Battery management system connector for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorWan Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a safety connector which can prevent “latch-up” of a battery management system (BMS) for managing a battery in a hybrid electric vehicle. The BMS connector requires that connectors be inserted into a connector base in a specific order. In particular, a first connector must first be inserted into a first connector insertion port to unlock a locking module disposed between the first connector insertion port and a second connector insertion port before any connector can be inserted into the second connector port.
Claims11
A battery management system (BMS) connector for a vehicle, comprising:
- a connector base configured to have a plurality of connector insertion ports into which a plurality of connectors are inserted, respectively;
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- a locking module configured to be rotated via contact with a first connector entering into a first connector insertion port, the locking module rotatable in only one direction and disposed on a boundary between the first connector insertion port and a second connector insertion portion in the connector base,
- wherein the locking module requires that the plurality of connectors are inserted into the plurality of connector insertion ports respectively sequentially.
A battery management system (BMS) connector for a vehicle, comprising:
- a connector base configured to have a plurality of connector insertion ports into which a plurality of connectors are inserted, respectively;
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- a locking module configured to be rotated via contact with a first connector entering into a first connector insertion port, the locking module rotatable in only one direction and disposed on a boundary between the first connector insertion port and a second connector insertion portion in the connector base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.