2814results about "Vehicle connectors" patented technology

An electric vehicle (EV) lockout device including a clip and a housing. The housing having a base with a front side and a back side. A first flange extends from the front side of the base and is configured to engage with an EV charge port or EV charge plug. A clip support unit extending from the back side of the base. The clip support unit including a first side plate having a first top end, a first bottom end, and a first opening disposed between the first top end and the first bottom end, and a second side plate having a second top end, a second bottom end, and a first opening disposed between the second top end and the second bottom end. The second side plate being disposed substantially parallel to the first side plate, and the second opening being substantially aligned with the first opening.

A slidable current collector has an array of terminals with carbon brushes for contacting conductor rails to deliver electrical power to a moving work machine. The terminals have upper sections with a conductive post, lower sections that include a reservoir of liquid metal, and bladders that connect the upper sections with the lower sections. Magnets surround outer shells of the terminals. Fluid above a threshold pressure fed into the bladders holds the upper sections apart from the lower sections and forces the magnets away from the conductor rails. Fluid below the threshold pressure allows the magnets to clamp the terminals to the conductor, lowers the conductive post into the liquid metal, and urges the carbon brushes against the conductor rails. The bladders provide a fluid suspension distributed across the array of terminals, enabling consistent electrical contact and wear for the carbon brushes.

A plug-in connection comprises a plug-in connector (1) and a mating plug-in connector that can be plugged together with the latter. The plug-in connector (1) has a housing (2) into which an electrical conductor (3) is inserted. The electrical conductor (3) is electrically contacted with a contact partner (4) likewise arranged in the housing (2) by means of their surfaces coming to rest on each other. The contact partner (4) is contacted via its circumferential end face (5) with a contact partner of the mating plug-in connector in such a way that the end faces come to rest on each other. The plugging-together is effected and supported by a screw (6). The screw includes insulation (e.g., insulating element (12) or a coating) such that the screw (6) does not touch voltage-carrying parts such as the electrical conductor (3) and / or the contact partner (4).

A locking device of an electrical connector half, which locking device is driven by an electric motor, for establishing an electrical connection to another electrical connector half to charge an electric or hybrid vehicle by plugging the other electrical connector half into the first-mentioned electrical connector half, having a movable locking pin for locking in the other electrical connector half plugged into the electrical connector half, and a sensor element arranged on the locking device, wherein, by means of the sensor element, at least one position, in particular an end position, of the locking pin can be determined, and wherein at least one switch means and a resistor are integrated in a circuit of the sensor element, such that at least one further position of the locking pin can be determined.

A hub motor wire outlet structure includes a hub motor and a wire outlet assembly. The wire outlet assembly includes a motor connector and a wire connector, and a load-side circuit board of the motor connector and a power-side circuit board of the wire connector are interconnectable through a plurality of terminal pin connecting pillars so as to form a modularized structure. As such, the firmness and alignment accuracy of the assembly can be effectively improved, making it easy to assemble during mounting, enhance operation safety, and also reduce the area occupied by the entire wire assembly.

A locking device for locking a charging plug in a charging socket is disclosed. The locking device includes at least one locking element designed to be moved into a charging plug locking position in which the at least one locking element releasably locks a charging plug inserted into a charging socket. The at least one locking element is further designed to be moved into a charging plug release position in which the at least one locking element releases the charging plug for release from the charging socket. An electronically actuated actuator is provided. The actuator is designed to move the at least one locking element between the charging plug locking position and the charging plug release position. An emergency release device is provided and designed to move the at least one locking element independently of actuator at least from the charging plug locking position to the charging plug release position.

