ground part to the uppermost second ground part.

7. The multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles of claim 4, wherein the head part of the ground bolt comprising a head part is locked to the uppermost multiple ground terminal of the multiple ground terminal unit.

8. The multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles of claim 4, wherein the body of the ground bolt is configured to extend from the head part in a direction of the lowermost multiple ground terminal and to be in contact with the second ground parts of the multiple ground terminals.