Fluid adapter module and electrical connection product

Abstract

To disclose a fluid adapter module and an electrical connection product which can easily and quickly connect a cooling passage of a power transmission member to a cooling circuit and are very easy to use.SOLUTION: The fluid adapter module 8 comprises a housing 5. The housing 5 includes a housing body defining an internal cavity for containing a cooling fluid, a first mating connector formed on an outside of the housing body and connected to the internal cavity, and a second mating connector formed on the outside of the housing body and connected to the internal cavity. The first mating connector is configured to matingly connect to the tube connector 20 of the insulating cap 2 of the power transmission member 1, and the second mating connector is configured to matingly connect to the connecting tube of the cooling circuit, so that the cooling passage of the power transmission member 1 can be connected to the cooling circuit via the fluid adapter module 8.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. CN202411047360.7, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on July 31, 2024, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] The present invention relates to a fluid adapter module and an electrical connection product including a fluid adapter module. [Background technology]

[0003] In the prior art, as the charging current of electric vehicles becomes increasingly higher, the vehicle charging current is currently required to be 600 A and is expected to increase to 1000 A in the future. This causes a large temperature rise in the power transmitting members (e.g., wires) connected to the charging dock or charging gun. To suppress the temperature rise of the power transmitting members, charging dock, and charging gun, it is necessary to use large cross-section power transmitting members, such as large cross-section copper wire or aluminum wire, which increases the size and cost. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present invention has been made to overcome or mitigate at least one aspect of the above disadvantages. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] According to an aspect of the present invention, a fluid adapter module is provided. The fluid adapter module includes a housing. The housing includes a housing body defining an internal cavity for receiving a cooling fluid, a first mating connector formed on the exterior of the housing body and connected to the internal cavity, and a second mating connector formed on the exterior of the housing body and connected to the internal cavity. The first mating connector is configured to matingly connect to a tube connector of an insulating cap of the power transmitting member, and the second mating connector is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tube of a cooling circuit, thereby connecting a cooling passage of the power transmitting member to the cooling circuit via the fluid adapter module.

[0006] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing body is configured to define two internal cavities spaced apart from each other, and the housing includes two first mating connectors respectively connected to the two internal cavities, and the two first mating connectors are configured to matingly connect to two tube connectors of an insulating cap of the power transmission member, respectively.

[0007] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes two second mating connectors respectively connected to the two internal cavities, and the two second mating connectors are configured to matingly connect to two connecting pipes of the cooling circuit, respectively.

[0008] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first mating connector has a first insertion hole for inserting a tubing connector, and the second mating connector has a second insertion hole for inserting a connecting tubing, and the first insertion hole and the second insertion hole are connected to an internal cavity.

[0009] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first mating connector is formed on an exterior of the rear wall of the housing body, the second mating connector is formed on a bottom wall of the housing body, the housing body has a front opening opposite the rear wall of the housing body, and the housing further includes a front cover attached to the front opening of the housing body to close the front opening of the housing body.

[0010] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the fluid adapter module further comprises a screw passing through the front cover and threadedly connected to the front side of the housing body to secure the front cover to the front side of the housing body, and a seal ring compressed between the front cover and the housing body to provide a seal between the front cover and the housing body.

[0011] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the fluid adapter module further comprises a locking member configured for insertion into and mounting on the first mating connector and for locking the tubing connector to the first mating connector, the locking member being movable between a locked position in which the locking member engages the tubing connector and an unlocked position in which the locking member axially disengages the first mating connector from the tubing connector.

[0012] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the fluid adapter module further includes an unlocking member attached to the housing body and movable in a radial direction of the first mating connector, the unlocking member having a sloped surface formed thereon that is axially sloped relative to the first mating connector, the sloped surface configured to translate radial movement of the unlocking member into axial movement of the locking member, allowing the locking member to be axially pushed by the unlocking member from the locked position to the unlocked position.

[0013] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the unlocking member is movable radially relative to the first mating connector between a first position and a second position. When the unlocking member is moved to the first position, the unlocking member axially pushes the locking member to the unlocked position via a ramped surface of the unlocking member. When the unlocking member is moved to the second position, the unlocking member disengages from the locking member, and the locking member automatically and elastically resets to the locked position.

[0014] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing body has a mounting portion located on the outside of the housing body, the mounting portion having a bottom plate and a pair of side plates, the first mating connector is located on the mounting portion, and the unlocking member is movably attached to the mounting portion and is vertically movable between a first position and a second position.

[0015] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, vertically extending insertion slots are formed on the inner sides of a pair of side plates of the mounting portion, and two side surfaces of the unlocking member are inserted into and attached to the insertion slots of the pair of side plates, respectively, and the unlocking member is movable along the insertion slots between a first position and a second position.

[0016] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a slotted hole is formed in the bottom plate of the mounting portion, the unlocking member has a resilient latch configured to pass through the slotted hole, and a first protruding rib and a second protruding rib below the first protruding rib are formed on the resilient latch. When the unlocking member moves to the first position, the first protruding rib abuts on a lower edge of the slotted hole to hold the unlocking member in the first position. When the unlocking member moves to the second position, the second protruding rib abuts on an upper edge of the slotted hole to hold the unlocking member in the second position.

[0017] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an annular engagement groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the first mating connector, and the unlocking member further has an arc-shaped plate positioned above the annular engagement groove. When the unlocking member moves to the first position, the arc-shaped plate of the unlocking member is inserted into the annular engagement groove to prevent the unlocking member from moving axially of the first mating connector, thereby securely holding the unlocking member in the first position.

[0018] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the unlocking member moves to a pre-assembly position between the first position and the second position, the first protruding rib abuts the upper edge of the slotted hole to hold the unlocking member in the pre-assembly position. When the unlocking member is in the pre-assembly position, the unlocking member does not interfere with the locking member and the tubing connector, allowing the tubing connector to be inserted into the first mating connector.

