Terminal assembly
AssigneeEmerson Electric Co.
InventorJim Zanello
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Abstract
A terminal assembly and terminal installation. In one embodiment, the terminal assembly includes a body having a longitudinal opening therethrough and a shoulder. The terminal assembly is installed in an aperture adapted to receive and join the body to a wall with a joining process material. The terminal assembly includes a current-conducting pin extending longitudinally through the opening in the body, and a dielectric seal between the body and the pin. The shoulder of the body is configured to prevent the migration of debris toward the pin during installation.
Claims13
A terminal installation comprising:
- a body comprising an outer surface, and a shoulder, the shoulder comprising an inner lip;
- an aperture adapted to receive and join the body to a wall with a joining process material;
- a current-conducting pin extending longitudinally through the body;
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- a dielectric seal between the body and a first portion of the pin, wherein the seal is partially seated on the inner lip of the shoulder.
A terminal installation comprising:
- a current-conducting pin comprising first and second portions;
- a body having first and second portions corresponding to the first and second portions of the pin, wherein the first and second portions of the body are joined by a shoulder;
- an aperture adapted to receive and join the body to a wall with a joining process material;
- a dielectric seal between the first portion of the body and the first portion of the pin, wherein at least a portion of the seal is seated on the shoulder such that a gap is defined between the second portion of the body and the second portion of the pin.
A terminal assembly comprising:
- a body comprising an outer surface, a first portion and a second portion, and a shoulder disposed between the first and second portions, the shoulder comprising an inner lip;
- a current-conducting pin extending through the body and comprising a first portion and a second portion each respectively corresponding to the first portion and the second portion of the body;
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- a dielectric seal disposed between the first portion of the body and the first portion of the pin, at least a portion of the dielectric seal being seated against the inner lip, the dielectric seal comprising an inner annular portion not seated against the inner lip that creates a gap between the second portion of the pin and the second portion of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.