The invention discloses a direct-current charging device and a use method thereof, relates to the technical field of direct-current charging, and aims to solve the technical problem that the service life and safety are affected by continuous plugging after a charging plug is fully charged. According to the invention, safety and reliability are improved through cooperation of multiple structures; the isolation sleeve, the outer convex ring clamp and the expansion ring form multi-stage sealing, dust and water vapor are prevented from invading, and the connection stability is enhanced; the loose insertion structure is automatically disconnected after being fully charged by means of thermosensitive deformation, so that part loss caused by long-term insertion is avoided; the moisture absorption structure periodically works through the extrusion part, continuously adsorbs and discharges moisture, and protects the safety of a circuit; the pressure energy structure maintains short-time sealing of the expansion ring after power failure, and the protection time is prolonged. All the components are linked through heat transfer, the functions of sealing, disconnecting, moisture prevention and the like can be achieved without extra power, the use experience is optimized, various environment requirements are met, and the service life of equipment is prolonged.

A retention assembly for coupling electrical components to a vehicle including a body configured to house the electrical components, the body defining a slot. The retention assembly further includes a grounding component received in the slot of the body and defining a first aperture and a fastener extending through the first aperture of the grounding component and configured to extend at least partially through a vehicle body to secure the body to the vehicle and provide an electrical pathway between the grounding component and the vehicle body.

A trailer test module of a vehicle is electrically connected between a trailer tow electrical connector of the vehicle and a wiring harness of the vehicle that carries electrical signals for a trailer such that when the electrical connector of the trailer is attached to the trailer tow electrical connector, the trailer tow electrical connector is between the trailer test module and the electrical connector of the trailer. The trailer test module includes circuitry that replicates an electrical load of the trailer.

To provide a wiring structure for a hub motor in which wiring connection parts are formed into a modular structure, assembly strength and alignment precision are improved, and assembly can be made easier during installation. [Solution] The wiring structure for a hub motor comprises a hub motor and a wiring unit 10, the wiring unit having a motor connection section 20 and a wire connection section 30, with a load terminal wiring board 25 of the motor connection section and a power supply end wiring board 36 of the wire connection section interconnected by a plurality of bridge connecting rods 24 to form a modular structure. This effectively improves assembly strength and alignment accuracy, makes assembly easier during installation, and more effectively increases safety in use while reducing the overall volume of the wiring unit.

A charging communication module and a charging method of an electric vehicle are provided. The charging communication module includes a voltage sensor that senses a voltage level of a signal line to generate a sensing result, a controller that generates first control information based on the sensing result and converts information of a first communication format provided from the signal line into information of a second communication format, and a switch device that electrically connects or disconnects the signal line with or from the controller based on the first control information.

An automotive battery includes a positive contact slot in a battery housing, the slot opening into a positive slot encasement inside the battery for insertion of a positive electrical prong for electrical connection to a contact region on a positive battery post; and, a negative contact slot in the battery housing, the slot opening into a negative slot encasement inside the battery for insertion of a negative electrical prong for electrical connection to a contact region on a negative battery post.

The invention discloses a high-voltage connector with a secondary unlocking function, which comprises a socket assembly and a plug assembly matched and plugged with the socket assembly, and is characterized in that the plug assembly comprises a self-rotating unlocking plate and a self-rotating and movable unlocking bracket; the high-voltage connector has a complete locking state, a first unlocking state, a second unlocking state and a complete unlocking state. When the high-voltage connector is in a complete locking state, the unlocking support is located at a first position, and the unlocking plate is limited by the unlocking support and cannot make twisting motion. In the first unlocking state, the second unlocking state and the complete unlocking state, the processes are achieved through the operation sequence of the unlocking support, the unlocking plate and the unlocking support, unlocking elements adopted in the adjacent unlocking steps are different, and the unlocking safety is improved; the method has two unlocking processes, so that false triggering is prevented, and the safety is high.

A header power connector includes a header housing assembly including an outer housing having an outer wall forming a cavity configured to receive upper and lower busbars. The header housing assembly includes an inner housing received in the cavity having a terminal channel holding a terminal assembly including a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal stack. Each terminal includes upper and lower sockets at upper and lower mating ends configured to receive the upper and lower busbars, respectively. The header power connector includes a choke received in the cavity having a chock body with an opening therethrough receiving the terminal assembly. The header power connector includes a choke positioner in the cavity interfacing with the choke to position the choke relative to the outer housing.