[0019] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a plurality of first mating connectors configured to matingly connect to a plurality of tube connectors, respectively, and the fluid adapter module includes a plurality of locking members respectively attached to the plurality of first mating connectors, and an unlocking member capable of simultaneously axially pushing the plurality of locking members from a locked position to an unlocked position.

[0020] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first mating connector is identical to the second mating connector, whereby either the first mating connector or the second mating connector can be matably connected not only to the pipe connector but also to the connecting pipe.

[0021] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connection product comprising: a power carrying member including an insulator and first and second metal bus bars encased in the insulator, wherein cooling passages are formed in the insulator; an insulating cap assembly including an insulating cap sealingly fitted over an end of the power carrying member, wherein a tubing connector is formed in the insulating cap; and a fluid adapter module as described above, wherein a first mating connector of the fluid adapter module is matingly connected to the tubing connector, and a second mating connector of the fluid adapter module is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tubing of the cooling circuit such that cooling fluid can flow between the cooling passages of the power carrying member and the cooling circuit through the fluid adapter module.

[0022] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, two cooling passages are formed in an insulator, and the insulator has an intermediate partition wall for separating the two cooling passages. The two cooling passages are adjacent to the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar, respectively, allowing the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar to be cooled by a cooling fluid flowing through the two cooling passages.

[0023] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulator may have an isolation wall for isolating the cooling passage from the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar, so that the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage does not physically contact the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar.

[0024] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulator is an injection molded member formed directly onto the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar by an insert injection molding process, whereby the first metal bus bar, the second metal bus bar, and the insulator are formed as a unitary part.

[0025] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an insulating cap includes a peripheral wall fitted over an end of the current carrying member and an end wall connected to the peripheral wall. A pipe connector is formed in the end wall, a threaded hole is formed in the end surface of the insulator, and a connecting hole corresponding to the threaded hole is formed in the end wall. The insulating cap assembly further includes a screw member configured to pass through the connecting hole and be threadedly connected to the threaded hole to secure the insulating cap to the end of the current carrying member.

[0026] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulating cap assembly further includes a seal member, the seal member including an annular body that is compressed between an end wall of the insulating cap and an end face of the current carrying member to achieve a seal between the insulating cap and the current carrying member, the connection hole and the threaded hole being located outside the area surrounded by the annular body of the seal member, and the tube connector and the end opening of the cooling passage of the current carrying member being located inside the area surrounded by the annular body of the seal member.

[0027] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar each have a top surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof and two side surfaces that are opposite to each other in a width direction thereof, the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar are arranged side by side and spaced apart on opposite sides in a width direction thereof, and the cooling passage is located between the side surfaces of the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar.

[0028] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulating cap has two tube connectors, which are respectively connected to two cooling passages of the power transmitting member and to two first mating connectors of the fluid adapter module, allowing cooling fluid to flow into and out of the two cooling passages through the two tube connectors, respectively.

[0029] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulating cap further includes a partition rib formed on the inside of the end wall, and the sealing member further includes an isolation rib located on and connected to the annular body, the isolation rib of the sealing member being compressed between the partition rib of the insulating cap and the end face of the intermediate partition wall of the insulator to isolate the end openings of the two fluid passages from each other and isolate the two pipe connectors from each other.

[0030] According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electrical connection product further includes a housing, a first terminal and a second terminal inserted into and attached to the housing, the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, and an insulating cap inserted into and attached to the housing, the insulating cap's tube connector exposed from the housing for mating connection to the first mating connector.

[0031] In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the insulating cap assembly further includes an outer seal ring fitted to the insulating cap, the outer seal ring being radially compressed between the insulating cap and the housing to provide a seal between the insulating cap and the housing.

[0032] In the above exemplary embodiments according to the present invention, the fluid adapter module can easily and quickly connect the cooling passages of the power carrying member to the cooling circuit, making it very easy to use.

[0033] In some of the above exemplary embodiments according to the present invention, the power transmitting member has a cooling passage located between the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar, thereby allowing the first metal bus bar and the second metal bus bar to be sufficiently cooled by a cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage. The cooling passage of the present invention has a large cooling area and high cooling efficiency, and can effectively suppress a temperature rise of the power transmitting member without increasing the cross-sectional area of ​​the metal bus bar.

[0034] These and other features of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of illustrative embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0035] [Figure 1] 1 is an illustrative exploded view of an electrical connection product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is an illustrative assembly diagram of an electrical connection product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is an illustration of an exploded view of a fluid adapter module and insulating cap in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 4] 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a fluid adapter module in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 5] 1 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a fluid adapter module and insulating cap in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1 is a top cross-sectional view of a fluid adapter module and insulating cap in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 7] 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a fluid adapter module in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 8] 1 is an illustration of an exploded view of a fluid adapter module in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of a fluid adapter module in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with an unlocking member in a first position; [Figure 10] 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of a fluid adapter module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with the unlocking member in a second position; [Figure 11] 1 is a cross-sectional top view of a fluid adapter module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with an unlocking member in a pre-assembly position; [Figure 12] 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of an electrical connection product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, without showing the fluid adapter module; [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is an explanatory exploded view of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. [Figure 14] 13 is an explanatory assembly diagram of the power transmission member, the first terminal, and the second terminal of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. [Figure 15] 13 is an explanatory exploded view of the power transmission member, the first terminal, and the second terminal of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. [Figure 16] 13 is an explanatory perspective view of the power transmission member and insulating cap assembly of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. [Figure 17] 17 is a cross-sectional view of the power transmission member and insulating cap assembly of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 16. [Figure 18] 17 is an explanatory exploded view of the power transmission member and insulating cap assembly of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 16. [Figure 19] 17 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the power transmission member and insulating cap assembly of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 16. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0036] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings. However, the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0037] In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are diagrammatically shown to simplify the drawings.

