High-voltage connection device for an electrorheological device
AssigneeHitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
InventorsJoachim Funke, Matthias Bruns
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A high-voltage connection device for use with an electrorheological device having a high-voltage connector with an insulating upper part, an insulating lower part, a connector socket, and a central metallic contact pin, wherein the connector socket is fixed to a grounded portion of the electrorheological device and the upper part contains ground terminal elements and is axially connected to the lower part. Additionally, the upper part has a pot-like design and coaxially surrounds both the lower part and the connector socket in the connected state.
Claims12
A high-voltage connector for an electrorheological damper comprising:
- an upper part including a base, an outer cylindrical wall extending from the base, and a plurality of spring elements radially arranged within the outer cylindrical wall;
- a connector socket configured to be fixed to the electrorheological damper;
- a lower part coaxially positioned within the connector socket;
- a lower pin coaxially positioned within the lower part;
- and
- an upper pin configured to be inserted into an opening in the base of the upper part,
- wherein when the upper pin is positioned within the upper part and the upper part is axially connected to the lower part, the outer cylindrical wall of the upper part coaxially surrounds the connector socket and the lower part, the plurality of spring elements radially surround and contact the connector socket, and the upper pin contacts the lower pin, and
- wherein the plurality of spring elements are configured to contact the connector socket prior to contact between the upper pin and lower pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.