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公开(公告)号:US20250158309A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19020824
申请日:2025-01-14
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Slobodan Pavlovic , Mohamad Zeidan , Brantley Natter , James Dawson
IPC: H01R13/24 , H01R4/48 , H01R13/05 , H01R13/187 , H01R13/428 , H01R13/502 , H01R13/6581
Abstract: A shielded electrical connector system for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The connector system includes a male connector assembly with a male terminal, a non-conductive internal male housing that receives the male terminal, and a conductive external male housing that receives an extent of the internal male housing. This terminal includes a receiver and side walls with a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives both the male terminal and the spring member. A non-conductive internal female housing receives the female terminal and an extent of the male connector assembly. A conductive external female housing that receives: (i) an extent of the internal female housing, (ii) an extent of the internal male housing, and (iii) an extent of the external male housing.
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公开(公告)号:US11929572B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-12
申请号:US17640967
申请日:2021-07-29
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: James Dawson , Jason Degen , Brantley Natter
IPC: H01R13/44 , B60R16/03 , H01R13/05 , H01R13/15 , H01R13/187 , H01R13/42 , H01R13/428 , H01R13/631 , H01R13/641
CPC classification number: H01R13/44 , B60R16/03 , H01R13/052 , H01R13/15 , H01R13/187 , H01R13/42 , H01R13/428 , H01R13/631 , H01R13/641 , H01R2201/26
Abstract: The connector system is configured for use in a power distribution system of a motor vehicle, and wherein the connector system includes a female housing, female terminal assembly, and a female interlock (FIL) assembly. The female housing having an arrangement of side walls that define a receptacle that is configured to receive the female terminal assembly. The female interlock (FIL) assembly positioned within the female terminal assembly that resides within the receptacle of the female housing to define a fully assembled female state SFAF, whereby the FIL assembly is configured to be coupled to an interlock circuit that prevents electrical current from flowing through the female terminal assembly prior to connection of the female terminal assembly to a male terminal assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11715900B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-01
申请号:US17966331
申请日:2022-10-14
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 , 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 system for electrically and mechanically connecting with a component in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The connector system includes a motor vehicle component and a male connector assembly with a male housing that receives a male terminal. This terminal includes a receiver and side walls with a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives both the male terminal and the spring member. A female housing receives the female terminal and an extent of the male connector assembly. When the connector system moves from the partially assembled state to a connected position for connection of the vehicle component, the male connector assembly is inserted into female housing, the contact arm is brought into sliding engagement with an angled internal segment of the female housing, and the contact arm is inwardly displaced as the contact arm slidingly engages with the angled internal segment.
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公开(公告)号:US20250023272A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-16
申请号:US18709857
申请日:2022-12-05
Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Inventor: James Dawson , Brantley Natter , Mohamad Zeidan , Slobodan Pavlovic , Nathan Hollin , Steve Krass
IPC: H01R13/17
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical connector system having a male connector assembly and a female connector assembly. The male connector assembly includes a male housing assembly and a male terminal assembly having a male terminal, a spring member with at least one contact arm with a significantly bent configuration and an openable jacket that encloses a substantial extent of the male terminal and the spring member. The male terminal assembly also includes a compression limiting means that prevents an external force from overly deforming the contact arm inward. Preventing excessive depression of the contact arm is desirable because it can damage the contact arm and/or the spring member thereby introducing a failure mode to the male connector assembly that can cause the overall connector system to become inoperable and unusable. The female connector assembly includes a female housing assembly and a female terminal assembly. The female housing assembly is designed to receive the female terminal assembly as well as an extent of the male terminal assembly in a connected state during operation of the electrical connector system.
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公开(公告)号:US20240022013A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-18
申请号:US18361224
申请日:2023-07-28
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
CPC classification number: H01R13/187 , H01R13/24 , H01R13/502 , H01R13/629 , H01R13/641 , H01R13/03 , H01R13/055 , H01R13/057 , H01R13/10 , H01R13/15 , H01R2201/26 , B60R16/03
Abstract: An electrical connector system for electrically and mechanically connecting with a component in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The connector system includes a motor vehicle component and a male connector assembly with a male housing that receives a male terminal. This terminal includes a receiver and side walls with a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives both the male terminal and the spring member. A female housing receives the female terminal and an extent of the male connector assembly. When the connector system moves from the partially assembled state to a connected position for connection of the vehicle component, the male connector assembly is inserted into female housing, the contact arm is brought into sliding engagement with an angled internal segment of the female housing, and the contact arm is inwardly displaced as the contact arm slidingly engages with the angled internal segment.