A charging inlet assembly for an electric vehicle includes a charging inlet housing having terminal channels holding charging terminals. The charging inlet assembly includes a control module at the rear of the charging inlet housing. The control module includes a circuit board assembly received in the rear chamber. The circuit board assembly includes a fixed portion and a flexible portion movable relative to the fixed portion. The fixed portion is fixed relative to the charging inlet housing. The flexible portion is movable relative to the charging inlet housing. The flexible portion includes temperature sensors configured to be thermally coupled to the charging terminals. The temperature sensors are movable relative to the charging terminals with the flexible portion.

The invention discloses a manufacturing process of an aluminum-clad steel composite automobile wire, which solves the problems of high copper consumption, high cost, imperfection of an aluminum strip copper scheme in a low-voltage loop, limited application of an aluminum-clad steel scheme in an automobile cable, low cost and the like in the prior art through the steps of material selection and optimization, cladding, wire drawing, terminal connection and welding. And problems exist in the welding process of the aluminum wire in the connector. According to the aluminum-clad steel composite automobile wire manufactured by the process, on the premise of ensuring the conductivity, the copper consumption is further reduced, the mechanical strength is improved, the corrosion resistance is enhanced, meanwhile, a reliable connection solution is provided, the production cost is reduced, the overall performance of an automobile wire harness is improved, and the service life of the automobile wire harness is prolonged.

An electric vehicle charging socket for receiving a charging plug is disclosed. The electric vehicle charging socket includes a latch for locking the charging plug to the charging socket, the latch being movable between a release position and a lock position. The electric vehicle charging socket also includes a contact member arranged to be contacted by the latch in the lock position, where the latch and the contact member are at least partially electrically conducting and form part of an electric feedback loop in the lock position.

A contact element for an electric vehicle (EV) connector that is configured to connect a charging wire to a connector interface on a vehicle side includes a front part and at least one base. The front part comprises walls having an inner and an outer side that enclose a hollow chamber, which is partly filled with a fluid, and the inner side of the walls are designed having a capillary structure.

The invention provides a power supply gun, power supply equipment and a power supply method. The power supply gun comprises a gun head, a wire pipe and a power cable. The gun head comprises a shell and is provided with an inner space formed by the shell, a first opening and a second opening, the edge of the first opening in the shell is used for being connected with power receiving equipment; a channel is formed in the line pipe; one end of the line pipe is connected with one end of the shell, and a channel of the line pipe communicates with the inner space of the gun head through the second opening. The other end of the wire pipe is connected with a power supply equipment body; one end of the power cable is movably arranged in the wire pipe; and the other end of the power cable is conductively connected with a power supply equipment body. According to the power supply gun, the power cable is movably arranged in the wire pipe, the weight of the whole power supply gun is reduced by taking back the gun wire in the process that a user inserts and pulls out the power supply gun, and therefore the use convenience of the power supply gun is improved.

A plug connector for electrically connecting an electrical cable, attached thereto, to a mating connector has at least one electrically conductive contact an insulating inner housing which has a fastening portion for fastening the contact a conductive outer housing which has a fastening portion for fastening the inner housing; wherein the plug connector also including a first shielding element, which is electrically connected to the conductive outer housing and can penetrate an insulating outer layer of a cable connected the plug connector and establishes electrical contact with the electromagnetic shielding layer in the insulating outer layer of the cable, in order to provide for an additional electromagnetic shielding function for the cable.

A splitter harness and a method of installing the splitter harness are provided. The splitter harness includes a main harness segment having a first multi-wire harness connector and a second multi-wire harness connector at both ends thereof, an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) port harness segment having an OBD port connector at an end thereof, a signal splitter, and a power signal provider for providing power to the OBD port connector. The method includes unplugging the vehicle connector cable connectors, connecting the harness connectors, and connecting the power signal provider to a power source.

