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Battery box device for electric vehicle

US5534364A · kind A · utility

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37Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 1994
Grant dateJul 9, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/70
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A battery box device for use on an electric vehicle includes a drive power supply having a plurality of storage batteries for supplying the electric energy to drive the electric vehicle, a circuit breaker device having a controller for producing a power supply control signal based on conditions of the electric vehicle, and a circuit breaker for turning off the drive power supply in response to the control signal from the controller. A battery box housing at least the storage batteries and the circuit breaker device. The battery box device also has a breaker box housing at least the controller and the circuit breaker device with the storage batteries and the circuit breaker device being separate from each other. A circuit breaker switch is operable from outside of the battery box.

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