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US 2025/0121684 A1Published application
Emergency stop switches for electric vehicle
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorDavid BOYD
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Abstract
An electric vehicle (EV) includes a battery pack, an electric motor, an inverter connected to the electric motor, a power distribution unit (PDU) connected to the battery pack and the inverter, and at least one EV emergency stop switch configured to disconnect the battery pack from the power distribution unit (PDU) when the at least one EV emergency stop switch is activated. The first EV emergency stop switch is located at a front surface of the EV.
Claims20
An electric vehicle (EV) comprising:
- a battery pack;
- an electric motor;
- an inverter connected to the electric motor;
- a power distribution unit (PDU) connected to the battery pack and the inverter;
- and
- a first EV emergency stop switch configured to disconnect the battery pack from the power distribution unit (PDU) when the at least one EV emergency stop switch is activated;
- wherein
- the first EV emergency stop switch is located at a front surface of the EV.
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An electric vehicle (EV) comprising:
- a battery pack;
- a power distribution unit (PDU) connected to the battery pack;
- a first EV emergency stop switch located at a front surface of the EV;
- a second EV emergency stop switch located at a left side surface of the EV;
- a third EV emergency stop switch located at a right side surface of the EV;
- and
- a fourth EV emergency stop switch located at a rear surface of the EV;
- wherein
- each of the first, second, third, and fourth EV emergency stop switch is configured to disconnect the battery pack from the power distribution unit (PDU) when the first, second, third, or fourth EV emergency stop switch is activated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.