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Electrical connector with terminal position assurance

US10181679B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29References

18Claims

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Deborah Probert · Farmington Hills, US
Reinhard Pusch · Farmington Hills, US
David Menzies · Linden, US
Bhupinder Rangi · Novi, US
Michael Glick · Farmington Hills, US
Yasin Canol · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2017
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2201/26
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a first housing with a plurality of first terminal slots. Each first terminal slot includes a first terminal lock. Each first terminal slot also includes a first end stop. The first end stops are part of the first housing. Each first terminal slot is configured to retain a first electrical terminal between the first terminal lock and the first end stop. The electrical connector also includes a first terminal position assurance. The first terminal position assurance includes a first terminal position assurance body. A plurality of first lock retainers extend from the first terminal position assurance body. The first lock retainers prevent the first terminal locks from moving to a release position. The first terminal position assurance body is located in the same plane as the first end stops.

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