Electrical assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAjmal Imran Ansari, Michael Scott Duco, Arthur Kent Hurlburt, IV, Aric Henderson Anglin, Liam McEvilly
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Abstract
An electrical assembly comprises a body, an electrical terminal connected to the body and a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical terminal. The bus bar includes an aperture in which the electrical terminal is partially disposed. The bus bar includes a slot extending from the aperture. A second electrical terminal can be connected to the body. A second bus bar can be electrically connected to the second electrical terminal.
Claims20
An electrical assembly, comprising:
- a body;
- an electrical terminal connected to the body;
- and
- a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical terminal, the bus bar including an aperture in which the electrical terminal is partially disposed and including a slot extending from the aperture to an outer edge of the bus bar, wherein the bus bar includes a recess disposed about a periphery of the aperture and a thickness of the bus bar at the recess is reduced relative to at least some other portions of the bus bar.
A method of assembling an electrical assembly, the method comprising:
- disposing a bus bar on an electrical terminal such that the electrical terminal is disposed partially in an aperture of the bus bar, wherein the bus bar includes a recess disposed about a periphery of the aperture and a thickness of the bus bar at the recess is reduced relative to at least some other portions of the bus bar;
- and
- laser welding the bus bar with the electrical terminal.
An electrical assembly, comprising:
- a body;
- an electrical terminal connected to the body;
- and
- a bus bar electrically connected to the electrical terminal, the bus bar including an aperture in which the electrical terminal is partially disposed, wherein the bus bar includes a recess disposed about a periphery of the aperture, wherein the electrical terminal includes a terminal recess, and wherein the recess of the bus bar and the terminal recess collectively at least partially define a weld channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.