[0038] In accordance with a general aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fluid adapter module comprising a housing including a housing body defining an internal cavity for receiving a cooling fluid, a first mating connector formed on the exterior of the housing body and connected to the internal cavity, and a second mating connector formed on the exterior of the housing body and connected to the internal cavity, wherein the first mating connector is configured to matingly connect to a tube connector of an insulating cap of a power transmitting member, and the second mating connector is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tube of a cooling circuit, thereby connecting a cooling passage of the power transmitting member to the cooling circuit via the fluid adapter module.

[0039] In accordance with another general aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connection product comprising: a power carrying member including an insulator and first and second metal bus bars encased in the insulator, wherein cooling passages are formed in the insulator; an insulating cap assembly including an insulating cap sealingly fitted over an end of the power carrying member, wherein a tubing connector is formed in the insulating cap; and a fluid adapter module as described above, wherein a first mating connector of the fluid adapter module is matingly connected to the tubing connector, and a second mating connector of the fluid adapter module is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tubing of the cooling circuit such that cooling fluid can flow between the cooling passages of the power carrying member and the cooling circuit through the fluid adapter module.

[0040] FIG. 1 is an illustrative exploded view of an electrical connection product in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative assembled view of an electrical connection product in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an illustrative exploded view of a fluid adapter module 8 and an insulating cap 2 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an illustrative perspective view of a fluid adapter module 8 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a fluid adapter module 8 and an insulating cap 2 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a fluid adapter module 8 and an insulating cap 2 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a fluid adapter module 8 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an illustrative exploded view of a fluid adapter module 8 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional plan view of a fluid adapter module 8 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with the unlocking member 84 in a first position. Figure 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of a fluid adapter module 8 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with the unlocking member 84 in a second position. Figure 11 is a cross-sectional plan view of a fluid adapter module 8 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, with the unlocking member 84 in a pre-assembly position.

[0041] 1 to 11 , a fluid adapter module 8 is disclosed in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The fluid adapter module 8 includes a housing 80. The housing 80 includes a housing body 810, a first mating connector 81, and a second mating connector 82. The housing body 810 defines an internal cavity 803 for accommodating a cooling fluid. The first mating connector 81 is formed on the outside of the housing body 810 and connected to the internal cavity 803. The second mating connector 82 is formed on the outside of the housing body 810 and connected to the internal cavity 803. The first mating connector 81 is configured to matingly connect to the tube connector 20 of the insulating cap 2 of the power transmitting member 1, and the second mating connector 82 is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tube (not shown) of a cooling circuit (not shown), thereby connecting the cooling passage 10 (see FIG. 17 ) of the power transmitting member 1 to the cooling circuit via the fluid adapter module 8.

[0042] As shown in Figures 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the housing body 810 defines two internal cavities 803 spaced apart from each other, and the housing 80 includes two first mating connectors 81 connected to the two internal cavities 803, respectively, and the two first mating connectors 81 are configured to be matably connected to two tube connectors 20 of the insulating cap 2 of the power transmission member 1, respectively.

[0043] As shown in Figures 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the housing 80 includes two second mating connectors 82 respectively connected to the two internal cavities 803, and the two second mating connectors 82 are configured to be matingly connected to two connecting pipes of the cooling circuit, respectively.

[0044] As shown in Figures 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the first mating connector 81 has a first insertion hole 801 for inserting the pipe connector 20, and the second mating connector 82 has a second insertion hole 802 for inserting the connecting pipe, and the first insertion hole 801 and the second insertion hole 802 are connected to an internal cavity 803.

[0045] 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the first mating connector 81 is formed on the outside of the rear wall of the housing body 810, and the second mating connector 82 is formed on the bottom wall of the housing body 810, which has a front opening opposite the rear wall of the housing body. The housing 80 further includes a front cover 83 attached to the front opening of the housing body 810 to close the front opening of the housing body 810.

[0046] 1-11 , in the illustrated embodiment, fluid adapter module 8 further includes a screw 85 and a seal ring 86. Screw 85 passes through front cover 83 and is threadedly connected to the front side of housing body 810 to secure front cover 83 to the front side of housing body 810. Seal ring 86 is compressed between front cover 83 and housing body 810 to provide a seal between the front cover and housing body.

[0047] As shown in FIGS. 1-11 , in the illustrated embodiment, the fluid adapter module 8 further includes a locking member (not shown) configured to be inserted into and attached to the first mating connector 81 and to lock the tubing connector 20 to the first mating connector 81. The locking member is movable between a locked position in which the locking member engages the tubing connector 20 and an unlocked position in which the locking member axially disengages the first mating connector 81 from the tubing connector 20. The locking member may be any suitable locking member of the prior art and may therefore refer to a prior art locking member. For the sake of brevity, the locking member will not be described in further detail in this description.

[0048] 1 to 11 , in the illustrated embodiment, the fluid adapter module 8 further includes an unlocking member 84 attached to the housing body 810 and movable in a radial direction of the first mating connector 81. An inclined surface 84b inclined in the axial direction relative to the first mating connector 81 is formed on the unlocking member 84, and the inclined surface 84b is configured to convert the radial movement of the unlocking member 84 into axial movement of the locking member, allowing the locking member to be pushed axially by the unlocking member 84 from the locked position to the unlocked position.

[0049] 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the unlocking member 84 is movable in the radial direction of the first mating connector 81 between a first position (the position shown in FIG. 9) and a second position (the position shown in FIG. 10). When the unlocking member 84 moves to the first position, the unlocking member 84 axially pushes the locking member to the unlocked position by means of the inclined surface 84b of the unlocking member. When the unlocking member 84 moves to the second position, the unlocking member 84 disengages from the locking member, and the locking member is automatically and elastically reset to the locked position.

