Bus bar and connection module provided with the bus bar
US10122136B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bus bar that requires less installation space, and can reliably position and hold an electric wire. An electrical wire is to be connected to a bus bar, and the bus bar is to be joined to an electrode terminal of an electricity storage element. The bus bar includes: an electrical wire connection portion that is constituted by a member included in the bus bar, is provided in an end portion of the bus bar, and to which an end portion of the electrical wire is to be connected. The electrical wire connection portion includes a core wire connection portion to which a core wire of the electrical wire is to be connected; and a positioning and holding portion that is configured to position the electrical wire in a direction (a direction indicated by an arrow Z) that is orthogonal to an axial direction of the electrical wire in plan view, and to hold the electrical wire.
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