Two-piece clockspring with lock and wire harness assembly
US5429517A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R35/025
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clockspring interconnector comprising a housing defining a chamber and a rotor cover attached to the housing. A coiled flat cable carried within the chamber surrounding the rotor cover. The flat cable having a first end attached to a first connector location of the rotor cover and a second end attached to a second connector location of the housing. The rotor cover includes an inner wall defining a central aperture having a top opening and a bottom opening. The inner wall having integral flanges extending from the rotor cover adjacent to the bottom opening. The housing having a center hole having a rim at its external diameter. The rotor cover snap fits to the housing via the flanges having angled surfaces to slide past the rim and a protruding surface to engage the rim of the housing. The first and second end of the flat cable including a backbone to receive the end of the flat cable. A backbone protrudes from the rotor cover at a first connection location and a second connection location. The backbone including parallel channels for positioning the conductors of the flat cable. Conductors welded to uninsulated end portions of external wires and secured by a backbone cover having…
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