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Battery box device for electric vehicle

Patent 5534364 Issued on July 9, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 29, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Protective control apparatus for electrical vehicle
Patent #: 4500820
Issued on: 02/19/1985
Inventor: Noto ,   et al.

Power supply cut off apparatus
Patent #: 5389824
Issued on: 02/14/1995
Inventor: Moroto, et al.

Structure for securing batteries used in an electric vehicle Patent #: 5392873
Issued on: 02/28/1995
Inventor: Masuyama, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 235063 filed on 04/29/1994

US Classes:

429/61, WITH CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO BATTERY CONDITION SENSING MEANS180/65.3, With means on vehicle for generating power for the electric motor180/65.8, With electronic devices (logic gates, semi-conductors, vacuum tubes, etc.) in control circuit429/97, Having switch or interlock means429/99, For plural cells429/100, Support or holder per se429/150With integral switch means

Examiners

Primary: Niebling, John F.
Assistant: Mee, Brendan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 57-4063 JP. 01/13/1982

International Classes

H01M 002/10
B60K 001/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1993-04-30 JP

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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