# US 9,437,942 B2 · Assembly

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- Number: US 9,437,942 B2
- Document ID: US9437942B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/432,393
- Filed: 2013-06-20
- Published: 2015-10-01
- Granted: 2016-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 2012-10-02
- Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
- Applicants: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
- Inventors: Yasukazu Itou; Akira Kuwahara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9437942B2

## CPC

- H01R 11/287: {Intermediate parts between battery post and cable end piece}
- H01M 50/50: Current conducting connections for cells or batteries
- H01M 50/505: comprising a single busbar
- H01M 50/517: by fixing means, e.g. screws, rivets or bolts
- H01M 50/55: on the same side of the cell
- H01M 50/553: Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells
- H01R 4/34: Conductive members located under head of screw
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A battery assembly includes: a receptacle connector including a receptacle contact with a bolt hole for bolting formed therein, a receptacle housing attached to the receptacle contact; a battery having an upper surface on which the receptacle contact of the receptacle connector is attached by the bolting, and a right side surface roughly perpendicular to the upper surface. The receptacle housing of the receptacle connector is formed so as to extend in an elongated shape along the tangent direction of an imaginary circle C centered on the central axis of the bolt hole of the receptacle contact of the receptacle connector as viewed in the central axis direction of the bolt hole, and is capable of coming into contact with the right side surface of the battery at the time of the bolting.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An assembly comprising:
an electric connector comprising a contact with a bolt hole for bolting formed therein, and a housing attached to the contact; and
an object to be connected having an upper surface on which the contact of the electric connector is attached by the bolting, and a side surface roughly perpendicular to the upper surface, wherein
the contact includes a bolting section in which the bolt hole is formed therein and an accommodated section accommodated in the housing,
the bolting section protrudes outside from a side surface of the housing,
the housing of the electric connector is formed so as to extend, in an elongated shape, along a tangent direction of an imaginary circle centered on a central axis of the bolt hole of the contact of the electric connector as viewed in a central axis direction of the bolt hole, and
the side surface of the housing is capable of coming into contact with the side surface of the object to be connected at the time of the bolting.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the electric connector is capable of being disposed relative to the object to be connected so that a lengthwise direction of the housing of the electric connector is roughly parallel with the side surface of the object to be connected at the time of the bolting as viewed in the central axis direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the electric connector is capable of being disposed relative to the object to be connected so that a lengthwise direction of the housing of the electric connector is roughly parallel with the upper surface of the object to be connected at the time of the bolting as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the side surface of the object to be connected.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein, the accommodated section extends along the lengthwise direction of the housing of the electric connector.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The assembly according to claim 4, wherein a lengthwise direction of the bolting section is roughly perpendicular to that of the accommodated section.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, wherein the contact of the electric connector is formed in a roughly L-shape.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, wherein the bolting section and the accommodated section connect to each other in a halfway part in the lengthwise direction of the housing of the electric connector.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein a thickness direction of the bolting section is roughly parallel with that of the accommodated section.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein in the housing of the electric connector, a locking part for maintaining a connected state with a counterpart housing of a counterpart connector is formed.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the object to be connected is a battery.