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公开(公告)号:US20230033531A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-02
申请号:US17966331
申请日:2022-10-14
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 system for electrically and mechanically connecting with a component in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The connector system includes a motor vehicle component and a male connector assembly with a male housing that receives a male terminal. This terminal includes a receiver and side walls with a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives both the male terminal and the spring member. A female housing receives the female terminal and an extent of the male connector assembly. When the connector system moves from the partially assembled state to a connected position for connection of the vehicle component, the male connector assembly is inserted into female housing, the contact arm is brought into sliding engagement with an angled internal segment of the female housing, and the contact arm is inwardly displaced as the contact arm slidingly engages with the angled internal segment.
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公开(公告)号:US12237610B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US18362071
申请日:2023-07-31
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: James Dawson , Jason Degen , Brantley Natter
IPC: H01R13/46 , H01R13/627 , H01R13/641
Abstract: The invention generally provides a connector recording system or platform that includes a recording system designed to interact with a connector system to read an indicia and then transfer, store, and display information associated with the positioning of the connector system in the installed component or device. The connector system includes a male housing assembly, a female housing assembly coupled to the male housing assembly in a connected state, and a connector position assurance assembly with the indicia and a locking member that is movable between locked and unlocked positions. In the locked position, the locking member secures the male housing assembly to the female housing assembly and the indicia can be read by the scanner to signal that the connector position assurance assembly is in the locked position. In the unlocked position, the indicia is in a state that does not allow the scanner to obtain information from the indicia.
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公开(公告)号:US12237605B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US17376390
申请日:2021-07-15
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: Slobodan Pavlovic , Mohamad Zeidan , Brantley Natter , James Dawson
IPC: H01R13/24 , H01R4/48 , H01R13/05 , H01R13/187 , H01R13/428 , H01R13/502 , H01R13/6581
Abstract: A shielded electrical connector system is disclosed. A male connector assembly includes a male terminal, a non-conductive internal male, and a conductive external male housing that receives an extent of the internal male housing. The male terminal includes a side wall arrangement defining a receiver and including at least one contact arm. An internal spring member resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives the male terminal and the spring member. Wherein in a connected position, the male terminal, the spring member, and the female terminal reside within an external female housing; the male terminal and the spring member reside within an internal female housing; the male terminal and the spring member reside within the internal male housing; and a major extent of both the male terminal and the spring member extend beyond the external male housing.
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公开(公告)号:US12132286B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US18362373
申请日:2023-07-31
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: James Dawson , Jeffrey Chojnacki , Jason Degen , Brantley Natter
IPC: B60L53/20 , H01R13/506 , H01R13/52 , H01R31/06
CPC classification number: H01R31/065 , B60L53/20 , H01R13/506 , H01R13/5219
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector system that provides a sealed and grounded electrical connection for a component of a power management system, like those found in a battery-powered motor vehicle. The connector system includes a male connector assembly and an adaptor assembly. The adaptor assembly includes: (i) a capacitor assembly, (ii) a female terminal assembly, and (iii) a busbar assembly. An internal electrical connection state is defined when: (a) the female terminal assembly is electrically coupled to the capacitor assembly, (b) the capacitor assembly is electrically coupled to the busbar assembly, and (c) the busbar assembly is electrically coupled to an extent of the component of the power management system. In the internal electrical connection state, the electrical couplings are sealed from the external environment which increases the operating life, durability and reliability of the adaptor assembly, the connector system and the power management system component.
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公开(公告)号:US20240347956A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18425458
申请日:2024-01-29
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor: James Dawson , Jason Degen , Brantley Natter
IPC: H01R13/44 , B60R16/03 , H01R13/05 , H01R13/15 , H01R13/187 , H01R13/42 , H01R13/428 , H01R13/631 , H01R13/641
CPC classification number: H01R13/44 , B60R16/03 , H01R13/052 , H01R13/15 , H01R13/187 , H01R13/42 , H01R13/428 , H01R13/631 , H01R13/641 , H01R2201/26
Abstract: The connector system is configured for use in a power distribution system of a motor vehicle, and wherein the connector system includes a female housing, female terminal assembly, and a female interlock (FIL) assembly. The female housing having an arrangement of side walls that define a receptacle that is configured to receive the female terminal assembly. The female interlock (FIL) assembly positioned within the female terminal assembly that resides within the receptacle of the female housing to define a fully assembled female state SFAF, whereby the FIL assembly is configured to be coupled to an interlock circuit that prevents electrical current from flowing through the female terminal assembly prior to connection of the female terminal assembly to a male terminal assembly.
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