US 2001/0034146 A1 · Annular electrical connector assembly

Abstract

Multiple annular electrical connectors are each positioned floatably through a respective aperture of a tray. A shield plate is secured over the tray by bolts which thread into a cylinder head. The shield plate has holes centered above the apertures for access to spark plugs disposed below. Each annular electrical connector is centered about an annular pressure sensing device which encompasses the spark plug. The inboard side of the electrical connector is in electrical contact with the outboard side of the sensing device beneath the tray. Insulated wires extend between the tray and shield plate from each electrical connector and connect to a common panel mounted electrical connector at one end of the tray.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector assembly for an electrical device having a leading edge, an upper bonnet, a contact ring having a plurality of protrusions, and a lower bonnet, the electrical connector assembly comprising:

a tray having a plurality of apertures, each aperture having a centerline, the centerline perpendicular to the tray;
and
an electrical connector centered through each aperture, the electrical connector having a housing having an upper portion engaged to the tray, an upper seal resiliently disposed radially between the upper bonnet of the electrical device and the upper portion of the housing, and a terminal disposed below the upper portion of the housing, the terminal in electrical contact with the protrusions of the contact ring of the electrical device.

a tray having a plurality of apertures, each aperture having a centerline perpendicular to the tray;
an electrical connector disposed through each aperture, the electrical connector having:
a housing engaged to the tray, the housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper and lower portions concentric about the centerline of the aperture,
an upper seal resiliently disposed radially between the upper bonnet of the electrical device and the upper portion of the housing,
a lower seal resiliently disposed radially between the lower bonnet of the electrical device and the lower portion of the housing, and
a terminal having a ring and at least one tab, the ring disposed radially between the upper and lower portions of the housing, the at least one tab extended radially inward and upward from the ring, the at least one tab disposed between the upper seal and the plurality of protrusions of the contact ring, the at least one tab held resiliently against the protrusions by the upper seal;
a shield plate having a plurality of holes concentrically located about the centerline over the plurality of apertures of the tray;
and
a panel mounted connector snap fitted to the tray and in electrical contact with each terminal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Annular electrical connector assembly

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