Patent ID: 6572416
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A three-phase connector for an electric vehicle drivetrain, comprising:a plurality of electrically conductive connector components spaced from one another, each of the connector components to electrically couple a respective phase of a three-phase power wherein each connector component has exposed upper and lower ends that are tapped internally to receive a threaded bolt for at least one of an inverter busbar and an electric motor lead; an over molding of electrically insulating material covering each of the connector components, except for the exposed upper and lower ends of the connector components, and also forming a supporting flange; and wherein a first and a second of one of the connector components are spaced farther from one another than from a third one of the connector components, the first and the second connector components extending above the flange with their respective exposed upper ends offset in different planes from the exposed upper end of the third connector component, and the first and second connector components also extending below the flange with their respective exposed lower ends disposed in different planes from the exposed lower end of the third connector component.