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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Yokota, Yokkaichi, JP;
Masashi Hayashi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Yutaka Kobayashi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Ryo Kitano, Wako, JP;
Ryo Fujii, Wako, JP;
Hiroo Yamaguchi, Wako, JP;
Atsushi Nakano, Wako, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power supply apparatus includes a battery pack for a motor vehicle, and a power interface part that connects the battery pack and a plurality of electrical devices. The power interface part includes a battery-side connector, and a branch connector apparatus. The branch connector apparatus includes a joining part for connection lines, a fuse, a housing, and a connector. A guided part is provided on an outer side surface of the housing. The battery pack includes a slot part allowing the branch connector apparatus to be inserted and extracted. The battery-side connector is provided in the slot part. A guiding part extending along an insertion and extraction direction is provided on an inner side surface of the slot part. The guided part is guided along an extension direction of the guiding part by the guiding part.