Pass-through transition enclosure
AssigneeTesla, Inc.
InventorMykola Pashkevych
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Abstract
A system including an enclosure is described herein, the enclosure having a housing and a lid coupled to the housing, the housing defining a first aperture and a second aperture. The system may include a pass-through connector coupled to an interior surface of the enclosure. The pass-through connector may comprise a body having an interior curved edge; a cap coupled to the body and comprising a pivot pin, wherein the pivot pin and the interior curved edge define a channel in the interior; a contact spring positioned in part within the channel; a terminal having a fastening region and a contact region; and an actuator having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is in contact with the contact spring.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an enclosure comprising:
- a housing defining a first aperture and a second aperture;
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- a lid removably coupled to the housing;
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- a pass-through connector coupled to an interior surface of the enclosure, the pass-through connector comprising:
- a body having an interior curved edge;
- a cap coupled to the body and defining an interior between the body and the cap, the cap comprising a pivot pin, wherein the pivot pin and the interior curved edge define a channel in the interior;
- a contact spring positioned in part within the channel;
- a terminal having a fastening region and a contact region, wherein the fastening region is positioned exterior to the interior defined by the body and the cap, and wherein the contact region is positioned within the interior defined by the body and the cap;
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- an actuator having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is in contact with the contact spring.
A pass-through connector comprising:
- a body having an interior curved edge;
- a cap coupled to the body and defining an interior between the body and the cap, the cap comprising a pivot pin, wherein the pivot pin and the interior curved edge define a channel in the interior;
- a contact spring positioned in part within the channel;
- a terminal having a fastening region and a contact region, wherein the fastening region is positioned exterior to the interior defined by the body and the cap, and wherein the contact region is positioned within the interior defined by the body and the cap;
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- an actuator having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is in contact with the contact spring.
A method comprising:
- inserting a conductor into an enclosure, the enclosure comprising:
- a housing defining a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the conductor is inserted into the first aperture;
- a lid removably coupled to the housing;
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- a pass-through connector coupled to an interior surface of the enclosure, the pass-through connector comprising:
- a body having an interior curved edge;
- a cap coupled to the body and defining an interior between the body and the cap, the cap comprising a pivot pin, wherein the pivot pin and the interior curved edge define a channel in the interior;
- a contact spring positioned in part within the channel;
- a terminal having a fastening region and a contact region, wherein the fastening region is positioned exterior to the interior defined by the body and the cap, and wherein the contact region is positioned within the interior defined by the body and the cap;
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- an actuator having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is in contact with the contact spring;
- inserting the conductor into the pass-through connector;
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- actuating the actuator to apply a force to the contact spring to engage the conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.