[0050] As shown in Figures 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the housing main body 810 has an attachment portion 820 located on the outside of the housing main body, the attachment portion 820 having a bottom plate 822 and a pair of side plates 821, the first mating connector 81 is located on the attachment portion 820, and the lock release member 84 is movably attached to the attachment portion 820 and is vertically movable between a first position and a second position.

[0051] As shown in Figures 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, vertically extending insertion slots 82b are formed on the inner sides of a pair of side plates 821 of the mounting portion 820, and the two side surfaces of the unlocking member 84 are inserted into and attached to the insertion slots 82b of the pair of side plates 821, respectively, so that the unlocking member 84 is movable along the insertion slots 82b between a first position and a second position.

[0052] 1 to 11 , in the illustrated embodiment, a slotted hole 82a is formed in the bottom plate 822 of the mounting portion 820, the unlocking member 84 has a resilient latch 840 configured to pass through the slotted hole 82a, and the resilient latch 840 is formed with a first protruding rib 841 and a second protruding rib 842 below the first protruding rib 841. When the unlocking member 84 moves to the first position, the first protruding rib 841 abuts against the lower edge of the slotted hole 82a to hold the unlocking member 84 at the first position. When the unlocking member 84 moves to the second position, the second protruding rib 842 abuts against the upper edge of the slotted hole 82a to hold the unlocking member 84 at the second position.

[0053] 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, an annular engagement groove 81a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the first mating connector 81, and the unlocking member 84 further has an arc-shaped plate 84a located above the annular engagement groove 81a. When the unlocking member 84 moves to the first position, the arc-shaped plate 84a of the unlocking member 84 is inserted into the annular engagement groove 81a to prevent the unlocking member 84 from moving in the axial direction of the first mating connector 81, thereby securely holding the unlocking member 84 in the first position.

[0054] 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, when the unlocking member 84 moves to a pre-assembly position (the position shown in FIG. 11) between the first position and the second position, the first protruding rib 841 abuts against the upper edge of the slot hole 82a, holding the unlocking member 84 in the pre-assembly position. When the unlocking member 84 is in the pre-assembly position, the unlocking member 84 does not interfere with the locking member and the pipe connector 20, allowing the pipe connector 20 to be inserted into the first mating connector 81.

[0055] 1-11 , in the illustrated embodiment, housing 80 includes a plurality of first mating connectors 81 configured to matingly connect to a plurality of tube connectors 20, respectively. Fluid adapter module 8 includes a plurality of locking members attached to the plurality of first mating connectors 81, respectively. An unlocking member 84 can simultaneously push the plurality of locking members axially from a locked position to an unlocked position.

[0056] As shown in Figures 1 to 11, in the illustrated embodiment, the first mating connector 81 is identical to the second mating connector 82, so that both the first mating connector 81 and the second mating connector 82 can be mated and connected not only to the pipe connector 20 but also to the connecting pipe.

[0057] FIG. 12 is a diagrammatic perspective view of an electrical connection product according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, without showing the fluid adapter module. FIG. 13 is a diagrammatic exploded view of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. 14 is a diagrammatic assembly view of the power transmitting member 1, first terminal 31, and second terminal 32 of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. 15 is a diagrammatic exploded view of the power transmitting member 1, first terminal 31, and second terminal 32 of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. 16 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the power transmitting member 1 and insulating cap assembly 200 of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 12. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the power transmitting member 1 and insulating cap assembly 200 of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 16. FIG. 18 is a diagrammatic exploded view of the power transmitting member 1 and insulating cap assembly 200 of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 16. FIG. 19 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the power transmitting member 1 and insulating cap assembly 200 of the electrical connection product shown in FIG. 16.

[0058] 1 to 19 , an electrical connection product is also disclosed in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The electrical connection product includes a power transmitting member 1, an insulating cap assembly 200, and a fluid adapter module 8. The power transmitting member 1 includes an insulator 13, a first metal bus bar 11, and a second metal bus bar 12 enclosed in the insulator 13, and a cooling passage 10 is formed in the insulator 13. The insulating cap assembly 200 includes an insulating cap 2 sealingly fitted to an end of the power transmitting member 1, and a tube connector 20 is formed in the insulating cap 2. A first mating connector 81 of the fluid adapter module 8 is matingly connected to the tube connector 20. A second mating connector 82 of the fluid adapter module 8 is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tube of a cooling circuit so that cooling fluid can flow between the cooling passage 10 of the power transmitting member 1 and the cooling circuit through the fluid adapter module 8.

[0059] 1 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, two cooling passages 10 are formed in an insulator 13, and the insulator 13 has an intermediate partition wall 13a for separating the two cooling passages 10. The two cooling passages 10 are adjacent to a first metal bus bar 11 and a second metal bus bar 12, respectively, and allow the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 to be cooled by a cooling fluid flowing through the two cooling passages 10, respectively.

[0060] As shown in Figures 1 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulator 13 has an isolation wall 13b for isolating the cooling passage 10 from the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12, so that the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage 10 does not physically come into contact with the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12.

[0061] As shown in Figures 1 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulator 13 is an injection molded member formed directly on the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 by an insert injection molding process, whereby the first metal bus bar 11, the second metal bus bar 12, and the insulator 13 are formed as an integral part.

[0062] 1 to 19 , in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 includes a peripheral wall 210 and an end wall 220. The peripheral wall 210 is fitted onto an end of the power transmitting member 1. The end wall 220 is connected to the peripheral wall 210. The pipe connector 20 is formed in the end wall 220, a threaded hole 103 is formed in the end surface of the insulator 13, and a connection hole corresponding to the threaded hole 103 is formed in the end wall 220. The insulating cap assembly 200 further includes a screw member 2a configured to pass through the connection hole and be threadedly connected to the threaded hole 103 to fix the insulating cap 2 to the end of the power transmitting member 1.

