Power cable plug connector
AssigneeCamco Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsBlake Lamb, Niko Jovicevic, Bruce Andrew Angel
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Abstract
A power cable plug connector including an electronics configuration and terminal configuration arranged to conduct an incoming power signal from a power source and filter harmful transient power signals away from the power signal. The electronics configuration is covered by an electronics housing and the negative space therein is filled with silicone encapsulate. The terminal configuration is overmolded to form the terminal housing. The terminal housing and electronics housing are fastened together to form a rugged internal assembly. The power cable plug connector includes an overmolded outer housing to prevent debris, temperature, shock, moisture, and vibration from damaging the electronics configuration and terminal configuration.
Claims20
A power cable plug connector (100) device comprising:
- an internal assembly (162) comprising:
- an electronics configuration (120) including a printed circuit board (122), a surge protection device (124), and a second connector (126);
- and
- a terminal configuration (140) including at least one or more contacts (142), a first connector (176), a power cable (144), and at least one power wire (146) partially enclosed within the power cable (144) and electrically connected to the one or more contacts (142);
- and
- an outer housing (112) formed by overmolding the internal assembly (162);
- whereby the internal assembly (162) conducts an incoming power signal (56), filters a transient power signal (58), and detects one or more circuit measurements so that a protected, non-transient power signal (59) is transmitted to a system circuit (60) via the power wire (146), and
- wherein an electronics housing (111) is configured to receive the electronics configuration (120) such that the second connector (126) is positioned outside the electronics housing (111).
A power cable plug connector (100) device comprising:
- an internal assembly (162) comprising:
- a terminal configuration (140) including at least one or more contacts (142), a power cable (144) and one or more power wires (146), wherein the one or more power wires (146) are electrically connected to the one or more contacts (142), and wherein the terminal configuration (140) is overmolded forming a terminal housing (110);
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- an electronics configuration (120) including a printed circuit board (122), a surge protection device (124), a circuit analyzer (125), wherein the electronics configuration (120) is positioned substantially inside an electronics housing (111);
- and wherein the surge protection device (124) defines a variable resistor configured to conduct the incoming power signal (56) and filter the transient power signal (58) away from the incoming power signal (56) when the incoming power signal (56) exceeds the predetermined power signal threshold (61) so that the protected, non-transient power signal (59) propagates throughout the system circuit (60);
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- wherein the electronics housing (111) is mechanically fastened to a top surface (152) of the terminal housing (110)
- whereby the internal assembly (162) conducts an incoming power signal (56), filters a transient power signal (58), and detects one or more circuit measurements so that a protected, non-transient power signal (59) is transmitted to a system circuit (60) via the power wire (146).
A power cable plug connector (100) device comprising:
- an internal assembly (162) comprising:
- an electronics configuration (120) including a printed circuit board (122), a surge protection device (124), and a second connector (126);
- and
- a terminal configuration (140) including at least one or more contacts (142), a first connector (176), a power cable (144), and at least one power wire (146) partially enclosed within the power cable (144) and electrically connected to the one or more contacts (142);
- and
- an outer housing (112) formed by overmolding the internal assembly (162);
- whereby the internal assembly (162) conducts an incoming power signal (56), filters a transient power signal (58), and detects one or more circuit measurements so that a protected, non-transient power signal (59) is transmitted to a system circuit (60) via the power wire (146);
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- wherein a plurality of electronics wires (130) facilitates electrical communication between the first connector (176) and the second connector (126).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.