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Pin terminal assembly

A pin terminal assembly includes a pin terminal having a retention section and a cavity adaptor formed of a non-conductive material and engaging the retention section. The cavity adaptor has an outer shape corresponding to a cavity of a housing in which the pin terminal is inserted. The cavity adaptor retains the pin terminal in the cavity.

ELECTRIC SHOCK PREVENTION CAP AND CONNECTOR WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK PREVENTION CAP
20230040389 · 2023-02-09 ·

Disclosed are: an electric shock prevention cap having a novel structure such that the cap can be easily attached to a pair of terminal body parts so that a large holding force can be obtained and contact with opposing surfaces of the pair of terminal body parts can be prevented; and a connector equipped with the electric shock prevention cap. The electric shock prevention cap 10 includes: a pair of periphery-covering parts 12, 12 for covering, when attached to a pair of flat plate-like terminal body parts 42, 42 arranged side by side in a plate thickness direction, the peripheries of tip parts of the pair of terminal body parts 42, 42; and inner intrusion prevention parts 18 disposed between the pair of periphery-covering parts 12, 12 and connecting the pair of periphery-covering parts 12, 12 to each other.

Hybrid electric vehicle battery lockout plug

A battery lockout device is provided. The battery lockout device may include a safety plug body adapted to engage a power port of the battery. The battery lockout device may further include a rotating member operatively connected to the safety plug body, the rotating member engaging a battery lip or battery lip housing. The rotating member, in a first rotated position, can be locked in the first rotated position preventing access to the power port of the battery and preventing removal of the safety body plug from the battery. To effectuate locking the rotating member in the first rotated position, a keyed lock can be used to maintain the first rotated position of the rotating member relative to the safety plug body and the battery/battery housing lip. In this way, no energy from the battery may be discharged until removal/disengagement of the battery lockout device.

Hybrid electric vehicle battery lockout plug

A battery lockout device is provided. The battery lockout device may include a safety plug body adapted to engage a power port of the battery. The battery lockout device may further include a rotating member operatively connected to the safety plug body, the rotating member engaging a battery lip or battery lip housing. The rotating member, in a first rotated position, can be locked in the first rotated position preventing access to the power port of the battery and preventing removal of the safety body plug from the battery. To effectuate locking the rotating member in the first rotated position, a keyed lock can be used to maintain the first rotated position of the rotating member relative to the safety plug body and the battery/battery housing lip. In this way, no energy from the battery may be discharged until removal/disengagement of the battery lockout device.

MAGNETIC ELECTRICAL PLUG INTERFACE
20230231331 · 2023-07-20 ·

A magnetic electrical plug interface for charging a transport refrigeration unit, TRU. The magnetic electrical plug interface includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The first electrical connector includes: a socket having a closed end and an open end; a first magnetic body including a first electrical contact, the first magnetic body is slidable in the socket; a resilient biasing element configured to bias the first magnetic body towards the closed end of the socket; and a second electrical contact fixed towards the open end of the socket. The second electrical connector includes: a second magnetic body including a third electrical contact. In an unplugged configuration in which the first electrical connector is disengaged from the second electrical connector, the resilient biasing element is configured to maintain a separation between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.

Socket device for the touch-proof electrical contacting of a corresponding plug device, plug device and battery module for a high-voltage battery
11705660 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A socket device for electrically contacting a corresponding plug device. The socket device has a first contact part having a first contact surface arranged radially between an outer first and inner second touch protection part, beyond which the first and second touch protection part axially protrude, a centrally arranged coupling unit, a receptacle region for receiving a corresponding third touch protection part of the plug device, and at least one insulating part, which is arranged extending in the radial direction on the first and/or second touch protection part and at a height above the first contact surface in such a way that the at least one insulating part at least partially overlaps with the first receptacle region but does not overlap with the first contact surface in a top view of the socket device.

Socket device for the touch-proof electrical contacting of a corresponding plug device, plug device and battery module for a high-voltage battery
11705660 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A socket device for electrically contacting a corresponding plug device. The socket device has a first contact part having a first contact surface arranged radially between an outer first and inner second touch protection part, beyond which the first and second touch protection part axially protrude, a centrally arranged coupling unit, a receptacle region for receiving a corresponding third touch protection part of the plug device, and at least one insulating part, which is arranged extending in the radial direction on the first and/or second touch protection part and at a height above the first contact surface in such a way that the at least one insulating part at least partially overlaps with the first receptacle region but does not overlap with the first contact surface in a top view of the socket device.

HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY LOCKOUT PLUG
20230018864 · 2023-01-19 ·

A battery lockout device is provided. The battery lockout device may include a safety plug body adapted to engage a power port of the battery. The battery lockout device may further include a rotating member operatively connected to the safety plug body, the rotating member engaging a battery lip or battery lip housing. The rotating member, in a first rotated position, can be locked in the first rotated position preventing access to the power port of the battery and preventing removal of the safety body plug from the battery. To effectuate locking the rotating member in the first rotated position, a keyed lock can be used to maintain the first rotated position of the rotating member relative to the safety plug body and the battery/battery housing lip. In this way, no energy from the battery may be discharged until removal/disengagement of the battery lockout device.

HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY LOCKOUT PLUG
20230018864 · 2023-01-19 ·

A battery lockout device is provided. The battery lockout device may include a safety plug body adapted to engage a power port of the battery. The battery lockout device may further include a rotating member operatively connected to the safety plug body, the rotating member engaging a battery lip or battery lip housing. The rotating member, in a first rotated position, can be locked in the first rotated position preventing access to the power port of the battery and preventing removal of the safety body plug from the battery. To effectuate locking the rotating member in the first rotated position, a keyed lock can be used to maintain the first rotated position of the rotating member relative to the safety plug body and the battery/battery housing lip. In this way, no energy from the battery may be discharged until removal/disengagement of the battery lockout device.

Reveal ports

In an example, an apparatus includes a body moveable relative to a housing, a port coupled to the body, and a guide member to guide the body between positions to reveal the port. In another example, an electronics device includes a port area defined by a housing, a cover to cover the port area in a first orientation, a guide to allow the cover to rotate to a second orientation to reveal the port area, and a positioner member to bias the cover into the first orientation or the second orientation.