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Granted Patent B2
US 9,954,298 · App. 15/326,258 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Electrical connector with positioning means

Inventors: Bertrand Torcheux (Thiverval Grignon, FR); Aurélien Pouilly (Conflans Sainte Honorine, FR)
Assignee: Valeo Systems de Controle Moteur
H01R13/113H01R13/20H01R31/08H01R33/88H01R13/187H01R31/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,954,298
App. No.
15/326,258
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The electrical connector ( 122 ) comprises: a body ( 124 ), a first contact ( 126 ) fixed to the body ( 124 ) and designed to contact a first electrical conductor ( 123 ), a second contact ( 134 ) fixed to the body ( 124 ) and designed to contact a second electrical conductor ( 112 ). The electrical connector ( 122 ) also comprises a system ( 142, 144 ) attaching the electrical connector ( 122 ) to the second electrical conductor ( 112 ), the attachment system ( 142, 144 ) being separate from the second contact ( 134 ).

Claims (31)

1. An electrical connector configured to connect a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor together electrically, the electrical connector comprising:

a body;

a first contact fixed to the body and configured to contact the first electrical conductor;

a second contact fixed to the body and configured to contact the second electrical conductor; and

a system attaching the electrical connector to the second electrical conductor, the attachment system being separate from the second contact and fixed to the body,

wherein the body, the first contact, the second contact, and the attachment system are formed from one plate or sheet of metal, folded and/or stamped.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second contact is a female contact.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second contact comprises at least one clamp.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein the attachment system comprises at least one hook fixed to the body and configured to engage in a cavity made in the second electrical conductor to hold the electrical connector on the second electrical conductor.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein the second contact comprises two clamps and wherein the hook is located between the two clamps.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein the attachment system comprises two hooks extending facing one another and between which the second electrical conductor is configured to be inserted.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact is a female contact.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact comprises at least one clamp.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the two contacts are located respectively on two opposite sides of the body.

10. An electrical connection system comprising:

a chamber comprising walls delimiting an opening into an internal space of the chamber;

and

the electrical connector as claimed in claim 1 , configured to be inserted at least partly into the internal space of the chamber through the opening of the chamber, and in which the second contact is designed to contact the internal part of the electrical conductor, and

wherein the first electrical conductor passes through one of the walls of the chamber so as to have an outer part on the outside of the chamber, and an internal part extending into the internal space of the chamber.

11. The electrical connection system according to claim 10 , wherein the first electrical conductor passes through the wall of the chamber in a sealed manner, and wherein the opening of the chamber is the only unsealed opening of the chamber.

12. The electrical connection system according to claim 10 , wherein the chamber comprises at least one ledge extending into the internal space of the chamber and configured to stop the electrical connector in the internal space of the chamber.

13. The electrical connection system according to claim 10 , wherein the attachment system comprises at least one hook fixed to the body and configured to engage in a cavity made in the second electrical conductor to hold the electrical connector on the second electrical conductor, and wherein the internal part of the first electrical conductor is equipped with one or more cavities in which the hook or hooks are respectively configured to engage.

14. An electrical connector configured to connect a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor together electrically, the electrical connector comprising:

a body;

a first contact fixed to the body and configured to contact the first electrical conductor;

a second contact fixed to the body and configured to contact the second electrical conductor; and

a system attaching the electrical connector to the second electrical conductor, the attachment system being separate from the second contact,

wherein the second contact comprises at least one clamp, and

wherein the attachment system comprises at least one hook fixed to the body and configured to engage in a cavity made in the second electrical conductor to hold the electrical connector on the second electrical conductor.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 14 , wherein the second contact comprises two clamps and wherein the hook is located between the two clamps.

16. The electrical connector according to claim 14 , wherein the attachment system comprises two hooks extending facing one another and between which the second electrical conductor is configured to be inserted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2017
From: TORCHEUX, BERTRAND; POUILLY, AURELIEN
To: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
Reel/Frame 041486/0988 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 14 56809 · Jul 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170201037A1 · Jul 13, 2017