公开(公告)号：US11715899B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17814355

申请日：2022-07-22

Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Inventor： Slobodan Pavlovic ,  Mohamad Zeidan ,  James Dawson ,  Brantley Natter

IPC: H01R13/40 ,  H01R13/187 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/641 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/05 ,  H01R13/10 ,  H01R13/15 ,  B60R16/03 ,  H01R13/50

CPC classification number: H01R13/187 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/055 ,  H01R13/057 ,  H01R13/10 ,  H01R13/15 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/641 ,  B60R16/03 ,  H01R13/50 ,  H01R2201/26

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230208063A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18111183

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED

Inventor： Brantley Natter ,  James Dawson ,  Slobodan Pavlovic ,  Mohamad Zeidan

IPC: H01R13/17 ,  H01R13/53

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230154644A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17970116

申请日：2022-10-20

Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Inventor： James Dawson ,  Jason Degen

IPC: H01B5/02 ,  G06F30/10 ,  H01M50/505 ,  H01B7/00 ,  H01B13/00

CPC classification number: H01B5/02 ,  G06F30/10 ,  H01M50/505 ,  H01B7/0009 ,  H01B13/003 ,  G06F2111/04

Abstract: A busbar for use in mechanically and electrically connecting components in a device or system. The busbar includes a plurality of conductors arranged to provide two opposed end portions and an intermediate portion, wherein each of the conductors has a plurality of intermediate extents that traverse the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion including: (A) an unfused segment where no intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a single consolidated conductor, and (B) a fused segment that includes (i) a partial solidification zone where a majority of the intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a partially solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, (ii) a full solidification zone where all of intermediate extents of the conductors are fused together to form a fully solidified region that provides a single consolidated conductor, and (iii) an unsolidified region where all of the intermediate extents of the conductors are not fused together.

公开(公告)号：US20220360009A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17814355

申请日：2022-07-22

Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Inventor： Slobodan PAVLOVIC ,  Mohamad Zeidan ,  James Dawson ,  Brantley Natter

IPC: H01R13/187 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R13/502 ,  H01R13/629 ,  H01R13/641 ,  H01R13/03 ,  H01R13/05 ,  H01R13/10 ,  H01R13/15

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.