Power Connector for an Electrical Motor
AssigneeCurtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation
InventorRobert MINADEO
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Abstract
A power connector includes a first lug having a securing mechanism to secure a first conductor to the first lug, a second lug having a securing mechanism to secure a second conductor to the second lug, wherein the first lug and the second lug include interlocking features that enable the first and second lugs to be mechanically and electrically coupled and decoupled, and a cold-shrink insulating tube secured over the interlocked first lug and the second lug and sealed against a portion the first conductor and a portion of the second conductor. For applications at higher voltage levels, unique cold-shrink voltage stress control features may be included.
Claims20
A power connector, comprising:
- a first lug having a securing mechanism to secure a first conductor to the first lug;
- a second lug having a securing mechanism to secure a second conductor to the second lug, wherein the first lug and the second lug include interlocking features that enable the first and second lugs to be mechanically and electrically coupled and decoupled;
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- a cold-shrink insulating tube secured over the interlocked first lug and the second lug and sealed against a portion of the first conductor and a portion of the second conductor.
A method of connecting two conductive leads, comprising:
- connecting a first lug secured to a first conductor to a second lug secured to a second connector using interlocking features of the first lug and the second lug that enable the first and second lugs to be mechanically and electrically coupled and decoupled;
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- securing a cold-shrink insulating tube secured over the interlocked first lug and the second lug such that the insulating tube is sealed against a portion of the first conductor and a portion of the second conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.