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US 10,471,842 · App. 16/139,602 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

On-vehicle structure of power converter

Inventors: Keisuke Sawazaki (Toyota, JP); Kenshi Yamanaka (Nukata-gun, JP); Hiromi Yamasaki (Toyota, JP); Hitoshi Imura (Chiryu, JP); Akira Saito (Chita-gun, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L15/007B60K6/22H01R13/707H01R13/7031B60R2011/005
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Patent No.
US 10,471,842
App. No.
16/139,602
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An on-vehicle structure of a power converter includes a housing of the power converter mounted on a vehicle, a structure mounted on the vehicle, and a high-voltage connector attached to the housing. The high-voltage connector is configured to apply a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold voltage, the high-voltage connector is positioned between the housing and the structure such that the high-voltage connector faces the structure in a removal direction of the high-voltage connector when the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, and in a state where the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, a length of a portion of the high-voltage connector embedded in the housing is determined so as to be longer than a distance between the high-voltage connector and the structure.

Claims (10)

1. An on-vehicle structure of a power converter, the on-vehicle structure comprising:

a housing of the power converter mounted on a vehicle;

a high-voltage connector attached to the housing and configured to apply a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold voltage; and

a structure mounted on the vehicle separate from the housing, the structure being positioned to obstruct removal of the high-voltage connector from the housing,

wherein the high-voltage connector is positioned between the housing and the structure such that the high-voltage connector faces the structure in a removal direction of the high-voltage connector when the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, and

in a state where the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, a length of a portion of the high-voltage connector embedded in the housing is longer than a distance between the high-voltage connector and the structure.

2. The on-vehicle structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a low-voltage connector attached to the housing and configured to apply a voltage lower than the predetermined threshold voltage;

a capacitor disposed inside the housing and configured to be electrically connected to the high-voltage connector; and

a discharge circuit configured to short-circuit both ends of the capacitor when the low-voltage connector is removed from the housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: SAWAZAKI, KEISUKE; YAMANAKA, KENSHI; YAMASAKI, HIROMI; IMURA, HITOSHI; SAITO, AKIRA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-221599 · Nov 17, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190152331A1 · May 23, 2019