Patent ID: 6750561
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H01M,H01R,Y02E

Abstract:
A protecting device comprising:a fixed member to be fixed on a vehicle, a movable member that is attached to or removed from said fixed member for cutting off power supply from an on-vehicle power source to each electric load by removing said movable member from said fixed member, said fixed member including an input terminal to be connected to said on-vehicle power source and an output terminal to be connected to each electric load; said movable member including a first current pass having movable side connecting terminals on ends thereof to be respectively connected to said input terminal and said output terminal in a state where said movable member is attached to said fixed member; said fixed member including a second current pass for connecting said input terminal with said output terminal separately from said first current pass, said second current pass including terminal protecting contacts during midstream that contact with each other, and current switching means provided for cutting off a current said second current pass in a state where said movable member is attached to said fixed member, and for passing a current through said second current pass while said movable member is being removed from said fixed member and before said input terminal and said output terminal are separated from said movable side connecting terminals; wherein said terminal protecting contacts contact with each other in a state where said movable member is attached to said fixed member, and separate from each other while said movable member is being removed from said fixed member and after said current switching means switches on said second current pass.