[0063] 1 to 19 , in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap assembly 200 further includes a seal member 3, which includes an annular body 30 that is compressed between the end wall 220 of the insulating cap 2 and the end face of the power transmitting member 1 to achieve a seal between the insulating cap and the power transmitting member. The connection hole and the screw hole 103 are located outside the area surrounded by the annular body 30 of the seal member 3, and the end openings of the pipe connector 20 and the cooling passage 10 of the power transmitting member 1 are located inside the area surrounded by the annular body 30 of the seal member 3.

[0064] 1 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 11 each have a top surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction, and two side surfaces that are opposite to each other in the width direction. The first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 are arranged side by side and spaced apart on opposite sides to each other in the width direction, and the cooling passage 10 is located between the side surface of the first metal bus bar 11 and the side surface of the second metal bus bar 12.

[0065] As shown in Figures 1 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 has two pipe connectors 20, which are respectively connected to the two cooling passages 10 of the power transmission member 1 and to the two first mating connectors 81 of the fluid adapter module 8, allowing the cooling fluid to flow into and out of the two cooling passages 10 through the two pipe connectors 20, respectively.

[0066] 1 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 further has a partition rib 22a formed on the inside of the end wall 220, and the sealing member 3 further has a separating rib 3a located on and connected to the annular body 30. The separating rib 3a of the sealing member 3 is compressed between the partition rib 22a of the insulating cap 2 and the end face of the middle partition wall 13a of the insulator 13 to separate the end openings of the two fluid passages 10 from each other and separate the two pipe connectors 20 from each other.

[0067] 1 to 19 , in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical connection product further includes a housing 5, a first terminal 31, and a second terminal 32. The first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 are inserted into and attached to the housing 5. The first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 are electrically connected to the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32, respectively. The insulating cap 2 is inserted into and attached to the housing 5, and the pipe connector 20 of the insulating cap 2 is exposed from the housing 5 for mating connection to the first mating connector 81.

[0068] 1-19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap assembly 200 further includes an outer seal ring 4 fitted to the insulating cap 2. The outer seal ring 4 is radially compressed between the insulating cap 2 and the housing 5 to provide a seal between the insulating cap and the housing.

[0069] 12 to 19, another exemplary embodiment of the present invention also discloses an electrical connection product. The electrical connection product includes a housing 5, a first terminal 31, a second terminal 32, and an electric power transmission member 1. The first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 are inserted into and attached to the housing 5. The electric power transmission member 1 includes an insulator 13, and a first metal bus bar 11 and a second metal bus bar 12 that are enclosed in the insulator 13 and electrically insulated by the insulator 13. The first metal bus bar 11 has a first connection end 110 electrically connected to the first terminal 31, and the second metal bus bar 12 has a second connection end 120 electrically connected to the second terminal 32. The first connection end 110 and the second connection end 120 are enclosed in the insulator 13 and do not protrude from the insulator 13.

[0070] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 extend in the longitudinal direction Y of the housing 5, and the power transmission member 1 extends in the lateral direction X of the housing 5, such that the extension direction of the power transmission member 1 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32.

[0071] 12 to 19 , in the illustrated embodiment, the rear end of the first terminal 31 and the rear end of the second terminal 32 are offset from each other by a first distance in the longitudinal direction Y of the housing 5 and a second distance in the lateral direction X. The first connecting end 110 and the second connecting end 120 are offset from each other by a first distance in the longitudinal direction Y of the housing 5 and a second distance in the lateral direction X. The rear end of the first terminal 31 is electrically connected to the first connecting end 110, and the rear end of the second terminal 32 is electrically connected to the first connecting end 110.

[0072] As shown in FIGS. 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the power transmission member 1 has a flat shape, and the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 are flat aluminum bus bars or flat copper bus bars.

[0073] As shown in FIGS. 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 are arranged side by side in the width direction of the power transmission member 1.

[0074] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical connection product further includes a first conductive part 21 and a second conductive part 22. The first conductive part 21 is electrically connected between the first connection end 110 of the first metal bus bar 11 and the rear end of the first terminal 31. The second conductive part 22 is electrically connected between the second connection end 120 of the second metal bus bar 12 and the rear end of the second terminal 32. In the illustrated embodiment, the first conductive part 21, the second conductive part 22, the first terminal 31, and the second terminal 32 can be made of copper, and the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 can be made of aluminum.

[0075] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the first conductive part 21 is tubular, one end of the first conductive part 21 is welded to the first connection end 110 of the first metal bus bar 11, and the other end of the first conductive part 21 protrudes from the insulator 13 to make electrical contact with the first terminal 31.

[0076] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical connection product further includes a first nut 41b and a first bolt 41a. The first nut 41b is fixed to the rear end of the first terminal 31. The first bolt 41a passes through the first conductive part 21 and the first terminal 31 and is threadedly connected to the first nut 41b, thereby fixing the first conductive part 21 to the first terminal 31.

[0077] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the second conductive part 22 is tubular, one end of the second conductive part 22 is welded to the second connection end 120 of the second metal bus bar 12, and the other end of the second conductive part 22 protrudes from the insulator 13 to make electrical contact with the second terminal 32.

[0078] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical connection product further includes a second nut 42b and a second bolt 42a. The second nut 42b is fixed to the rear end of the second terminal 32. The second bolt 42a passes through the second conductive part 22 and the second terminal 32 and is threadedly connected to the second nut 42b, thereby fixing the second conductive part 22 to the second terminal 32.

