Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co. Kg

Temic Bayern-chemie Airbag Gmbh

Auto-kabel Hausen Gmbh & Co. Betriebs-kg

Maximilian Grobmair

Alfred Krappel

Robert Albiez

Richard Bender

Wolfgang Mohs

Georg Schroder

Lothar Maier

Christian Herget

Gunther Nolle

Rudolf Fekonja

Battery cable terminal for vehicles

A device for disconnecting the flow of current in the positive or impregnated battery cable of a motor vehicle has an electrically conductive plug-in connection that can be placed in the positive or impregnated battery cable in the form of a housing and a plug connector. The housing contains a gas generator of the kind used, for example, for belt tighteners. The gas generator is arranged in the housing in such a way that the propellant gas produced when the gas generator is ignited electrically separates the connector from the housing and this in turn interrupts the flow of current in the positive or impregnated battery cable. Consequently, a short circuit that might occur in the event of an accident and which could otherwise lead to damage of the cable tree and then set the vehicle on fire, is avoided in good time.

Device for interrupting the flow of current in the positive or

A connection device consisting basically of a socket member (1) exhibiting a termination area (2) for the connection of an electric cable and a contact area (4) joined to it by means of a base (1a), the contact area being in the form of tines and intended to receive and hold a mating pin (3), and of a separate driver member (5) in the form of a closed ring which is preferably manufactured of heat recoverable material. In order to create an electrical connection device where the driver member being retained against the contact area, creates both a mechanical force and keyed-in connection between the socket member and the mating pin when in its second functional position, a recess which is at least partial formed into the mating pin, and the tines and driver member are formed and positioned relative to each other in such a way that the driver element partially fits into the recess when in its second functional position. In addition, when using a driver member of heat recoverable material, it is advantageous if at least one locking element is provided which prevents unwanted actuation of the driver element when locked, while permitting appropriate actuation when released.

Electrical connection device

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Dietramszell, Germany

Maximilian Grobmair