公开(公告)号：US20240030643A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18122267

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Arturo Casares Valdes ,  Eduardo Daniel Alvarez Valdez ,  Roberto Narro ,  Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari ,  Siddhan Manickam ,  Dineshkumar Manoharan ,  Elias Vazquez

IPC: H01R13/436 ,  H01R13/52

CPC classification number: H01R13/4368 ,  H01R13/5205

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body having a terminal cavity, a terminal lock configured to secure the terminal within the terminal cavity, and a rigid stop ridge projecting into the terminal cavity. The connector assembly also includes a TPA device moveable from a pre-staged position to a fully staged position deeper within the terminal cavity. The TPA device is inhibited from moving from the pre-staged position prior to the terminal insertion by interference between the TPA device and the stop ridge. The TPA device is inhibited from moving from the pre-staged position as the terminal is inserted into the terminal cavity by interference between the TPA device and the terminal lock. The TPA device is allowed to move from the pre-staged position to the fully staged position after the terminal is fully seated within the terminal cavity and the terminal lock secures the terminal within the terminal cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20230411892A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US17896344

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Jack Farrell ,  Siddhan Manickam ,  Dinesh Kumar Manoharan

IPC: H01R13/424 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R43/20

CPC classification number: H01R13/424 ,  H01R43/20 ,  H01R13/5202

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical terminal defining a pair of retaining ridges, a connector housing having a terminal cavity extending therethrough from a first opening to a second opening and a fixed terminal lock nib that projects inwardly into the terminal cavity from a rigid first wall to engage a first ridge of the pair of retaining ridges of the electrical terminal, and a terminal retainer inserted within the connector housing proximate the first opening and removably retained to the connector housing by a flexible retaining arm. The terminal retainer further includes a flexible terminal lock arm having a moveable terminal lock nib that projects inwardly into the terminal cavity from the flexible terminal lock arm to engage a second ridge of the pair of retaining ridges of the electrical terminal, thereby inhibiting removal of the electrical terminal from the terminal cavity through the second opening.