[0079] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the housing 5 has two side surfaces opposite to each other in the lateral direction X, and a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other in the height direction Z. An insertion opening is formed in one side surface of the housing 5 in the lateral direction X, and a first mounting hole 51 and a second mounting hole 52 are formed in the top surface or the bottom surface of the housing 5. The ends of the power transmission member 1 and the first and second conductive parts 21 and 22 are inserted into the housing 5 through the insertion opening, and the first bolt 41a and the second bolt 42a are inserted into the housing 5 through the first mounting hole 51 and the second mounting hole 52, respectively.

[0080] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical connection product is a charging dock configured to fit into a charging gun, and the first terminal 31 and the second terminal 32 are charging terminals of the charging dock.

[0081] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, a cooling passage 10 is formed in the insulator 13, and the cooling passage 10 is located between the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 so that the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 can be cooled by a cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage 10.

[0082] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, two cooling passages 10 are formed in an insulator 13, and the insulator 13 has an intermediate partition wall 13a for separating the two cooling passages 10. The two cooling passages 10 are adjacent to a first metal bus bar 11 and a second metal bus bar 12, respectively, and allow the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 to be cooled by a cooling fluid flowing through the two cooling passages 10, respectively.

[0083] However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, in another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a single cooling passage 10 may be formed in the insulator 13, allowing the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 to be simultaneously cooled by cooling fluid flowing through the single cooling passage 10.

[0084] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulator 13 has an isolation wall 13b for isolating the cooling passage 10 from the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12, so that the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage 10 does not physically come into contact with the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12.

[0085] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulator 13 is an injection molded member formed directly on the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 by an insert injection molding process, whereby the first metal bus bar 11, the second metal bus bar 12, and the insulator 13 are formed as an integral part.

[0086] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical connection product further includes an insulating cap assembly 200. The insulating cap assembly 200 includes an insulating cap 2 sealingly fitted onto an end of the current transmitting member 1. A tube connector 20 is formed on the insulating cap 2 and configured to connect to a connecting tube (not shown) of a cooling circuit. The tube connector 20 is connected to an end opening of the fluid passage 10 of the current transmitting member 1, allowing the cooling fluid to flow into and out of the cooling passage 10 of the current transmitting member 1 through the tube connector 20.

[0087] 12 to 19 , in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 includes a peripheral wall 210 and an end wall 220. The peripheral wall 210 is fitted onto an end of the power transmitting member 1. The end wall 220 is connected to the peripheral wall 210. The pipe connector 20 is formed in the end wall 220, a threaded hole 103 is formed in the end surface of the insulator 13, and a connection hole corresponding to the threaded hole 103 is formed in the end wall 220. The insulating cap assembly 200 further includes a screw member 2a configured to pass through the connection hole and be threadedly connected to the threaded hole 103 to fix the insulating cap 2 to the end of the power transmitting member 1.

[0088] 12 to 19 , in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap assembly 200 further includes a seal member 3, which includes an annular body 30 that is compressed between the end wall 220 of the insulating cap 2 and the end face of the power transmitting member 1 to achieve a seal between the insulating cap and the power transmitting member. The connection hole and the screw hole 103 are located outside the area surrounded by the annular body 30 of the seal member 3, and the end openings of the pipe connector 20 and the cooling passage 10 of the power transmitting member 1 are located inside the area surrounded by the annular body 30 of the seal member 3.

[0089] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 11 each have a top surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction, and two side surfaces that are opposite to each other in the width direction. The first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 are arranged side by side and spaced apart on opposite sides to each other in the width direction, and the cooling passage 10 is located between the side surface of the first metal bus bar 11 and the side surface of the second metal bus bar 12.

[0090] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, two cooling passages 10 are formed in an insulator 13, and the insulator 13 has an intermediate partition wall 13a for separating the two cooling passages 10 and an isolation wall 13b for isolating the cooling passage 10 from the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12.

[0091] As shown in Figures 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 has two pipe connectors 20, which are respectively connected to the end openings of the two cooling passages 10 of the power transmission member 1, allowing the cooling fluid to flow into and out of the two cooling passages 10 through the two pipe connectors 20, respectively.

[0092] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 further has a partition rib 22a formed on the inside of the end wall 22, and the sealing member 3 further has a separating rib 3a located on and connected to the annular body 30. The separating rib 3a of the sealing member 3 is compressed between the partition rib 22a of the insulating cap 2 and the end face of the middle partition wall 13a of the insulator 13 to separate the end openings of the two fluid passages 10 from each other and separate the two pipe connectors 20 from each other.

[0093] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the insulating cap 2 is inserted into and attached to the housing 5, and the pipe connector 20 of the insulating cap 2 is exposed from the housing 5 for connection to a connecting pipe of a cooling circuit. The insulating cap assembly 200 further includes an outer seal ring 4 fitted to a peripheral wall 210 of the insulating cap 2. The outer seal ring 4 is radially compressed between the insulating cap 2 and the housing 5 to achieve a seal between the insulating cap and the housing.

[0094] 12 to 19, in the illustrated embodiment, the power transmission member 1 has a cooling passage 10 located between the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12, which allows the first metal bus bar 11 and the second metal bus bar 12 to be sufficiently cooled by the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage 10. The cooling passage 10 of the present invention has a large cooling area and high cooling efficiency, and can effectively suppress a temperature rise in the power transmission member without increasing the cross-sectional area of ​​the metal bus bar.

[0095] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive. For example, those skilled in the art can make many modifications to the above embodiments without any contradiction in structure or principle, and can freely combine various features described in different embodiments with each other.

[0096] While several exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present disclosure, the scope of which is defined in the following claims and their equivalents.

