Power socket for electrical connector system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11349241-B2
Application number	US-202017026439-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2020
Priority date	Sep 21, 2020
Publication date	May 31, 2022
Grant date	May 31, 2022

Abstract

A power socket includes a power socket body extending between a first end and a second end and having a tube being tubular shaped along at least a portion of the power socket body. The power socket includes a power pin termination at the first end and a cable termination at the second end. The power pin termination includes a socket configured to receive a mating end of a power pin and a spring band contact received in the socket having a plurality of mating interfaces. A first edge of the power socket body is rolled inward to form a retaining lip to retain the spring band contact in the socket. The cable termination includes a deformation terminated to an end of a cable conductor of a cable to electrically connect the power socket to the cable. The deformation transforms the tube from a tubular to a deformed shape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power socket comprising:
a power socket body extending between a first end and a second end, the power socket body being a stamped and formed body having a tubular portion being tubular shaped along at least a portion of the power socket body, the power socket body including a wall stamped from a metal sheet and having a uniform thickness;
a power pin termination at the first end, the power pin termination including a socket surrounded by the wall and configured to receive a mating end of a power pin, the power pin termination including a spring band contact received in the socket along the tubular portion, the spring band contact having a plurality of mating interfaces pinching inward for mating with the power pin, a first edge of the wall of the power socket body being rolled inward to form a retaining lip to retain the spring band contact in the socket; and
a cable termination at the second end, the cable termination defined by a non-tubular deformed portion of the wall of the power socket body configured to be terminated to an end of a cable conductor of a cable to electrically connect the power socket to the cable, the deformed portion of the wall of the power socket body being compressed by compressive forces to transition the power socket body from the tubular shape to a non-tubular deformed shape.

2. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the cable termination includes an exterior surface, the cable conductor being terminated to the exterior surface.

3. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the cable termination includes an interior surface defining a socket configured to receive the cable conductor therein such that the interior surface engages and electrically connects to the cable conductor.

4. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the deformed portion of the cable termination is generally flat.

5. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the deformed portion of the cable termination includes a weld pad.

6. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the deformed portion of the cable termination includes a crimp portion configured to be crimped to the end of the cable conductor.

7. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the deformed portion of the cable termination includes a socket pinch, the socket pinch reducing at least one dimension of the power socket body compared to the socket.

8. The power socket of claim 7 , wherein the socket pinch defines a stop for the spring band contact.

9. The power socket of claim 7 , wherein the spring band contact is captured between the socket pinch and the retaining lip to hold an axial position of the spring band contact in the socket.

10. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the deformed portion includes a 90° bend.

11. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the deformed portion is oriented perpendicular to the socket such that the pin contact is oriented perpendicular to the cable.

12. The power socket of claim 1 , wherein the power socket body includes a cable stop tab extending into the power socket body defining a cable stop for the cable and wherein the power socket body includes a spring band contact stop tab extending into the power socket body defining a stop surface for the spring band contact, the spring band contact is captured between the spring band contact stop tab and the retaining lip to hold an axial position of the spring band contact in the socket.

13. A power socket comprising:
a power socket body extending between a first end and a second end, the power socket body being a stamped and formed body having a tubular portion being tubular shaped along at least a portion of the power socket body, the power socket body including a wall stamped from a metal sheet and having a uniform thickness;
a power pin termination at the first end, the power pin termination including a socket configured to receive a mating end of a power pin, the power pin termination including a spring band contact received in the socket along the tubular portion, the spring band contact having a plurality of mating interfaces pinching inward for mating with the power pin, a first edge of the power socket body being rolled inward to form a retaining lip to retain the spring band contact in the socket; and
a cable termination at the second end, the cable termination defined by a non-tubular deformed portion of the power socket body configured to be terminated to an end of a cable conductor of a cable to electrically connect the power socket to the cable, the deformed portion being generally flat forming a pad configured to interface with the cable conductor at an outer surface of the pad.

14. The power socket of claim 13 , wherein the pad is a weld pad.

15. The power socket of claim 13 , wherein the deformed portion of the cable termination includes a socket pinch, the socket pinch reducing at least one dimension of the power socket body compared to the socket to form a stop for the spring band contact.

16. The power socket of claim 15 , wherein the spring band contact is captured between the socket pinch and the retaining lip to hold an axial position of the spring band contact in the socket.

17. The power socket of claim 13 , wherein the deformed portion is oriented perpendicular to the socket such that the pin contact is oriented perpendicular to the cable.

18. A power socket comprising:
a power socket body extending between a first end and a second end, the power socket body being a stamped and formed body having a tubular portion being tubular shaped along at least a portion of the power socket body, the power socket body including a wall stamped from a metal sheet and having a uniform thickness;
a power pin termination at the first end, the power pin termination including a socket configured to receive a mating end of a power pin, the power pin termination including a spring band contact received in the socket along the tubular portion, the spring band contact having a plurality of mating interfaces pinching inward for mating with the power pin, a first edge of the power socket body being rolled inward to form a retaining lip to retain the spring band contact in the socket; and
a cable termination at the second end, the cable termination defined by a non-tubular deformed portion of the power socket body configured to be terminated to an end of a cable conductor of a cable to electrically connect the power socket to the cable, the deformed portion being a crimp portion configured to interface with the cable conductor at an inner surface of the crimp portion.

19. The power socket of claim 18 , wherein the deformed portion of the cable termination includes a socket pinch, the socket pinch reducing at least one dimension of the power socket body compared to the socket to form a stop for the spring band contact.

20. The power socket of claim 18 , wherein the power socket body includes a cable stop tab extending into the power socket body defining a cable stop for the cable and wherein the power socket body includes a spring band contact stop tab extending into the power socket body defining a stop surface for the spring band contact, the spring band contact is captured between the spring band contact stop tab and the retaining lip to hold an axial position of the spring band contact in the socket.

Assignees

• TE Connectivity Services Gmbh

Inventors

• Orris David Patrick

Classifications

• H01R13/10 Primary

  Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades · CPC title

• H01R13/187 Primary

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title

• H01R4/029

  Welded connections (H01R4/021 - H01R4/028 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R43/16

  for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending · CPC title

• H01R4/20

  using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)} · CPC title