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Connecting element and connecting apparatus for electrically connecting a cable to an electrical device of a motor vehicle

US10899241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Johannes Ott · Munich, DE
Juha Tauriainen · Munich, DE
Boris Zuev · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2019
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connecting element for electrically connecting a cable to an electrical device of a motor vehicle includes a housing in which at least two electrical contacts are at least partially accommodated and a passage which extends from a first opening of the housing, through the housing, to a second opening of the housing and through which a coolant can flow. In order to allow an electrical connection which satisfies relatively stringent requirements, the electrical contacts are thermally coupled to the passage for active cooling by the coolant.

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