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US 11,898,718 B2Granted
Vehicle lighting assembly with lens heating device and receptacle connector assembly for same
AssigneeAntaya Technologies Corporation
InventorsTyler Folger, Stefanie Merry, M. Jarod Scherer, Stephen C. Antaya
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Abstract
A lighting assembly is presented herein. The lighting assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
Claims19
A lighting assembly, comprising:
- a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis;
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- a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed, wherein the connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
A lighting assembly, comprising:
- a lens covering a light source comprising a light emitting diode;
- a resistive heating circuit disposed on a surface of the lens and connected to a post terminal;
- a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive the post terminal along a longitudinal axis;
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- a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed, wherein the connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
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