[0097] As used herein, elements described in the singular and preceded by the word "a" or "an" should be understood as not excluding a plural of said elements or steps, unless such exclusion is expressly stated. Furthermore, references to "one embodiment" of the invention are not intended to be interpreted as excluding the existence of additional embodiments that also incorporate the recited features. Furthermore, unless expressly stated otherwise, embodiments "comprising" or "having" an element or elements having a particular characteristic may include additional such elements that do not have that characteristic.

Claims

1. A fluid adapter module comprising a housing (80), The housing (80) a housing body (810) defining an internal cavity (803) for containing a cooling fluid; - a first mating connector (81) formed on the outside of said housing body (810) and connected to said internal cavity (803); a second mating connector (82) formed on the exterior of the housing body (810) and connected to the interior cavity (803); Including, The first mating connector (81) is configured to matingly connect to a tube connector (20) of an insulating cap (2) of a power transmission member (1), and the second mating connector (82) is configured to matingly connect to a connecting tube of a cooling circuit, thereby allowing a cooling passage (10) of the power transmission member (1) to be connected to the cooling circuit via the fluid adapter module (8).

2. 2. The fluid adapter module of claim 1, wherein the housing body (810) is configured to define two internal cavities (803) spaced apart from each other, the housing (80) includes two first mating connectors (81) respectively connected to the two internal cavities (803), and the two first mating connectors (81) are configured to be matably connected to two tube connectors (20) of the insulating cap (2) of the power transmission member (1), respectively.

3. 3. The fluid adapter module of claim 2, wherein the housing (80) includes two second mating connectors (82) respectively connected to the two internal cavities (803), the two second mating connectors (82) being configured to matingly connect to two connecting pipes of the cooling circuit, respectively.

4. 2. The fluid adapter module of claim 1, wherein the first mating connector (81) has a first insertion hole (801) for inserting the pipe connector (20), the second mating connector (82) has a second insertion hole (802) for inserting the connecting pipe, and the first insertion hole (801) and the second insertion hole (802) are connected to the internal cavity (803).

5. The first mating connector (81) is formed on the outside of the rear wall of the housing body (810), the second mating connector (82) is formed on the bottom wall of the housing body (810), and the housing body (810) has a front opening on the opposite side of the rear wall of the housing body, The fluid adapter module of claim 1 , wherein the housing (80) further includes a front cover (83) attached to the front opening of the housing body (810) to close the front opening of the housing body (810).

6. a screw (85) that passes through the front cover (83) and is screw-connected to the front side of the housing body (810) to fix the front cover (83) to the front side of the housing body (810); a seal ring (86) that is crushed between the front cover (83) and the housing body (810) to realize a seal between the front cover and the housing body; The fluid adapter module of claim 5 further comprising:

7. a locking member inserted into and attached to the first mating connector (81) and configured to lock the pipe connector (20) to the first mating connector (81); 2. The fluid adapter module of claim 1, wherein the locking member is movable between a locked position in which the locking member engages the tube connector (20) and an unlocked position in which the locking member axially disengages the first mating connector (81) from the tube connector (20).

8. a lock release member (84) attached to the housing body (810) and movable in the radial direction of the first mating connector (81); 8. The fluid adapter module of claim 7, wherein the unlocking member has an inclined surface (84b) that is inclined axially relative to the first mating connector (81), the inclined surface (84b) being configured to convert radial movement of the unlocking member (84) into axial movement of the locking member, thereby enabling the locking member to be pushed axially from the locked position to the unlocked position by the unlocking member (84).

9. The unlocking member (84) is movable in the radial direction of the first mating connector (81) between a first position and a second position; When the unlocking member (84) moves to the first position, the unlocking member (84) axially pushes the locking member to the unlocked position by the inclined surface (84b) of the unlocking member, 9. The fluid adapter module of claim 8, wherein when the unlocking member (84) is moved to the second position, the unlocking member (84) disengages from the locking member and the locking member automatically resiliently resets to the locked position.

10. 10. The fluid adapter module of claim 9, wherein the housing body (810) has a mounting portion (820) located on the outside of the housing body, the mounting portion (820) having a bottom plate (822) and a pair of side plates (821), the first mating connector (81) is located on the mounting portion (820), and the unlocking member (84) is movably attached to the mounting portion (820) and is vertically movable between the first position and the second position.

11. 11. The fluid adapter module of claim 10, wherein the vertically extending insertion slot (82b) is formed on the inner side of the pair of side plates (821) of the mounting portion (820), and the two side surfaces of the unlocking member (84) are inserted into and attached to the insertion slots (82b) of the pair of side plates (821), respectively, and the unlocking member (84) is movable along the insertion slots (82b) between the first position and the second position.

12. a slot hole (82a) is formed in the bottom plate (822) of the mounting portion (820); the unlocking member (84) has an elastic latch (840) configured to pass through the slot hole (82a); a first protruding rib (841) and a second protruding rib (842) below the first protruding rib (841) are formed on the elastic latch (840); When the unlocking member (84) moves to the first position, the first protruding rib (841) abuts against the lower edge of the slot hole (82a) to hold the unlocking member (84) at the first position; 12. The fluid adapter module of claim 11, wherein when the unlocking member (84) moves to the second position, the second protruding rib (842) abuts against an upper edge of the slot hole (82a) to hold the unlocking member (84) in the second position.

13. An annular engagement groove (81 a) is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the first mating connector (81), and the lock release member (84) further has an arc-shaped plate (84 a) positioned above the annular engagement groove (81 a); 13. The fluid adapter module of claim 12, wherein when the unlocking member (84) moves to the first position, the arc-shaped plate (84a) of the unlocking member (84) is inserted into the annular engagement groove (81a) to prevent the unlocking member (84) from moving in the axial direction of the first mating connector (81), thereby securely holding the unlocking member (84) in the first position.

