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US 12,119,585 B2Granted
Electrical connector assembly with modular cooling features
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsNicholas A. Durse, Thomas Mathews, Hoi Lui, William C. Lovitz, Patrick J. Reedy
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a cavity in which a pair of electrical terminals is disposed. The assembly also includes a cover that is configured to enclose the cavity, thereby protecting the pair of electrical terminals and thermally manage heat within the cavity. The cover has a thermal management mechanism including one or more liquid ports configured to receive a liquid coolant flow.
Claims18
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing defining a cavity from which a pair of electrical terminals extend and in which the pair of electrical terminals is partially disposed;
- and
- a cover that is configured to enclose the cavity, thereby protecting the pair of electrical terminals and thermally manage heat within the cavity, wherein the cover has an integral thermal management mechanism including one or more liquid ports configured to receive a liquid coolant flow.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing defining a cavity in which a pair of electrical terminals is disposed;
- and
- a cover that is configured to enclose the cavity, thereby protecting the pair of electrical terminals and thermally manage heat within the cavity, wherein the cover has a thermal management mechanism including one or more liquid ports configured to receive a liquid coolant flow, wherein the cover comprises a coolant duct having a liquid inlet port and a liquid outlet port configured to carry the liquid coolant flow therethrough, and wherein the coolant duct is characterized as following a serpentine path through the cover.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing defining a cavity in which a pair of electrical terminals is disposed;
- and
- a cover that is configured to enclose the cavity, thereby protecting the pair of electrical terminals and thermally manage heat within the cavity, wherein the cover has a thermal management mechanism including one or more liquid ports configured to receive a liquid coolant flow, wherein the cover includes a top cover having a liquid inlet port and a liquid outlet port and a bottom cover that defines a coolant duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.