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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Takaji Kikuchi, Toyota, JP;
Hiroshi Kamei, Nagoya, JP;
Masakatsu Shintomi, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interlock device includes an upper lid provided such that an inverter unit cannot be exposed and having a shape accommodating a housing, an interlock detecting terminal electrically connected to the housing when being in contact therewith and electrically disconnected from the housing when losing contact therewith, a bolt for fixing the upper lid to the housing, and a bracket for restricting a motion of the bolt for removal of the upper lid when the interlock detecting terminal is in contact with the housing.