Wiring connector housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10012403-B2
Application number	US-69444710-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2010
Priority date	May 21, 2009
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

A wiring connector housing including a housing body having first and second ends and at least one interference tab extending outwardly from the second end is provided. The wiring connector housing further comprises spaced apart channels located through the housing body extending from the first end to the second end with the first end of the channels each configured to receive a quick connector therein. Each of the second ends of the spaced apart channels being located to register with and receive corresponding quick connect terminals therein. The at least one interference tab is configured to contact an isolation ridge of an electrical relay and thereby prevent the second ends of the spaced apart channels from being improperly registered with the corresponding quick connect terminals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wiring connector housing, comprising:
a housing body having first and second ends, opposing sides, each of which intersects said first and second ends and spaced apart channels located through said housing body and extending from said first end to said second end, each of said spaced apart channels being configured to receive a quick connector through said first end;
each of said spaced apart channels being configured to register with and receive a corresponding quick connect terminal through said second end; and
at least one interference tab extending outwardly from one of said sides proximate said second end, said at least one interference tab configured to contact an isolation ridge of an electrical relay and thereby prevent said second ends of said spaced apart channels from being improperly registered with said corresponding quick connect terminal.

2. The wiring connector housing as recited in claim 1 wherein each of said spaced apart channels comprises a quick connector securing device therein proximate said second end.

3. The wiring connector housing as recited in claim 2 wherein each of said securing devices comprise a central guide ridge on a first wall of each of said spaced apart channels.

4. The wiring connector housing as recited in claim 2 wherein each of said securing devices further comprise a connector spring tab on said first wall.

5. The wiring connector housing as recited in claim 2 wherein each of said securing devices further comprise a quick connector stop on an opposite second wall of said spaced apart channels at said second end.

6. The wiring connector housing as recited in claim 1 wherein said interference tab comprises a plurality of tabs.

7. The wiring connector housing as recited in claim 1 further comprising terminal registration slots at said second end of said spaced apart channels.

8. A method of manufacturing a wiring connector housing, comprising:
forming a housing body having first and second ends, opposing sides, each of which intersects said first and second ends, and spaced apart channels located through said housing body and extending from said first end to said second end, each of said spaced apart channels being configured to receive a quick connector through said first end;
forming each of said spaced apart channels to register with and receive a corresponding quick connect terminal through said second end; and
forming at least one interference tab extending outwardly from one of said sides proximate said second end such that said interference tab contacts an isolation ridge of an electrical relay and thereby prevents said second ends of said spaced apart channels from being improperly registered with said corresponding quick connect terminal.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 further comprising forming a quick connector securing device in each of said spaced apart channels proximate said second end.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein forming a quick connector securing device comprises forming a central guide ridge on a first wall of each of said spaced apart channels.

11. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein forming a quick connector securing device further comprises forming a connector spring tab on said first wall.

12. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein forming a quick connector securing device further comprises forming a quick connector stop on an opposite second wall of said spaced apart channels at said second end.

13. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein forming said interference tab comprises forming a plurality of tabs.

14. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein forming each of said second ends further comprises forming terminal registration slots at said second end of said spaced apart channels.

15. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein forming said quick connector securing device further comprises forming a quick connector stop on an opposite second wall of said spaced apart channels at said second end.

16. An air conditioning system, comprising:
an air handler;
a controller;
a chassis having an electrical relay mounted thereon, said electrical relay having at least one isolation ridge and terminals thereon; and
a wiring connector housing including:
a housing body having first and second ends, opposing sides, each of which intersects said first and second ends, and a first through channel located through said housing body, said first through channel configured to receive a quick connector through said first end; and
an interference tab extending outwardly from one of said sides proximate said second end and positioned such that said interference tab contacts said isolation ridge when said housing body is incorrectly aligned with said terminals, said quick connectors thereby prevented from contacting a one of said terminals.

17. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 16 wherein said housing body has a second through channel configured to receive a second quick connector through said first end.

18. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 17 wherein a first center of said first through channel and a second center of said second through channel are spaced apart in said housing body at a distance substantially equal to a distance between a first terminal and a second terminal of said electrical relay.

19. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 17 wherein said housing body has a third through channel configured to receive a third quick connector through said first end.

20. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 19 wherein a third center of said third through channel and said second center of said second through channel are spaced apart in said housing body at a distance substantially equal to a distance between said second terminal and a third terminal.

21. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 16 wherein said first through channel comprises a first quick connector securing device therein.

22. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 21 wherein said securing device comprises a central guide ridge on a first wall of said first through channel.

23. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 21 wherein said securing device further comprises a connector spring tab on said first wall.

24. The air conditioning system as recited in claim 21 wherein said securing device further comprises a quick connector stop on an opposite second wall of said first through channel at said second end.

Assignees

• Chamorro Carlos O
• Lisbona Randall L
• Mauk Rick A
• Lennox Ind Inc

Inventors

• Chamorro Carlos O
• Lisbona Randall L
• Mauk Rick A

Classifications

• H02J2105/55

  according to an economic condition, e.g. tariff-based load management · CPC title

• H02J2105/42

  Home appliances · CPC title

• Y04S20/222

  Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving · CPC title

• H02P25/04

  Single phase motors, e.g. capacitor motors · CPC title

• G01R21/127

  by using pulse modulation (G01R21/133 takes precedence) · CPC title