Attaching structure capable of preventing a service-plug from exposure to water
View Patent ↗An attaching structure for attaching a service-plug for shutting off and conducting an electric circuit of a vehicle to a power source device, comprises a floor panel constituting a bottom wall of a compartment of the vehicle and formed with an opening which faces the compartment; a metal plate disposed outside the vehicle than the floor panel and forming a cavity between the metal plate and the floor metal plate and covering the power source device, and including an attachment portion to which the service-plug is attached and raised toward the opening in the cavity; and a sealing member for keeping the cavity liquid-tight disposed between the floor panel and the metal sheet so as to surround the attachment portion; wherein the service-plug is detachably attached to the attachment portion so as to project toward the compartment through the opening.
1. An attaching structure for attaching a service-plug for shutting off and conducting an electric circuit of a vehicle to a power source device, the attaching structure comprising:
a floor panel constituting a bottom wall of a compartment of the vehicle and formed with an opening which faces the compartment;
a metal plate disposed on a side of the floor panel opposite the compartment and forming a cavity between the metal plate and the floor panel and covering the power source device, and including an attachment portion to which the service-plug is attached, the attachment portion extending toward the opening; and
a sealing member disposed between and contacting both the floor panel and the metal plate so as to surround the attachment portion for sealing the cavity;
wherein the service-plug is attachable to the attachment portion so as to project toward the compartment through the opening.
2. An arrangement comprising an attaching structure for attaching a service-plug, the arrangement comprising:
a power source device;
the service-plug for shutting off and conducting a first electric circuit of a vehicle to the power source device;
a floor panel constituting a bottom wall of a compartment of the vehicle and formed with an opening which faces the compartment;
a metal plate disposed on a side of the floor panel opposite the compartment and forming a cavity between the metal plate and the floor panel and covering the power source device, and including an attachment portion to which the service-plug is attached, the attachment portion extending toward the opening; and
a sealing member disposed between and contacting both the floor panel and the metal plate so as to surround the attachment portion for sealing the cavity,
wherein the service-plug is attachable to the attachment portion so as to project toward the compartment through the opening,
wherein the power source device comprises:
a connector unit for connection to a second electric circuit having a voltage lower than a voltage of the first electric circuit and a plate member to which the service-plug and the connector unit are attachable so as to be integrated with each other; and
in response to the service-plug being attached to the attachment portion, the service-plug is integrated with the connector unit by the plate member.