Remote Jumpstart Connector With Keyed Cable Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional jumpstart systems for vehicles are cumbersome, hazardous, and limited by the need for direct access to the battery, posing risks of injury and damage due to improper handling and potential explosions, especially when the vehicle is immobile or locked.
Innovation Solution
A jumpstart system with a connector located away from the battery, allowing access from the front and rear of the vehicle, and featuring a keyed receptacle to ensure correct jumper cable orientation and safety, with gripping jaws to secure cables, reducing the risk of incorrect connections and injuries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If jumper cables are used to connect batteries directly, then electricity can transfer between vehicles, but the process becomes cumbersome and hazardous requiring direct battery access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (jumper box or adapter) that connects between the jumper cables and the battery terminals. This intermediary provides a safer interface with built-in protection features while maintaining the ability to transfer electricity, thus resolving the contradiction between safe operation and ease of access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent describes using disposable or single-use jumper packs that can be attached to the battery, used for jumpstarting, and then discarded. This eliminates the need for repeated handling of heavy jumper cables and reduces the risk of improper connection, making the process safer and easier while maintaining reliable electricity transfer.
2Reliability
If the vehicle is locked or hood is inaccessible, then security is maintained, but battery access becomes impossible requiring locksmith services
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (jumper box or adapter) that connects between the jumper cables and the battery terminals. This intermediary provides a safer interface with built-in protection features while maintaining the ability to transfer electricity, thus resolving the contradiction between safe operation and ease of access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent describes using disposable or single-use jumper packs that can be attached to the battery, used for jumpstarting, and then discarded. This eliminates the need for repeated handling of heavy jumper cables and reduces the risk of improper connection, making the process safer and easier while maintaining reliable electricity transfer.
3Productivity
If improper connection is made during jumpstarting, then connection speed is fast, but injury or damage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates preliminary protective measures in the form of built-in fuses, polarity protection circuits, and mechanical guides that prevent incorrect connection before the harmful effect can occur. These features automatically activate to prevent injury or damage while maintaining fast connection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (jumper box or adapter) that connects between the jumper cables and the battery terminals. This intermediary provides a safer interface with built-in protection features while maintaining the ability to transfer electricity, thus resolving the contradiction between safe operation and ease of access.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system simplifies the jumpstarting process, enhances safety by allowing access without direct battery contact and preventing incorrect connections, thereby reducing the risk of injury and damage while enabling efficient charging of a vehicle's battery from a distance.
Implementation Method 1
a battery provides this electric charge
Implementation Method 2
The battery is commonly recharged by an alternator or generator within the vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
A jumpstart system allows for the charging a battery or starting a car that has a dead battery without accessing the compartment where the battery is located. A connector is placed with access to the outside of the vehicle, preferably at the rear of the car. The connector accepts a jumper cable and places the dead battery in electric contact with a power source such as another car.