Electric vehicle charging connector
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsThomas Mathews, William C. Lovitz, Mark Fredrickson, Ronald A. Puhl
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals connected to ends of a plurality of first electrical cables, a housing defining a plurality of housing terminal cavities in which the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals is disposed, and a cover attached to the housing having a plurality of cover cavities that is axially aligned with the plurality of housing terminal cavities. The plurality of cover cavities is configured to receive the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals as it is inserted within the plurality of housing terminal cavities.
Claims18
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals connected to ends of a plurality of first electrical cables;
- a housing defining a plurality of housing terminal cavities in which the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals is disposed, wherein the housing includes a printed circuit board assembly defining a plurality of circuit board apertures through which the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals extends;
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- a cover attached to the housing having a plurality of cover cavities that is axially aligned with the plurality of housing terminal cavities, the plurality of cover cavities configured to receive the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals as it is inserted within the plurality of housing terminal cavities.
A method of assembling an electrical connector, comprising:
- inserting a plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals connected to ends of a plurality of first electrical cables into plurality of housing terminal cavities of a connector device having a housing defining the plurality of housing terminal cavities and a cover attached to the housing having a plurality of cover cavities that is axially aligned with the plurality of housing terminal cavities, wherein the plurality of cover cavities receive the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals as it is inserted within the plurality of housing terminal cavities;
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- inserting the plurality of cylindrical electrical terminals through a plurality of circuit board apertures defined by a printed circuit board assembly disposed within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.