Electrical terminal having a terminal body with one or more integral projections
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsSlobadan Pavlovic, David S. Menzies
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Abstract
An electrical terminal for connecting a conductor to a component includes a terminal body that is configured to be electrically connected to the conductor. The terminal body includes a first portion and at least one projection extending from the first portion. The terminal also includes a fastener associated with the terminal body for connecting the terminal body to the component. Furthermore, the at least one projection is engageable with the component and is configured to remove nonconductive coatings from the component as the terminal body is being connected to the component.
Claims20
An electrical terminal for connecting a conductor to a component, the terminal comprising:
- a unitary terminal body having a first portion, a connector portion integrally formed with the first portion, and at least one projection integrally formed with the first portion and extending from the first portion, the connector portion being configured to be electrically connected to the conductor;
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- a fastener associated with the terminal body for connecting the terminal body to the component;
- wherein the at least one projection is engageable with the component and is configured to remove nonconductive coatings from the component as the terminal body is being connected to the component.
An electrical assembly that is attachable to a component having an attachment feature and a contact surface, the assembly comprising:
- an electrical conductor;
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- an electrical terminal including a unitary terminal body having a main portion, a connector portion integrally formed with the main portion and connected to the conductor, and multiple projections integrally formed with the main portion and extending from the main portion, each projection including a cantilevered tooth member, the terminal further including a fastener connected to the terminal body such that the fastener is rotatable with respect to the terminal body, the fastener being engageable with the attachment feature of the component and being configured to rotate in a first direction for attaching the terminal body to the component, wherein the projections are engageable with the contact surface of the component and are configured to remove nonconductive coatings from the contact surface as the fastener is rotated in the first direction, the projections also being configured to urge the main portion of the terminal body away from the contact surface when the terminal body is connected to the component to inhibit the fastener from rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction.
An electrical terminal for connecting a conductor to a component having an attachment feature and a contact surface, the terminal comprising:
- a unitary terminal body having a first portion, a connector portion integrally formed with the first portion, and at least one projection integrally formed with the first portion and extending from the first portion, the connector portion being configured to be electrically connected to the conductor;
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- a fastener associated with the terminal body and being engageable with the attachment feature of the component for connecting the terminal body to the component;
- wherein the at least one projection is engageable with the contact surface of the component and is configured to urge the first portion of the terminal body away from the contact surface, when the terminal body is connected to the component, to inhibit loosening of the fastener from the attachment feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.