Terminal position assurance for electrical connector
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsAndreas URBANIAK, Uvaraj GANESAN, Rajan KUMARESH
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Abstract
A terminal position assurance (TPA) device for an electrical connector includes an assembly body attachable to the electrical connector housing and a locking body with at least one locking member corresponding to a terminal receiving cavity. The locking body is connected to the assembly body via a hinge member, which has two positions defining open and closed states of the TPA device. In the closed state, the locking member engages a terminal within the terminal receiving cavity, ensuring secure positioning. The TPA device provides a reliable mechanism for verifying terminal placement within the electrical connector.
Claims17
A terminal position assurance (TPA) device for an electrical connector, the TPA device comprising:
- an assembly body configured to be attached to an electrical connector housing;
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- a locking body having at least one locking member extending from the locking body and corresponding to a terminal receiving cavity within the electrical connector housing, wherein the locking body is connected to the assembly body by means of a hinge member, wherein a first position of the hinge member defines an open state of the TPA device in which the locking member is not operable to engage a terminal within the terminal receiving cavity, and wherein a second position of the hinge member defines a closed state of the TPA device in which the locking member is operable to engage a terminal within the terminal receiving cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.