Mirror actuator electrical connector

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, comprising:

• an actuator having a case and at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminated at said connector, said connector including a plurality of electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires and adapted to be joined with said actuator case;
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• said connector includes a body defined by two facing body portions that capture portions of said connector terminals between said two facing portions, said two facing portions being connected by a hinge and closing about said hinge to capture said portions of said connector terminals.

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, said mirror actuator assembly comprising:

• an actuator having a case and at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminated at said connector, said connector including a plurality of electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires and adapted to be joined with said actuator case;
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• said connector includes a body defined by two facing body portions that capture portions of said connector terminals between said two faxing portions, said two body portions being integrally molded and defining a living hinge.

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, said mirror actuator assembly comprising:

• an actuator having a case and at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminated at said connector, said connector including a plurality of electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires and adapted to be joined with sid actuator case;
• complementary retention members on said connector and said actuator case that engage each other to retain said connector with said actuator case, wherein said retention members are positively engaged thereby requiring motion other than a separating motion between said connector and said actuator case to disengage said retention members;
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• a mirror assembly pivot post defining an internal passage having a cross-section dimension therethrough, and said connector having cross-section width dimensions which ae less than the cross-section dimension of said internal passage of said mirror assembly pivot post.

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, said mirror actuator assembly comprising:

• an actuator having a case and at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminate at said connector, said connector including a plurality of electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires and adapted to be joined with said actuator case;
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• an element defining an internal passage having a cross-section dimension and wherein said electrical connector has a cross-section width dimension that is less than a cross-section dimension of said internal passage, said internal passage being defined in a mirror assembly pivot post.

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, said mirror actuator assembly comprising:

• an actuator having a case and at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminated at said connector, said connector including a plurality of electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires and adapted to be joined with said actuator case, and said connector further including a body which is integrally molded, said body being formed of two portions defining a living hinge;
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• an element defining an internal passage having a cross-section dimension and wherein said electrical connector has a cross-section width dimension that is less than a cross-section dimension of said internal passage.

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, comprising:

• an actuator having a case, at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminated at said connector, said connector including at least three electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires;
• wherein said connector includes a body defined by two facing portions, said two facing portions being connected by a living hinge, said connector capturing portions of said connector terminals between said two facing portions;
• complementary retention members on said connector and said actuator case that engage each other to retain said connector with said actuator case, wherein said retention members are positively engaged together thereby requiring motion other than a separation force between said connector and said actuator to disengage said retention members;
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• wherein with said connector joined with said actuator case, said connector terminals make direct contact with corresponding receiving terminals of said at least two electric motors.

A vehicular exterior mirror actuator assembly for adjustably positioning a reflective element, said mirror actuator assembly comprising:

• an actuator having a case and at least two electric motors supported by said case and adapted to be connected with a reflective element to provide adjustment to the reflective element with respect to at least two axes;
• a wire harness having a connector and a plurality of wires terminated at said connector, said connector including a plurality of electrical connector terminals electrically interconnected with said wires and adapted to be joined with said actuator case;
• said connector includes a body defined by two facing body portions that capture portions of said connector terminals between said two facing portions;
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• complimentary retention members on said connector and said actuator case that engage to retain said connector with said actuator case, said retention members being external of said actuator case and positively engaged thereby requiring motion other than a separating force between said connector and said actuator case to disengage said retention members, said body being formed of two portions defining a living hinge.