Patent ID: 9647399
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B60L,H01R,H02J,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim:
1. A connector for electrical connection, comprising: a coupler configured to be removably inserted in and connected to a reception side connector provided in a machine which is equipped with a storage battery; a cable comprising two or more electric wires that include a power line configured to be electrically connected to the reception side connector via the coupler, the cable being configured to be connected to a device that is configured to perform at least one of supplying electric power to the machine and receiving electric power from the machine, an switch mechanism configured to open and close an electrical circuit between the coupler and the power line, a failure detector configured to detect an occurrence of a failure of the coupler, a transmitter configured to transmit a detection result of the failure detector to the device through at least one first electric wire of the two or more electric wires, and a housing which is provided at an end of the cable and in which the coupler, the switch mechanism, the failure detector and the transmitter are housed, the switch mechanism being configured to open and close the electrical circuit in accordance with a control signal transmitted through the first electric wire.