14. When the unlocking member (84) moves to a pre-assembly position between the first position and the second position, the first protruding rib (841) abuts against the upper edge of the slot hole (82a) to hold the unlocking member (84) in the pre-assembly position; 13. The fluid adapter module of claim 12, wherein when the unlocking member (84) is in the pre-assembly position, the unlocking member (84) does not interfere with the locking member and the tubing connector (20), allowing the tubing connector (20) to be inserted into the first mating connector (81).

15. The housing (80) includes a plurality of first mating connectors (81) configured to matingly connect to a plurality of pipe connectors (20), respectively; the fluid adapter module (8) comprises a plurality of locking members respectively attached to the plurality of first mating connectors (81); The fluid adapter module of claim 8, wherein the unlocking member (84) is capable of simultaneously urging the plurality of locking members axially from the locked position to the unlocked position.

16. 16. A fluid adapter module as described in any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the first mating connector (81) is identical to the second mating connector (82), whereby both the first mating connector (81) and the second mating connector (82) can be matably connected not only to the pipe connector (20) but also to the connecting pipe.

17. An electrical connection product, A power transmission member (1) including an insulator (13) and a first metal bus bar (11) and a second metal bus bar (12) wrapped in the insulator (13), wherein a cooling passage (10) is formed in the insulator (13); an insulating cap assembly (200) including an insulating cap (2) sealingly fitted to an end of the current-carrying member (1), wherein a tube connector (20) is formed in the insulating cap (2); 17. The fluid adapter module of claim 1, wherein a first mating connector (81) of the fluid adapter module is matingly connected to the tubing connector (20). Equipped with an electrical connection product, wherein a second mating connector (82) of the fluid adapter module (8) is configured to matingly connect to a connecting pipe of a cooling circuit so that cooling fluid can flow between the cooling passage (10) of the power transmission member (1) and the cooling circuit through the fluid adapter module (8).

18. Two cooling passages (10) are formed in the insulator (13), and the insulator (13) has an intermediate partition wall (13a) for separating the two cooling passages (10); 18. The electrical connection product of claim 17, wherein the two cooling passages (10) are adjacent to the first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12), respectively, and enable the first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12) to be cooled by the cooling fluid flowing through the two cooling passages (10).

19. 19. The electrical connection product of claim 18, wherein the insulator (13) has an isolation wall (13b) for isolating the cooling passage (10) from the first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12), so that the cooling fluid flowing through the cooling passage (10) does not physically come into contact with the first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12).

20. 18. The electrical connection product of claim 17, wherein the insulator (13) is an injection-molded part formed directly on the first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12) by an insert injection molding process, whereby the first metal bus bar (11), the second metal bus bar (12), and the insulator (13) are formed as an integral part.

21. The insulating cap (2) a peripheral wall (210) fitted to the end of the power transmission member (1); an end wall (220) connected to the peripheral wall (210); Including, The pipe connector (20) is formed in the end wall (220), a screw hole (103) is formed in the end surface of the insulator (13), and a connection hole corresponding to the screw hole (103) is formed in the end wall (220); 20. The electrical connection product of claim 19, wherein the insulating cap assembly (200) further includes a screw member (2a) configured to pass through the connection hole and be threadedly connected to the screw hole (103) to secure the insulating cap (2) to the end of the power transmission member (1).

22. The insulating cap assembly (200) further includes a sealing member (3), the sealing member (3) including an annular body (30) that is compressed between the end wall (220) of the insulating cap (2) and an end face of the current transmitting member (1) to achieve a seal between the insulating cap and the current transmitting member; 22. The electrical connection product according to claim 21, wherein the connection hole and the screw hole (103) are located outside the area surrounded by the annular body (30) of the sealing member (3), and end openings of the cooling passages (10) of the pipe connector (20) and the power transmission member (1) are located inside the area surrounded by the annular body (30) of the sealing member (3).

23. The first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12) each have a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, and two side surfaces opposite to each other in a width direction thereof, 20. The electrical connection product according to claim 19, wherein the first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12) are arranged side by side and spaced apart on opposite sides in the width direction, and the cooling passage (10) is located between the side surface of the first metal bus bar (11) and the side surface of the second metal bus bar (12).

24. 24. The electrical connection product of claim 23, wherein the insulating cap (2) has two pipe connectors (20), which are respectively connected to the two cooling passages (10) of the power transmission member (1) and to two first mating connectors (81) of the fluid adapter module (8), allowing the cooling fluid to flow into and out of the two cooling passages (10) through the two pipe connectors (20), respectively.

25. The insulating cap (2) further has a partition rib (22a) formed on the inside of the end wall (22), and the sealing member (3) further has a separating rib (3a) located on the annular body (30) and connected to the annular body (30); 25. The electrical connection product of claim 24, wherein the separating rib (3a) of the sealing member (3) is crushed between the partition rib (22a) of the insulating cap (2) and an end face of the intermediate partition wall (13a) of the insulator (13) to separate the end openings of the two fluid passages (10) from each other and to separate the two pipe connectors (20) from each other.

26. a housing (5); A first terminal (31) and a second terminal (32) inserted into and attached to the housing (5); Furthermore, The first metal bus bar (11) and the second metal bus bar (12) are electrically connected to the first terminal (31) and the second terminal (32), respectively; 26. An electrical connection product according to any one of claims 17 to 25, wherein the insulating cap (2) is inserted into and attached to the housing (5), and the pipe connector (20) of the insulating cap (2) is exposed from the housing (5) for mating connection to the first mating connector (81).

27. The insulating cap assembly (200) further includes an outer seal ring (4) fitted to the insulating cap (2); 27. An electrical connection product according to claim 26, wherein the outer sealing ring (4) is radially crushed between the insulating cap (2) and the housing (5) to provide a seal between the insulating cap and the housing.

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