ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A MALE TERMINAL HAVING A CONTACT ARM WITH A FOLDED PORTION

    公开(公告)号:US20250015526A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18709575

    申请日:2022-12-05

    Abstract: An electrical connector system having a male connector assembly and a female connector assembly. The male connector assembly includes a male housing and a male terminal assembly that includes a male terminal body and at least one contact arm with a folded or pleated portion that is formed from overlapping contact arm layers which increases the thickness of the contact arm at that portion and provides additional contact points with a spring member. The male terminal assembly also includes a spring assembly with both the spring member and a spring holder that are receivable in the male terminal body. The female connector assembly has a female housing and a female terminal assembly. The female terminal assembly comprises a female terminal connection member and a female terminal body. The female housing is designed to receive the female terminal assembly, facilitate the coupling of the male terminal assembly with the female terminal assembly, minimize the chance that a foreign object accidentally makes contact with the female terminal assembly, and help ensure that the connector system meets industry standards, such as USCAR specifications.

    ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL SPRING COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240405466A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18653844

    申请日:2024-05-02

    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a male terminal with side walls defining a receiver. The side wall includes a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. The assembly also includes an internal spring member dimensioned to reside within the receiver of the male terminal. The spring member has at least one spring arm that extends from a base portion. The assembly further includes a female terminal with a receptacle dimensioned to receive both the male terminal and the spring member residing within the receiver of the male connector to define a connected position. In the connected position, the spring arm exerts an outwardly directed biasing force on the contact arm of the male terminal to outwardly displace it into engagement with an inner surface of the receptacle to ensure connectivity.

    ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH HIGH AMPACITY PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230208063A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18111183

    申请日:2023-02-17

    CPC classification number: H01R13/17 H01R13/53 H01R2201/26

    Abstract: A connector system for use in a power distribution system includes a male terminal assembly, a female terminal assembly and an internal spring. The male terminal assembly includes a male terminal body formed with a spring receiver, a base wall, and a plurality of contact arms extending forward from the base wall and arranged along a curvilinear contact arm path. The contact arms are spatially arranged such that a contact arm opening resides between a pair of contact arms in the plurality of contact arms and no intervening structure of the male terminal body resides between a pair of contact arms in the plurality of contact arms. The internal spring is dimensioned to reside within the spring receiver, and includes a plurality of spring arms arranged along a curvilinear spring arm path. The female connector assembly has a female terminal with a female receptacle. An insertion force of less than 45 Newtons is applied on the male terminal assembly to position an extent of it within the female receptacle to arrive at a fully connected state where the connector system enjoys high ampacity to transfer over 500 amps between the male terminal assembly and the female terminal with less than a 55° C. rise over the ambient temperature in which the connector system is operating.

    ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL SPRING COMPONENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220360009A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17814355

    申请日:2022-07-22

    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a male terminal with side walls defining a receiver. The side wall includes a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. The assembly also includes an internal spring member dimensioned to reside within the receiver of the male terminal. The spring member has at least one spring arm that extends from a base portion. The assembly further includes a female terminal with a receptacle dimensioned to receive both the male terminal and the spring member residing within the receiver of the male connector to define a connected position. In the connected position, the spring arm exerts an outwardly directed biasing force on the contact arm of the male terminal to outwardly displace it into engagement with an inner surface of the receptacle to ensure connectivity.

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