Bus bar header assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10468841-B2
Application number	US-201715678943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2017
Priority date	Aug 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A header assembly includes a header having a header base. An engagement portion extends from the header base and defines a bus bar space. A header shroud also extends from the header base and defines a terminal space. A terminal opening passes through the header base between the bus bar space and the terminal space. The engagement portion is configured to engage a bus bar and the header shroud is configured to engage an electrical connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly of a bus bar and a header comprising:
a bus bar including a face having a terminal extending therefrom in a first direction and an opposed face that faces in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and
a header including an engagement portion that is supported on the bus bar and defines a bus bar space and a header shroud that extends from the engagement portion and defines a terminal space that extends from the bus bar space, wherein:
the terminal of the bus bar extends through the bus bar space into the terminal space of the header, and
the engagement portion of the header engages the opposed face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

2. The assembly defining in claim 1 wherein the engagement portion of the header includes a header lock that engages the opposed face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

3. The assembly defining in claim 2 wherein the header lock includes a pair of protuberances that engage the opposed face of bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

4. The assembly defining in claim 1 wherein the engagement portion of the header includes first and second flanges that engage opposed portions of the bus bar to support the header on bus bar.

5. The assembly defining in claim 4 wherein a header lock is provided on one of the first and second flanges and engages the opposed face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

6. The assembly defining in claim 5 wherein the header lock includes a pair of protuberances that engage the opposed face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

7. The assembly defining in claim 1 further including a header position assurance that engages the header to retain the header on the bus bar.

8. The assembly defining in claim 4 further including a header position assurance that engages the header to retain the header on the bus bar, wherein the header position assurance includes a header position assurance base that engages the opposed face of the bus bar, a first header position assurance arm that extends from the header position assurance base and that engages the first flange, and a second header position assurance arm that extends from the header position assurance base and that engages the second flange.

9. An assembly of a bus bar and a header comprising:
a bus bar including a first face having a terminal extending therefrom in a first direction, a second face that faces in a second direction, a third face that faces in a third direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a fourth face that faces in a fourth direction that is opposite to the second direction; and
a header including an engagement portion that is supported on the bus bar and defines a bus bar space and a header shroud that extends from the engagement portion and defines a terminal space that extends from the bus bar space, wherein:
the terminal of the bus bar extends through the bus bar space into the terminal space of the header, and
the engagement portion of the header engages the third face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

10. The assembly defining in claim 9 wherein the engagement portion of the header includes a header lock that engages the third face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

11. The assembly defining in claim 10 wherein the header lock includes a pair of protuberances that engage the third face of bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

12. The assembly defining in claim 9 wherein the engagement portion of the header includes first and second flanges that engage opposed portions of the bus bar to support the header on bus bar.

13. The assembly defining in claim 12 wherein a header lock is provided on one of the first and second flanges and engages the third face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

14. The assembly defining in claim 13 wherein the header lock includes a pair of protuberances that engage the third face of the bus bar to retain the header on the bus bar.

15. The assembly defining in claim 9 further including a header position assurance that engages the header to retain the header on the bus bar.

16. The assembly defining in claim 12 further including a header position assurance that engages the header to retain the header on the bus bar, wherein the header position assurance includes a header position assurance base that engages the third face of the bus bar, a first header position assurance arm that extends from the header position assurance base and that engages the first flange, and a second header position assurance arm that extends from the header position assurance base and that engages the second flange.

Assignees

• Lear Corp

Inventors

• Rangi Bhupinder
• Menzies David
• Glick Michael
• Galligan Lewis
• Beydoun Imad

Classifications

• H01R25/164

  Connecting locations formed by flush mounted apparatus · CPC title

• H01R13/688

  with housing part adapted for accessing the fuse · CPC title

• H01R13/506

  assembled by snap action of the parts · CPC title

• H01R13/639

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R25/162 Primary

  Electrical connections between or with rails or bus-bars (rails having primarily a non electrical function H01R4/64) · CPC title