Electric terminal housing with a terminal lock
US-2020194919-A1 · Jun 18, 2020 · US
Electric terminal connector assembly with a terminal lock
US11050181B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11050181-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916507926-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Publication date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2021 |
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A connector assembly includes a connector housing that defines a terminal cavity. A terminal lock is adapted to retain an electric terminal in the terminal cavity in an installed position. The terminal lock includes a lock arm that extends from the connector housing and a lock tab that extends from the lock arm into the terminal cavity. The terminal lock includes a raised ridge on an outer end of the lock tab.
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What is claimed is: 1. A connector assembly comprising: a housing that includes a terminal cavity defining a cavity axis and an insertion direction, a lock arm that extends from the housing to an outer end, a lock tab that extends from the lock arm toward the cavity axis, a raised ridge that extends toward the outer end of the lock arm, and a forward block that extends from the outer end of the lock arm in the insertion direction; and an electric terminal disposed within the terminal cavity and including a lock window and an outer surface portion that is adjacent to the lock window, wherein: the raised ridge on the lock tab extends into the lock window of the electric terminal to retain the electric terminal within the terminal cavity; and the forward block on the lock arm extends along the outer surface portion of the electric terminal in the insertion direction. 2. The connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lock tab includes a flat that is in contact with the electric terminal. 3. The connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lock tab includes two flats that are each in contact with the electric terminal. 4. The connector assembly of claim 3 , wherein the two flats are provided on opposed sides of the raised ridge. 5. The connector assembly of claim 1 , further including a terminal position assurance supported on the housing and movable from a pre-lock position to a locked position, the terminal position assurance having a lock stop that prevents the lock tab on the lock arm from being removed from the lock window of the electric terminal when the terminal position assurance is located in the locked position relative to the housing.
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comprising a temporary and a final locking position · CPC title
comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers · CPC title
- H01R13/424Primary
Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part · CPC title
- H01R13/4226Primary
comprising two or more integral flexible retaining fingers acting on a single contact · CPC title
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- What does patent US11050181B2 cover?
- A connector assembly includes a connector housing that defines a terminal cavity. A terminal lock is adapted to retain an electric terminal in the terminal cavity in an installed position. The terminal lock includes a lock arm that extends from the connector housing and a lock tab that extends from the lock arm into the terminal cavity. The terminal lock includes a raised ridge on an outer end …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lear Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R13/424. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 29 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).