Coaxial connector assembly
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsRANGARAJAN SUNDARAKRISHNAMACHARI, LOKESH DAYALAN
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Abstract
A connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a cavity, a cylindrical terminal disposed within the cavity, a primary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity, and a secondary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity. The secondary terminal locking feature has a pair of arms defining concave features that engage the cylindrical terminal as the concave features of the pair of arms are wedged between the cylindrical terminal and inner walls of the cavity.
Claims13
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing defining a cavity;
- a cylindrical terminal disposed within the cavity;
- a primary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity;
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- a secondary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity having a pair of arms defining concave features that engage the cylindrical terminal as the concave features are wedged between the cylindrical terminal and inner walls of the cavity.
A coaxial electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector housing defining a cavity;
- a cylindrical coaxial terminal attached to a coaxial cable that is disposed within the cavity;
- a primary means for retaining the cylindrical terminal within the cavity;
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- a secondary means for retaining the cylindrical terminal within the cavity movable from a pre-staged position to a staged position and having concave features that are wedged between the cylindrical terminal and inner walls of the cavity when in the staged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.