Electrical connector assembly and system
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsSlobadan Pavlovic, Reinhard Pusch, Mohamad Zeidan
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Abstract
An electrical connector system having one or more electrical connector assemblies. The electrical connector assembly includes a blade and a spring clip. The spring clip is positioned around the blade and includes first and second portions. The first and second portions cooperate to exert a biasing force toward the blade. The first portion cooperates with the blade to define an insertion opening for receiving an electrical device.
Claims20
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a blade including:
- first and second ends, and
- a notch disposed between the first and second ends;
- and
- a spring clip positioned around the blade, the spring clip including:
- a radial portion having an aperture and an engagement notch disposed proximate the aperture, the engagement notch contacting the notch to secure the spring clip to the blade, and
- first and second portions extending from the radial portion, the first and second portions each having a curved portion disposed proximate opposite sides of the blade that cooperate to exert a biasing force toward the blade;
- wherein the first portion cooperates with the blade to define an insertion opening for receiving a contact of an electrical device.
An electrical connector system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a set of electrical connector assemblies disposed proximate a substrate, each electrical connector assembly including:
- a blade having opposing notches disposed between first and second ends, and
- a standardized spring clip having a radial portion including opposing engagement notches disposed proximate an aperture for securing the spring clip to the blade, and first and second arm portions integrally formed with the radial portion, the first and second arm portions having curved portions disposed proximate opposite sides of the blade, the first arm portion cooperating with the blade to define an insertion opening for receiving a contact of an electrical device;
- wherein the set of electrical connector assemblies includes an offset member and a non-offset member, the standardized spring clip of the offset member being spaced further apart from the substrate than the standardized spring clip of the non-offset member to reduce installation effort when the contact is inserted into the insertion openings.
An electrical connector system for a connection block of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a set of electrical connector assemblies, each electrical connector assembly including:
- a blade having a first end angled relative to a second end and opposing notches disposed on opposite sides of the blade between the first and second ends, each opposing notch being disposed adjacent to a first shoulder and a second shoulder, and
- a standardized spring clip having first and second layers, a radial portion for providing a spring biasing force, opposing engagement notches disposed proximate an aperture of the radial portion for securing the spring clip to the opposing notches on the blade, and first and second arm portions integrally formed with the radial portion, the first arm portion having a first curved portion and a first end and the second arm portion having a second curved portion and a second end, the first and second curved portions being disposed proximate opposite sides of the blade, the first and second ends being angled away from each other, and the first portion cooperating with the blade to define an insertion opening;
- wherein the insertion opening is adapted to receive a mating feature of another electrical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.