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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Yasuhiro Endo, Okazaki, JP;
Ryoji Mizutani, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Eiji Yamada, Owariasahi, JP;
Kazutaka Tatematsu, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuaki Tahara, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Endo, Okazaki, JP;
Ryoji Mizutani, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Eiji Yamada, Owariasahi, JP;
Kazutaka Tatematsu, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuaki Tahara, Nagoya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A battery is arranged outside a compartment. A service plug is arranged in the compartment. The service plug is a shutoff device that can shut off an output path of the battery by a manual operation. When a vehicle is hard hit at the front and a circuit of PCU is damaged, an excessive current may flow to the PCU, possibly generating heat or smoke from the PCU. When the vehicle goes wrong, a person on board the vehicle may pull out the service plug, whereby the power supply path from battery to PCU can be shut off.