US 10,483,705 B2Granted

Electrical connector and electrical connection assembly

AssigneesTyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Co., Ltd.

InventorsJifa Wang, Xiao Zhou

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Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electrical connector and an electrical connection assembly. The electrical connector has a first connector, a second connector, and a retainer. The first connector has a first connecting portion and a first protruding end portion that are integrally connected with each other. The second connector has a second connecting portion and a second protruding end portion that are integrally connected with each other. The second connector and the first connector are independently formed elements, respectively. The retainer is integrally interconnected with the first connector and the second connector. The second connecting portion is electrically connected with the first connecting portion. The first protruding end portion is arranged to protrude from the retainer to electrically connect a first mating connector. The second protruding end portion is arranged to protrude from the retainer to electrically connect a second mating connector. The electrical connector of the present disclosure as a modularized assembly may be applied to a plurality of scenarios and thus has extremely high universal flexibility.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connection assembly for electrically connecting any one of a plurality of battery cells in a battery pack to a circuit board, the electrical assembly comprising:

one or more electrical connector modules, each electrical connector module comprising:
a first connector comprising a first connecting portion and a first protruding end portion that are integrally connected with each other;
a second connector comprising a second connecting portion and a second protruding end portion that are integrally connected with each other, the second connecting portion being electrically connected to the first connecting portion;
and
a retainer integrally interconnected with the first connector and the second connector;
wherein the second connector and the first connector are independently and separately formed elements;
wherein the first protruding end portion is arranged to protrude from the retainer to electrically connect to a first mating connector;
and
wherein the second protruding end portion is arranged to protrude from the retainer to electrically connect to a second mating connector;
a support frame having a plurality of mounting grooves, each of the mounting grooves is configured to removably retain one of the one or more electrical connector modules;
wherein the one or more electrical connector modules are removably retained in the plurality of mounting grooves.

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Facts

Application: 15/938,247Filed 28 Mar 2018
Priority: CN 2017 2 0322687 U29 Mar 2017
Published: US 2018/0287319 A14 Oct 2018
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H01R 27/02
Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts: for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar…
H01R 4/06
Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or…:…
H01R 4/62
Characterised by the form or material of the contacting members: connections between conductors of different materials; Connections between or…
H01R 4/625
Connections between conductors of different materials; Connections between or with aluminium or steel-core aluminium conductors: soldered or…

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