Electrical connector for a control unit of a vehicle brake system

An electrical connector adapted to be retained in a non-conducting housing and electrically connecting a first component to a second component spaced from one another, the connector including:

• an elongated body portion;
• a first end having a contact pad having a width greater than the width of the elongated body portion, wherein the contact pad is adapted for electrically communicating with the first component;
• a second end having a second contact portion for electrically communicating with the second component, wherein the second end has a cantilevered beam adapted to flex at a knee portion to bias the second contact portion against an electrical contact surface of the second component;
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• an U-shaped attachment portion on the elongated body portion disposed between the first and second ends and extending laterally outwardly from the elongated body, the attachment portion including at least one barb extending outwardly from the body portion to provide an interference fit with a mating groove of the housing in which the connector is retained.

A control unit for a vehicle brake system including:

• a housing having a plurality of bores and conduits formed therein for housing various hydraulic components and to provide fluid passageways therein;
• an electronic control unit including a microprocessor having a plurality of electrical contacts;
• an insulating body disposed in the housing;
• a sensor circuit board disposed adjacent to the insulating body;
• a plurality of electrical connectors mounted within the insulating body for electrically connecting the sensor circuit board to the microprocessor of the electrical control unit, wherein each of the connectors includes:
• a first end having a first contact portion for electrically communicating with the microprocessor;
• a second end having a second contact portion for electrically communicating with the sensor circuit board, wherein the second end has a cantilevered beam adapted to flex at a knee portion to bias the second contact portion against an electrical contact surface of the sensor circuit board;
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• an attachment portion disposed between the first and second ends, the attachment portion including an engagement portion providing an interference fit with a mating groove of the insulating body in which the connector is retained.