Electrical connector having an arc suppression element
US10446974B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6616
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector matable to and unmatable from a separable mating electrical connector includes a housing having a terminal channel and a secondary channel. The electrical connector also includes a female terminal received in the terminal channel. The female terminal is matable with and unmatable from a mating male terminal of the mating electrical connector. An arc suppression element is received in the secondary channel. The arc suppression element configured to electrically couple between the female terminal and the male terminal immediately after the female terminal is disengaged from the male terminal, the arc suppression element providing a bypass between the female terminal and the male terminal so that arcing does not occur when the female terminal is disconnected from the male terminal of the mating electrical connector.
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