Multi-earth terminal assembly
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsCheol Hun LEE, Soon Chul KWON
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Abstract
A multi-earth terminal includes: a body having a hook piece and a hook rib, which are formed on an outer edge of the body; a barrel coupled with a wire; and a connector interconnecting the body with the barrel. Two or more bodies are stacked vertically and coupled to each other. When the two or more bodies are stacked vertically and coupled to each other, each of the two or more bodies includes the hook rib and the hook piece so that the hook rib of a first body that is located at an upper side of the vertically stacked bodies is inserted into and engaged with the hook piece of a second body that is located at a lower side of the vertically stacked bodies.
Claims8
A multi-earth terminal assembly comprising:
- two or more multi-earth terminals, wherein each of the two or more multi-earth terminals comprising:
- a body having a hook piece and a hook rib on an outer edge of the body;
- a barrel coupled with a wire;
- a connector interconnecting the body with the barrel;
- an engagement hole open toward an outer edge of the connector at one side of the connector;
- and
- a hook boss protruding from a surface of the connector,
- wherein two or more bodies are stacked vertically and coupled to each other, and
- wherein when the two or more bodies are stacked vertically and coupled to each other, each of the two or more bodies includes the hook rib and the hook piece so that the hook rib of a first body that is located at an upper side of the vertically stacked bodies is inserted into and engaged with the hook piece of a second body that is located at a lower side of the vertically stacked bodies,
- wherein, when the vertically stacked bodies rotate relative to each other, the hook boss of the second body is inserted into and engaged with the engagement hole of the first body,
- wherein the engagement hole has an engagement step along an edge of the engagement hole and having a thickness which is relatively smaller than the connector,
- wherein the hook boss has an engagement jaw at an upper end of the hook boss, the engagement jaw having a diameter larger than a diameter of the hook boss, and
- wherein, when the hook boss is inserted into the engagement hole, the engagement jaw on the hook boss located at the lower side is seated on and engaged with the engagement step in the engagement hole.
-6. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.