High voltage connector interfaces
An electrical connector interface comprises a plug connector assembly, a receptacle connector assembly, and an anti-rotation fastener receiving post. A plurality of spaced apart conductive contact sockets each have a mating end retained in a monolithic mating portion of a nonconductive plug connector shell body. A plurality of spaced apart conductive contact pins extend into a mating portion of a nonconductive receptacle connector shell body. The nonconductive plug and receptacle connector shell bodies each have an external mounting flange with a anti-rotation aperture. The anti-rotation fastener post has a first anti-rotation end insertable into either the plug anti-rotation aperture or the receptacle anti-rotation aperture.
1. An electrical connector interface comprising:
a plug connector assembly including a plurality of spaced apart conductive contact sockets, each contact socket having a mating end retained in a monolithic mating portion of a nonconductive plug shell body, the nonconductive plug shell body having an external mounting flange with a plug anti-rotation aperture;
a receptacle connector assembly including a plurality of spaced apart conductive contact pins extending into a mating portion of a nonconductive receptacle shell body, each conductive contact pin having a mating end configured to engage respective mating ends of the spaced apart plurality of conductive contact sockets, the nonconductive receptacle shell body having an external mounting flange with a receptacle anti-rotation aperture; and
an anti-rotation fastener post with a first fastener receiving end opposite a second fastener receiving end, the first fastener receiving end insertable into the plug mounting flange in a second post orientation and the receptacle mounting flange in a first post orientation.
2. The interface of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener receiving end includes a non-round external surface insertable into an inner mating side of the plug anti-rotation aperture in the second post orientation, and the receptacle anti-rotation aperture in the first post orientation.
3. The interface of claim 1 , further comprising a face seal disposed against a mating face of at least one of: the plug connector assembly, and the receptacle connector assembly.
4. The interface of claim 1 , wherein the contact socket mating ends are recessed below a plug mating face.
5. The interface of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plug connector assembly and the receptacle connector assembly is a harness-type connector assembly.
6. The interface of claim 5 , further comprising a connector boot portion shrouding interconnection a plurality of harness wires to the harness-type connector assembly.
7. The interface of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of contact sockets includes an integral retaining ring.
8. The interface of claim 5 , wherein the connector boot portion includes an external retention ridge, and is integrally molded with the nonconductive shell body.
9. The interface of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plug connector assembly and the receptacle connector assembly is a board-type connector assembly for mounting to a substrate.
10. The interface of claim 9 , wherein the plug mounting flange includes a standoff portion for spacing the shell mating portion apart from the substrate.
11. The interface of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener receiving end is retained in the inner mating side of the receptacle mounting flange.
12. The interface of claim 1 , wherein the first fastener receiving end is retained in the inner mating side of the plug mounting flange.
13. The interface of claim 12 , wherein the receptacle connector assembly is a harness-type connector assembly and the plug connector assembly is a board-type connector assembly.
14. A harness-type connector assembly comprising:
a nonconductive, monolithic shell body including a connector mating portion, a connector boot portion, and an external mounting flange;
a plurality of spaced apart contact apertures extending through the connector boot portion for retaining corresponding ones of a plurality of conductive crimp contacts; and
an anti-rotation aperture formed through the external mounting flange, an inner mating side of the anti-rotation aperture configured to receive a first fastener receiving end of an anti-rotation fastener post.
15. The harness-type connector assembly of claim 14 , wherein the connector mating portion defines one of: a plug mating portion, and a receptacle mating portion.
16. The harness-type connector assembly of claim 14 , wherein the corresponding ones of the plurality of conductive crimp contacts each includes a crimp end recessed below a connector boot surface.
17. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive crimp contacts includes an integral retaining ring engaging a tapered wall of the corresponding contact aperture.
18. The harness-type connector assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a face seal secured to a mating face of the connector mating portion.
19. A board-type connector assembly comprising:
an nonconductive, monolithic shell body including a connector mating portion, a standoff portion for spacing the connector mating portion apart from a substrate, and an external mounting flange;
a plurality of spaced apart contact apertures extending through the shell body for retaining corresponding ones of a plurality of conductive tail contacts; and
an anti-rotation aperture formed through the external mounting flange, an inner mating side of the anti-rotation aperture configured to receive a first fastener receiving end of an anti-rotation fastener post.
20. The board-type connector assembly of claim 19 , wherein the connector mating portion defines one of: a plug mating portion, and a receptacle mating portion.
21. The board-type connector assembly of claim 19 , further comprising a face seal secured to a mating face of the connector mating portion.