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Electric vehicle relay assembly using flexible circuit connector coupling the relay to the relay circuit

US5567991A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1994
Grant dateOct 22, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2001/5816
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric vehicle relay assembly including a main relay and a flexible circuit electrically connected to the main relay. The relay assembly further includes a connection for mounting the flexible circuit onto the main relay and a wiring board affixed to the flexible circuit. The flexible circuit compensates for mechanical tolerance errors within the connection. The wiring board includes relay circuitry electrically connected to the flexible circuit.

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