HIGH CURRENT ELECTRICAL JOINT THAT ELIMINATES PARTIAL ASSEMBLY

摘要

An electric joint formed between a high current source and a high current load, and a method of making electrical connection between them. In one form, the source is made up of one or more cells in a battery pack and the load is an electric motor. An electrical connection assembly includes a first conductor, a fastener and a second conductor joined together such that electrical continuity between the conductors is not established until the fastener imparts a substantially normal force to both of them in such a way that they become secured together to produce a deformable shape to adjacently-facing surfaces one or both conductors, thereby ensuring significant contact and a related low electrical resistance as a way to avoid imperfect or partial attachments at the joint.

主权项

1. A high current electrical connection assembly comprising:
a first conductor placed in electric current communication with at least one current source; a fastener; a second conductor placed in electric current communication with at least one current load, said first and second conductors configured such that an electrical joint between them is only established when said fastener is secured to both to impart a deformable shape thereto.