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Safety charging connector for automobiles

US5438251A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1993
Grant dateAug 1, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/0045
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A safety charging connector is provided for connecting two batteries of two automobiles. The safety charging connector comprises four contact terminals each for contacting a different electrode of one of the two batteries, a relay switch for rendering conduction among the contact terminals, and a control circuit for controlling the conduction of the relay switch; the control circuit includes four sub-circuits each of which is serially connected between the relay switch and one of the four terminals.

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