# US 7,744,401 B2 · Device for connecting a connector to a solenoid driving an injector > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,744,401 B2 - Document ID: US7744401B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/992,040 - Filed: 2006-09-14 - Published: 2009-06-18 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2005-09-15 - Assignees: BorgWarner Inc. - Inventors: Gérard DeSaint; Jean-Louis Magnaval; Pascal Audineau - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7744401B2 ## CPC - F02M 51/005: {Arrangement of electrical wires and connections, e.g. wire harness, sockets, plugs; Arrangement of electronic control circuits in or on fuel injection apparatus} - F02M 55/025: {Common rails} - F02M: SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF ## Abstract The invention concerns a device for connecting a mechanical, hydraulic and electric connector (1) equipping a heat engine fuel injector to the electromagnet driving the injector, said connector (1) being fixed to a body (2) enclosing the electromagnet and comprising two electric terminals (4) connected to the solenoid (S) of the electromagnet. Said electric terminals (4) are provided each with a pin (15) designed so that when the connector (1) is assembled to the body (2), each pin (15) co-operates with guide means (11, 14) contacting an end portion of the wire (12) of the solenoid (6), the assembling operation resulting in pulling off the insulation in at least one location of said end portion to set up an electrical connection between each terminal (4) and the solenoid (6). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connection device for connecting a mechanical, hydraulic and electrical connector with which a combustion engine fuel injector is equipped, to an electromagnet that drives an injector, said connector being fixed to a body surrounding the electromagnet and comprising two electric terminals connected to a solenoid of the electromagnet, characterized in that said electric terminals are each equipped with a pin designed such that, while the connector is being assembled with the body, each pin collaborates with a guide means in contact with an end portion of the wire of the solenoid, wherein an assembly operation leads to insulation on said wire being stripped away from at least one spot of said end portion with a view to establishing an electrical connection between each terminal and the solenoid. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a field frame in which the solenoid of the electromagnet is wound comprises two protrusions acting as supports for the ends of the wire and directed along the axis of assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each support comprises a guide for guiding the pin into contact with at least one end portion of the wire of the solenoid. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pin is in the form of a fork with two prongs of parallel appearance directed along the axis of assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The connection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein each prong adopts the shape of half an arrowhead the cross section of which decreases toward its free end, the prongs of the fork being symmetric with respect to their median longitudinal axis. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The connection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a support for an end portion of the wire of the solenoid includes a central post and near the free end of said central post the wire of the solenoid is fixed, forming several contiguous turns around it. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The connection device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the free end of the post is cleft. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The connection device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the central post is flanked by two lateral flanges in which a slot is formed to guide the prongs of the fork. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The connection device as claimed in claim 2, each support and each pin are directed parallel to the axis of the solenoid. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The connection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the support-forming protrusion or protrusions extending from the field frame in which the solenoid is wound is/are formed as one with this field frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector and the body surrounding the electromagnet are provided with a polarizing system to allow the one to be angularly positioned and immobilized with respect to the other so that each pin can be brought into register with a support and the wire which is fixed thereto during assembly. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The connection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said polarizing system further comprises a projection extending beyond the connector, directed parallel to the axis of assembly and designed to collaborate with a cutout made in a pole piece of the electromagnet surrounding the solenoid. ### Claim 13 A connection device for connecting a mechanical, hydraulic and electrical connector with which a combustion engine fuel injector is equipped, to a electromagnet that drives an injector, said connector being fixed to a body surrounding the electromagnet and comprising two electric terminals connected to the solenoid of the electromagnet, characterized in that said electric terminals are each equipped with a pin in a form of a fork with two prongs of parallel appearance directed along an axis of assembly, each prong having a shape of a half arrowhead, a cross section of which decreases toward a free end, said prongs of said fork being symmetric with respect to a median longitudinal axis, said pin being designed such that, while the connector is being assembled with the body, each pin collaborates with a guide means in contact with an end portion of the wire of the solenoid, wherein an assembly operation leads to insulation on said wire being stripped away from at least one spot of said end portion establishing an electrical connection between each terminal and the solenoid. ### Claim 14 A connection device for connecting a mechanical, hydraulic and electrical connector with which a combustion engine fuel injector is equipped, to an electromagnet that drives an injector, said connector being fixed to a body surrounding the electromagnet and comprising two electric terminals connected to the solenoid of the electromagnet, characterized in that said electric terminals are each equipped with a pin in the form of a fork with two prongs of parallel appearance directed along an axis of assembly designed such that, while the connector is being assembled with the body, each pin collaborates with a guide means in contact with an end portion of a wire of the solenoid, said guide means including a central post and near a free of which the wire of the solenoid is fixed, forming several continuous turns around the central post, and wherein an assembly operation leads to insulation on said wire being stripped away from at least one spot of said wire end portion establishing an electrical connection between each terminal and the solenoid.