Patent ID: 9139097
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B60L,H01R,H02K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicular subsystem for use in a vehicle having at least one wheel, the subsystem comprising: an electric machine operably coupled with the wheel, the electric machine having a housing; an electric power source for supplying electrical power to the electric machine via a plurality of high voltage lines; a plurality of electrical connections disposed within the housing of the electric machine for electrically connecting the high voltage lines with the electric machine; a controller controllably coupled to the power source; a plurality of access ports extending through the housing, each access port providing access to a respective one of the electrical connections; a cover member removably secured to the housing and requiring removal to obtain access to any of the plurality of access ports, the cover member enclosing a hidden magnet therewithin; a reed switch mounted proximate the cover member, when secured, within a magnetic field of the magnet, whereby the reed switch is closed when the cover member is secured and is open when the cover member is removed; and at least one low voltage communication line extending from the reed switch to the controller; wherein the controller causes the electric power source to terminate the supplying of electrical power when the cover member is removed from the housing.