Patent ID: 9343829
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H01M,H01R,Y02E,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A system for electrically connecting at least one first electrical equipment unit and one second electrical equipment unit to each other, each of the first electrical equipment unit and the second electrical equipment unit including at least one first connector and one second connector, said connectors being male or female connectors extending along a same direction of connection D that is common to the first electrical equipment unit and the second electrical equipment unit, with the direction of connection D being meant to be substantially vertical, the system comprising: at least one connecting member including a first female or male connector and a second female or male connector respectively adapted so as to receive the first male or female connector of the second electrical equipment unit and the second male or female connector of the first electrical equipment unit along the direction of connection D, the connecting member including a bridge electrically connecting the first female or male connector and the second female or male connector, with the bridge being suitable for being heated during the operation of the system, and an electrically insulating shell cover defining a chamber that receives the connecting member, the chamber having a first portion and a second portion situated on either side of the bridge along the direction of connection D, the chamber and the bridge being configured in order to enable an upward flow of air from the first portion to the second portion, the upward flow of air being brought about in contact with the bridge, and in order to enable a downward flow of air from the second portion to the first portion, wherein: the first connector and the second connector of the connecting member are female connectors; the first connector of the second electrical equipment unit and the second connector of the first electrical equipment unit are male connectors, and the first connector and the second connector of the connecting member comprise of a body that has a generally cylindrical form and with an axis that is substantially parallel to the direction of connection D in order to receive respectively the first connector of the second electrical equipment unit and the second connector of the first electrical equipment unit.