High power connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsShivasharan Mahajanshetty, Rachel Low, Jeffrey Joniak
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Abstract
A connector is configured to be mounted to first and second electrical components. The connector includes an insulative housing having latches which can be pressed into a pressed condition, and a conductive body and a lock mounted within the housing. The body has engagements configured to be coupled to the electrical components. The lock is in contact with the latches and is movable therewith when the latches are pressed. The lock engages with a coupling pin of one of the electrical components to secure the electrical component to the connector.
Claims20
A connector configured to be mounted to first and second electrical components, comprising:
- an insulative housing having a plurality of walls defining a passageway therethrough and terminating in first and second openings, a first latch is associated with a first one of the walls, and a second latch is associated with a second one of the walls, wherein each latch can be moved into the passageway into a pressed condition;
- a conductive body mounted within the housing, the conductive body having a first engagement configured to couple the conductive body to the first electrical component and a second engagement configured to couple the conductive body to the second electrical component, the first engagement being aligned with the first opening, and the second engagement being aligned with the second opening;
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- a lock mounted in the passageway, the lock having a first lock wall in contact with the first latch and movable therewith when the first latch is pressed into the passageway, and a second lock wall in contact with the second latch and movable therewith when the second latch is pressed into the passageway, each lock wall having a first arm portion extending from the respective latch and a second arm portion extending from the first arm portion, the arm portions forming a receiving opening configured to receive the first electrical component therethrough, the receiving opening being proximate to the first opening, and wherein the receiving opening has a dimension which is less than the first opening when the latches are not in the pressed condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.