ELECTRICAL COMPONENT UNIT, FUSIBLE LINK UNIT, AND FIXING STRUCTURE

• US 20160203935A1
• Filed: 01/14/2016
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Onoda, Shinya, Ishikawa, Yoshinori, Itagaki, Tatsumasa, Shiohama, Takahiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,941,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2085/025 Structural association with a binding post of a storage battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/205 Electric connections to contacts on the base
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2200/103 Fuse
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/583 in response to current, e.g. fuses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Provided is a fusible link unit (electrical component unit) including a fusible link (electrical component), a battery terminal fixed to an electrode post (electrode) of a battery, and a support member formed as a different body from the battery terminal and fixed to the battery, the support member supporting the fusible link (electrical component), in which the fusible link (electrical component) includes a main link body (main electrical component body) and a power supply terminal made of conductive metal to be exposed from the main link body (main electrical component body) and electrically connected to the electrode post (electrode) through the battery terminal, and the support member supports the main link body (main electrical component body) such that the main link body extends in an orthogonal direction substantially orthogonal to an installation surface portion.

Claims

1. An electrical component unit comprising:

an electrical component fixed to an installation surface portion included in a battery;

a battery terminal fixed to an electrode extruding from the installation surface portion of the battery; and

a support member formed as a different body from the battery terminal and fixed to the battery, the support member supporting the electrical component,

wherein the electrical component includes a main electrical component body and a power supply terminal made of conductive metal to be exposed from the main electrical component body and electrically connected to the electrode through the battery terminal, and

the support member supports the main electrical component body such that the main electrical component body extends in an orthogonal direction substantially orthogonal to the installation surface portion.

2. The electrical component unit according to claim 1,

wherein the support member extends in the orthogonal direction and is provided with a pair of grooves having openings facing each other, and

the main electrical component body is provided with a pair of projections into which the pair of grooves fits.

3. The electrical component unit according to claim 1,

wherein the support member includes a main body supporting portion supporting the main electrical component body such that the main electrical component body extends in the orthogonal direction, and a terminal fixing portion disposed in a position separated from the main body supporting portion and the battery terminal, the power supply terminal being fixed to the terminal fixing portion, and

the power supply terminal is electrically connected to the battery terminal by a connection member having one end fixed to the battery terminal and the other end fixed to the terminal fixing portion.

4. The electrical component unit according to claim 2,

wherein the support member includes a main body supporting portion supporting the main electrical component body such that the main electrical component body extends in the orthogonal direction, and a terminal fixing portion disposed in a position separated from the main body supporting portion and the battery terminal, the power supply terminal being fixed to the terminal fixing portion, and

the power supply terminal is electrically connected to the battery terminal by a connection member having one end fixed to the battery terminal and the other end fixed to the terminal fixing portion.

5. A fusible link unit comprising;

a fusible link fixed to an installation surface portion included in a battery to supply power from the battery to a circuit operating by receiving the power through a fuse element fusing when a current of a threshold value or more flows;

a battery terminal fixed to an electrode protruding from the installation surface portion of the battery; and

a support member formed as a different body from the battery terminal and fixed to the battery, the support member supporting the fusible link,

wherein the fusible link includes a main link body and a power supply terminal made of conductive metal to be exposed from the main link body and electrically connected to the electrode through the battery terminal, and

the support member supports the main link body such that the main link body extends in an orthogonal direction substantially orthogonal to the installation surface portion.

6. A fixing structure for fixing an electrical component to a battery,

wherein the battery includes an installation surface portion for installing the electrical component and an electrode extruding from the installation surface portion, a battery terminal being fixed to the electrode,

the electrical component includes a main electrical component body and a power supply terminal made of conductive metal to be exposed from the main electrical component body and electrically connected to the electrode through the battery terminal, and

a support member formed as a different body from the battery terminal and fixed to the battery supports the main electrical component body such that the main electrical component body extends in an orthogonal direction substantially orthogonal to the installation surface portion.