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Electrical connector assembly having identical electrical connectors

US11296449B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

David Menzies · Linden, US
Anthony Butcher · Troy, US
Bhupinder Rangi · Novi, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2020
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/645
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes first and second electrical connectors that are identical in structure. The first electrical connector includes a first housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, a second housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, and a wire terminal assembly including an electrical terminal that is supported by the terminal recesses provided in the first and second housing components of the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector also includes a first housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, a second housing component having a terminal recess provided therein, and a wire terminal assembly including an electrical terminal that is supported by the terminal recesses provided in the first and second housing components of the second electrical connector. The electrical terminal of the first electrical connector and the electrical terminal of the second electrical connector engage one another.

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