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Two-piece male electric terminal and method of assembling same

US10396519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Rainer Busies · Wuppertal, DE
Dirk Winter · Remscheid, DE
Sami Mezrioui · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/20
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-piece male electric terminal includes an attachment piece with an attachment fastener portion that extends along a terminal axis. The two-piece male terminal also includes a contact piece with a lance and a contact fastener portion that extends along the terminal axis. One of the attachment fastener portion and the contact fastener portion includes a box structure. The box structure is positioned around and extends along the terminal axis and defines an interior space. The box structure includes a resilient contact locator that extends from a wall of the box structure into the interior space. The other of the attachment fastener portion and the contact fastener portion is located in the interior space. The contact locator is pre-stressed against the other of the attachment fastener portion and the contact fastener portion. The two-piece male terminal also includes a weld applied between the attachment piece and the contact piece.

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