Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100041272 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a terminal and a connector body. The terminal has a recess and has one or more tabs. The connector body has a cavity that is constructed and sized to receive the terminal. The connector body has a nib protruding into the cavity, and has one or more rails protruding into the cavity. When the terminal is received in the cavity, the nib mates with the recess and the tab bears against the rail. | 02-18-2010 |
20100041280 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector includes a terminal and a connector body. The terminal has one or more tabs. The connector body has a cavity that is constructed and sized to receive the terminal. The connector body has one or more rails, and has one or more knobs. When the terminal is received in the cavity, the tab bears against the rail and bears against the knob. | 02-18-2010 |
20100093204 | Electrical connector assembly - An electrical connector assembly includes a male connector, a female connector, and a sleeve. The male connector has a shoulder. The female connector is constructed to receive the male connector and has a flex arm with a nib. The sleeve is constructed to receive the female connector and has an inner surface. When the male connector, the female connector, and the sleeve are telescoped together, the inner surface of the sleeve overlaps the flex arm and forces engagement between the shoulder and the nib to eliminate relative movement between the male and female connectors. | 04-15-2010 |
20130330950 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES AN INTEGRALLY FORMED RETAINING MEANS TO SECURE A SEALING MEMBER DISPOSED THEREIN - An electrical connection system includes a first connector housing including electrical contacts and a second connector housing including corresponding electrical mating contacts. The first connector housing and electrical contacts are configured to mate with the second connector housing and the electrical mating contacts along a mating axis. At least one of the first and second connector housings includes a sealing member that surrounds the electrical contact associated with the at least one of the first and second connector housings and further contains a retaining means to retain the sealing member therein. The retaining means is integrally formed with the connector housing. A method to construct the electrical connection system that includes the sealing member and the integral retaining means is also presented. | 12-12-2013 |
20150093927 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MINIATURE AXIAL CPA - An electrical connector assembly that includes a body, a lever, and a connector position assurance device (CPA). The lever is coupled to the body by an arm. The lever is configured to move about the arm and relative to the body to raise a lock end of the lever when a handle end of the lever is pressed. The CPA is slideably coupled to the lever to be operable between a locked position where the CPA engages with the body to prevent raising of the lock end, and an unlocked position where the lever is allowed to move about the arm. The CPA is located forward of the arm such that the CPA does not obstruct access to the handle end when the CPA is at the unlocked position. | 04-02-2015 |
20150099384 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH TERMINAL RETAINING SEAL - An electrical connector assembly is provided. The assembly includes a terminal, a housing, and a seal. The seal is configured to create a moisture barrier between the housing and a mating connector. The seal defines a retainer portion that cooperates with the housing to retain the terminal to the housing. | 04-09-2015 |
20150099386 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A SLIDING FLEXIBLE CANTILEVER BEAM TERMINAL RETAINER - An electrical connector configured to retain an electrical terminal including a terminal lock nib that projects inward into a terminal cavity from a first cavity wall for retaining the electrical terminal in the connector body and a flexible cantilever beam that projects axially into the terminal cavity from a fixed end of the cantilever beam. The cantilever beam is located opposite the terminal lock nib and is configured to push the terminal against a second cavity wall and into retaining engagement with the terminal lock nib. The connector also includes a support ridge that projects into the terminal cavity and is configured to contact and restrict movement of a free end of the cantilever beam during insertion of the terminal into the terminal cavity. The terminal has a laterally spaced lock surface engageable with the lock nib and is configured to prevent withdrawal of the terminal from the cavity. | 04-09-2015 |
20150229056 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITH ENHANCED CLAMPING FORCE - An electrical connector having one or more pairs of opposing contact arms extending from a body portion and configured to receive a mating connector. A spring clamp member is positioned over the opposing contact arms to increase a compressive force of the contact arms on the mating connector. The contact arms include stabilizing features to limit lateral, longitudinal, and/or rotational movement of the spring clamp member relative to the contact arms. The contact arms may be formed of a material having a high electrical connectivity and the spring clamp member may be formed of a different material having a higher relaxation temperature than the contact arm material. The mating connector may include be a male blade type terminal. | 08-13-2015 |