A first connector according to one aspect of the present disclosure capable of electrically connecting a first connection terminal of a first in-vehicle device and a second electrical contact portion of a second in-vehicle device is provided with a first terminal fitting and a first connector housing for accommodating the first terminal fitting. The first terminal fitting includes a first device-side connecting portion connectable to the first connection terminal and a first electrical contact portion connectable to the second electrical contact portion and arranged on a side opposite to the first device-side connecting portion in a length direction of the first terminal fitting. The first electrical contact portion and the first device-side connecting portion are constituted by a single component. The first electrical contact portion is relatively displaceable with respect to the first device-side connecting portion.

An electric work vehicle includes a battery, a motor drivable by electric power supplied from the battery, a travel device drivable by the motor, a power feed section to which a charger is connectable and which is electrically connected to the battery, a cover covering the battery and the power feed section and including an opening at a portion facing the power feed section, and a lid configured to block and expose the opening.

A shielded electric plug. The electric plug includes a plug housing and a data line arranged within the plug housing for transmitting data in the Gbit / s range. A plug side of the data line electrically contacts the plug with a complementary mating plug and a connection side of the data line for electrically contacting with a circuit carrier. The data line is enclosed by a metal shielding housing. The plug housing includes a connection element with a press-in pin for mechanically contacting the plug with the circuit carrier using a press-in connection. The connection element includes a spring contact element to resiliently abut the circuit carrier so as to contact same when the electric plug is pressed in. The press-in pin is in the form of a first ground connection, and the spring contact element is designed is in the form of a second ground connection.

An electrical connector (102) having recordable position assurance includes a housing (118), an indicator feature (162), and a concealing feature (134). The housing is configured to engage a mating connector (104) during a mating operation. The indicator feature has a visual identifier disposed thereon. The indicator feature and the concealing feature are movable relative to one another between a concealed position and an exposed position. The concealing feature conceals at least a portion of the visual identifier in the concealed position. The visual identifier is exposed or can be exposed in the exposed position. The indicator feature is in the exposed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing is fully mated to the mating connector, and is in the concealed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing and the mating connector are not fully mated.

The invention discloses a socket with safety protection. The socket comprises a multi-mode thermal sensing array, and a fusion array of a miniature infrared thermal imaging sensor array and a distributed fiber grating temperature sensor which are integrated at key points in the socket; according to the active locking mechanism based on the thermal deformation prediction model, a micro servo motor, a ball screw, a pre-tightening spring and a spring bolt form an electronic lock, a shape memory alloy wire is used for rapid and silent emergency unlocking, and the micro servo motor is used for high-precision conventional locking; the dynamic thermal safety boundary algorithm module is used for dynamically calculating the optimal temperature upper limit and the optimal power upper limit of each component in the current state according to factors such as a real-time temperature field, predicted thermal deformation, current charging power and historical charging data; the main controller is used for transmitting a large amount of real-time temperature field data. Through multi-mode sensing, predictive modeling and master-redundancy cooperative execution, thermal safety and mechanical reliability of the charging interface under extreme working conditions are guaranteed.

The invention discloses a connector and a connector assembly. The connector comprises: a housing adapted to mate with a mating housing of a mating connector; the high-voltage module is arranged in the shell and is suitable for being fastened to a high-voltage matching module of a matching connector so as to be electrically connected with the high-voltage matching module; and a low-voltage module movably mounted outside the housing for electrically connecting to a low-voltage mating module of a mating connector. The low-voltage module can move between a pre-assembling position electrically separated from the low-voltage matching module and a final assembling position electrically connected with the low-voltage matching module. The low-voltage module is moved individually to a final position in electrical connection with the low-voltage mating module only after the high-voltage module has been fastened to the high-voltage mating module. Therefore, whether the high-voltage module is fastened to the high-voltage matching module or not can be accurately judged according to the electric connection state between the low-voltage module and the low-voltage matching module, and the use safety of the connector is improved.