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US 7,458,862 B2Granted
Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system
AssigneeAlcoa Fujikura Limited
InventorsWeiping Zhao, Stefano Spadoni, Ankoor Bagchi
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AssigneeAlcoa Fujikura Limited
InventorsWeiping Zhao, Stefano Spadoni, Ankoor Bagchi
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The present invention provides an electrical power system comprising a plurality of battery modules in series connection between adjacent battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a positive male terminal, a negative male terminal, and a socket corresponding to each of the positive male terminals and the negative male terminals. The connectors connecting the adjacent battery modules include a sequence tab that provides an irreversible engagement sequence of the connectors into the sockets of the adjacent battery modules. The irreversible engagement sequence positions an insulating portion of the connectors housing on each positive male terminal of the battery modules that are in series connection in order to isolate the positive male terminals from human contact. The present invention also provides a female terminal including a canted coil spring positioned within a stamped groove that may be housed within the above-described connectors.
In an electrical terminal having a female body including an opening, a spring, and a groove communicating with said opening for housing said spring internally of said opening, the improvement wherein said groove is formed by a stamping process performed on said female body, wherein said female body includes a sheet of stamped metal having a first portion containing one side of said opening and a second portion folded over so as to be in contact with said first portion, said second portion containing an opposite side of said opening and cooperating with said first portion to form said groove, and wherein a dimension defining said diameter of said spring is perpendicular to a dimension defining a length of said female body.
An electrical terminal, comprising:
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