Connector Assembly and Related Methods
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorKevin S. Turner
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Abstract
A connector assembly includes a connector body defining a cavity and having a rim extending around the cavity. The connector assembly includes a terminal housing removably-disposed within the cavity. The connector assembly includes a cover removably-coupled to the connector body. The cover includes a shoulder and a rail disposed adjacent to the shoulder. In an assembled orientation, the shoulder is configured to engage the rim, and the rail is disposed within the cavity and is configured to engage the terminal housing to secure the terminal housing within the cavity.
Claims20
A connector assembly comprising:
- a connector body defining a cavity and including a rim extending around the cavity;
- a terminal housing removably-disposed within the cavity;
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- a cover removably-coupled to the connector body, the cover including a shoulder and a rail disposed adjacent to the shoulder, the shoulder configured to engage the rim in an assembled orientation, and the rail disposed within the cavity and configured to engage the terminal housing to secure the terminal housing within the cavity in the assembled orientation.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a connector body including a first upper surface facing a first direction;
- a terminal housing removably-disposed within the connector body and including a second upper surface facing the first direction;
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- a cover removably-coupled to the connector body, the cover including a shoulder and a rail offset from the shoulder, the shoulder configured to engage the first upper surface in an assembled orientation, and the rail disposed within a cavity of the connector body and configured to engage the second upper surface to secure the terminal housing within the cavity in the assembled orientation.
A method of assembling a connector assembly, the method comprising:
- disposing a terminal housing within a connector body;
- coupling a cover to the connector body;
- engaging a shoulder of the cover with a rim of the connector body;
- disposing a rail of the cover within the connector body;
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- engaging the rail with the terminal housing to inhibit movement of the terminal housing relative to the connector body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.