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US 12,003,054 B2Granted
Terminal system of a connector system
AssigneeTE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
InventorDaniel Stack
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Abstract
A terminal system includes a first terminal assembly, a sleeve disposed around the first terminal assembly, and a second terminal assembly matable with the first terminal assembly along a longitudinal direction. The sleeve is movable with respect to the first terminal assembly from an insertion position to an end position along the longitudinal direction toward the second terminal assembly while the first terminal assembly remains stationary in a mated position with the second terminal assembly.
Claims20
A terminal system, comprising:
- a first terminal assembly including a first inner housing and a first outer contact disposed around the first inner housing, the first outer contact has a first outer contact body and an outer contact beam resiliently deflectable with respect to the first outer contact body;
- a sleeve disposed around the first outer contact of the first terminal assembly;
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- a second terminal assembly matable with the first terminal assembly along a longitudinal direction, the sleeve is movable with respect to the first terminal assembly from an insertion position to an end position along the longitudinal direction toward the second terminal assembly while the first terminal assembly remains stationary in a mated position with the second terminal assembly.
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A connector system, comprising:
- a first harness assembly having a first terminal assembly and a sleeve disposed around the first terminal assembly, the first harness assembly has a first outer housing within which the first terminal assembly and the sleeve are disposed;
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- a second harness assembly having a second terminal assembly matable with the first terminal assembly along a longitudinal direction, the sleeve is movable with respect to the first terminal assembly from an insertion position to an end position along the longitudinal direction toward the second harness assembly while the first terminal assembly remains stationary in a mated position with the second terminal assembly.
A connector system, comprising:
- a harness assembly having a first terminal assembly and a sleeve disposed around the first terminal assembly, the first terminal assembly has a first outer contact with an outer contact beam that is resiliently deflectable, the sleeve has a sleeve beam that is resiliently deflectable;
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- a mating assembly having a second terminal assembly matable with the first terminal assembly along a longitudinal direction, the sleeve is movable with respect to the first terminal assembly from an insertion position to an end position along the longitudinal direction toward the mating assembly while the first terminal assembly remains stationary in a mated position with the second terminal assembly, the sleeve beam inhibits deflection of the outer contact beam in the end position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.