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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Hidetoshi Kusumi, Nagoya, JP;
Katsunori Yagi, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Hidetoshi Kusumi, Nagoya, JP;
Katsunori Yagi, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power control unit installed on a vehicle including a first power source and a second power source which have respective different voltages, an inverter connected to a rotary device and connected to at least one of the first and second power sources. A converter is connected to the first and second power sources. A casing is formed of an electrically conductive material and has a grounding terminal formed thereon, wherein the inverter and the converter are accommodated within the casing, and are connected to the grounding terminal through said casing.