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US 10,211,014 B2Granted
Electrical connector
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorDuk-Jung Kim
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a lower body with terminal holes, an inflator between the terminal holes in the lower body, an upper body, and a cover, The upper body is on the lower body and includes an opening corresponding to at least one of the terminal holes and a pair of metal holders electrically connected to each other. The cover covers the upper body and includes an end portion coupled to the lower body. An inner surface of the cover faces a top surface of the upper body and includes a space that is separated from the top surface.
Claims16
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a lower body including terminal holes with terminals;
- a driver between the terminal holes in the lower body;
- an upper body on the lower body and including an opening corresponding to at least one of the terminal holes and a pair of metal holders electrically connected to the terminals;
- and
- a cover to cover the upper body, wherein the cover includes an end portion coupled to the lower body,
- at least one first protrusion outside the upper body and protruding toward an inner lateral wall of the cover;
- and
- a first groove into which the first protrusion is inserted, the first groove being in the inner lateral wall of the cover;
- wherein:
- an inner surface of the cover facing a top surface of the upper body includes a space that is separated from the top surface, wherein the driver is to apply a force to separate the upper body from the lower body to electrically disconnect at least one of the pair of metal holders and at least one of the terminals, the driver to apply the force based on a signal corresponding to a vehicle collision, and
- a second groove is in the inner lateral wall of the cover and is exposed in the space.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a lower body including terminal holes with terminals and a driver between the terminal holes;
- an upper body including a central portion which includes an opening corresponding to each terminal hole and a pair of metal holders electrically connected to the terminals and a peripheral portion including a first protrusion connected to the central portion with a predetermined interval therebetween and protruding outside, and
- a cover that covers the upper body and includes an end portion coupled to the first protrusion, wherein the lower body includes a second protrusion at an outer side of the lower body and protruding outside, wherein an end portion of the peripheral portion is coupled to the second protrusion, and wherein the driver is to apply a force to separate the upper body from the lower body to electrically disconnect at least one of the pair of metal holders and at least one of the terminals, the driver to apply the force based on a signal corresponding to a vehicle collision, wherein:
- the upper body includes a first spread space including an opening corresponding to the driver,
- the lower body includes a second spread space into which the driver is inserted and an opening facing the first spread space,
- the cover includes a first inner surface contacting an outer lateral surface of the upper body and a second inner surface spaced apart from the outer lateral surface of the upper body, and
- the peripheral portion includes a separation space between the peripheral portion and the central portion and a vent hole passing through a third spread space between the second inner surface and the peripheral portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.