IP Library Granted Patent US 11,617,271
Granted Patent B2
US 11,617,271 · App. 16/328,451 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Circuit arrangement, in particular for an electrically driven motor vehicle

Inventors: Markus Eichner (Nuremberg, DE); Christoph Heumann (Nuremberg, DE); Christoph Hoyler (Kirchensittenbach, DE); Alex Mueller (Nuremberg, DE)
Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
H05K3/326B60L50/40H01R12/7064H01R13/4223H05K7/1069H01R2201/26H05K2201/1059H05K2201/10272
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,617,271
App. No.
16/328,451
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit arrangement ( 1 ), in particular for an electrically driven motor vehicle, has at least one bus bar ( 5 ) which is connected electrically to a supplier ( 2 ) and which is connected to a first consumer ( 3 ) at a first transfer point ( 6 ) and to a second consumer ( 4 ) at a second transfer point ( 7 ). Both the first and the second transfer point ( 6, 7 ) are formed as flexible contact points.

Claims (9)

1. A circuit for an electrically driven motor vehicle, comprising:

at least one bus bar which is electrically connected to a supplier, and

a first consumer connected to the at least one bus bar at a first transfer point and a second consumer connected to the at least one bus bar at a second transfer point, the first and second transfer points being formed as flexible contact points,

wherein one of the flexible contact points includes a sleeve-shaped contact bushing having an electrically conducting inner surface with a press-in contact, the press-in contact having fork-shape contact elements that project from an end of the at least one bus bar and are pressed to contact with the contact bushing of one of the first and second consumers.

2. The circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the fork-shape contact elements are flexible such that force-fit between the fork-shape contact elements and the contact bushing is produced by a pressing-in force that is less than 100 N.

3. The circuit according to claim 1 , wherein another of the flexible contact points is embodied as a spring contact.

4. The circuit according to claim 1 , wherein, the first and/or second consumer comprises an interconnect device having electronic components arranged thereon and interconnected with one another.

5. The circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the supplier comprises a capacitor of a direct current intermediate circuit.

6. The circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing covering the at least one bus bar except for the first and second contact points.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 22, 2026
From: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH; SIEMENS AUTOMOTIVE EPOWERTRAIN SYSTEMS GMBH; BLITZ E16-802 GMBH
To: VALEO ELECTRIFICATION
Reel/Frame 076028/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2019
From: EICHNER, MARKUS; HEUMANN, CHRISTOPH; HOYLER, CHRISTOPH; MUELLER, ALEX
To: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 048726/0828 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 216 507.0 · Sep 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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