Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mistake-proof electrical connectors for HVAC systems
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Application No.: US17348001Application Date: 2021-06-15
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Publication No.: US11641079B2Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: Rob L. Eskew
- Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder P.C.
- Main IPC: H01R13/645
- IPC: H01R13/645 ; F25D23/00 ; H01R13/621 ; H01R13/631

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a compressor of an HVAC system includes electrical leads and a plug communicatively coupled to the electrical leads. The plug includes a plug body and first connectors configured to electrically couple the electrical leads to second connectors of the compressor via engagement of the first connectors with the second connectors. The first connectors are symmetrically distributed on the plug body such that the first connectors can align with the second connectors in a plurality of alignment orientations of the first connectors and the second connectors. The plug also includes at least one interference projection radially extending from a periphery of the plug body. The at least one interference projection is configured to physically interfere with a positioning guide of the compressor and block engagement between the first connectors and the second connectors in all except for one alignment orientation of the plurality of alignment orientations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220399685A1 MISTAKE-PROOF ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR HVAC SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2022-12-15
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