IP Library Granted Patent US 9,172,231
Granted Patent B2
US 9,172,231 · App. 14/043,936 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Arrangement configuration of bus bars

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Patent No.
US 9,172,231
App. No.
14/043,936
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an arrangement configuration of bus bars including a plurality of bus bars having a connecting portion provided at a center portion thereof and a housing integrally molded while exposing the connecting portions of the plurality of bus bars, the bus bar has a pair of bending portions that is bent so that both edge sides come close to each other, the plurality of bus bars is arranged in parallel to each other so that the pair of bending portions is located adjacent to each other, and the housing is integrally molded so as to cover the pair of bending portions of each of the plurality of bus bars.

Claims (14)

1. An arrangement configuration of bus bars comprising: a plurality of bus bars having a connecting portion provided at a center portion thereof; and a housing integrally molded while exposing the connecting portions of the plurality of bus bars, wherein

the bus bar has a pair of bending portions that is bent so that both edge sides come close to each other,

the plurality of bus bars is arranged in parallel to each other so that the pair of bending portions is located adjacent to each other, and

the housing is integrally molded so as to cover the pair of bending portions of each of the plurality of bus bars and to contact with the pair of bending portions of each of the plurality of bus bars along a longitudinal direction of the plurality of bus bars in which the pair of bending portions extends.

2. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of bending portions is bent with an inclined surface provided.

3. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting portion is formed as a hole portion into which a stud bolt is inserted, and the stud bolt is integrally molded with the housing.

4. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of bending portions is bent with an inclined surface such that a degree of inclination of the pair of bending portions is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees with respect to the center portion of the bus bars.

5. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of bending portions is bent with an inclined surface such that a degree of inclination of the pair of bending portions is approximately 45 degrees with respect to the center portion of the bus bars.

6. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of bending portions is bent with a degree of inclination such that a resistance against loading in a direction W away from the exposed portion of the housing is increased.

7. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion is formed as a hole portion into which a stud bolt is inserted, and the stud bolt is integrally molded with the housing.

8. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 7 , wherein the stud bolt is integrally molded with the housing such that a head portion of the stud bolt is covered by the housing while leaving other portions of the stud bolt exposed to an exterior.

9. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of bending portions is bent upwardly with respect to the center portion.

10. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bus bars is arranged in parallel to each other so that a length L between the connecting portions is reduced making an arrangement space of the plurality of bus bars compact.

11. The arrangement configuration of bus bars according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is in close contact with the inclined surfaces of the pair of bending portions such that a contact area of the housing with the bus bars is increased and absorption of heat generated by current flowing in the bus bars is improved.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2013
From: ONODA, SHINYA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031326/0606 →