公开(公告)号：US09407026B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US14694310

申请日：2015-04-23

Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Jeffrey Scott Campbell ,  Wesley J. Weber, Jr.

IPC: H01R13/514 ,  H01R13/436

CPC classification number: H01R13/4362

Abstract: An electrical connector including an electrical terminal, a connector housing and a terminal position assurance (TPA) device. The connector housing defines a longitudinal cavity configured to receive the electrical terminal and a lateral cavity lateral cavity is in communication with the longitudinal cavity. The TPA device is received within the lateral cavity and is moveable from an initial position within the lateral cavity to a final position. The TPA device includes a flexible primary locking feature configured to cooperate with a corresponding locking feature of the electrical terminal to lock the electrical terminal in the longitudinal cavity when the TPA device is in the initial position. The TPA device further includes a rigid secondary locking feature configured to cooperate with the corresponding locking feature to lock the electrical terminal in the longitudinal cavity when the TPA device is in the final position.

Abstract translation: 一种电连接器，包括电端子，连接器壳体和端子位置保证（TPA）装置。 连接器壳体限定构造成接收电端子的纵向腔，并且横向空腔横向空腔与纵向空腔连通。 TPA装置被容纳在横向空腔内并且可以从侧腔内的初始位置移动到最终位置。 TPA装置包括柔性主要锁定特征，其被配置为与电气端子的对应的锁定特征配合，以在TPA装置处于初始位置时将电端子锁定在纵向腔中。 TPA装置还包括刚性辅助锁定特征，其被构造成与相应的锁定特征协作，以在TPA装置处于最终位置时将电端子锁定在纵向腔中。