Connector to attach wiring to a housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12300407-B2
Application number	US-202218087106-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2022
Priority date	Dec 22, 2022
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A connector to support wiring and space the wiring away from a housing. The connector includes a saddle that receives the wiring. A clip is attached to the saddle and attaches to the housing. The saddle and the clip are sized to secure the wiring to the housing. The size of the saddle and the clip spaces the wiring away from the housing to prevent the wiring from contacting the housing and potentially being damaged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector to connect to a housing and to space wiring away from the housing, the connector comprising:
a clip comprising an extension and a base, the clip configured to contact against and connect to the housing, the base comprising a planar first mounting surface;
a saddle comprising a first side and an opposing second side, the saddle having a height measured between the first side and the second side, the second side of the saddle comprising a planar second mounting surface;
a fastener that connects the clip and the saddle with the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface contacting together, the mounting surfaces and the fastener configured to enable the saddle to pivot about a pivot axis that is aligned along the extension of the clip;
wherein the second side of the saddle is positioned away from the housing and the first side of the saddle is positioned towards the housing when the connector is connected to the housing; and
wherein the height of the saddle spaces the wiring away from the housing when the wiring is positioned at the second side of the saddle.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the clip comprises:
a base that receives the saddle; and
an extension that extends outward beyond the first side of the base, the extension configured to connect to the housing.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the first side of the base is perpendicular to an inner side of the extension.

4. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the extension comprises fingers that are spaced apart by a gap, the fingers are flexible to bend into the gap upon the application of an exterior force.

5. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the extension comprises a distal end spaced away from the base and further comprising an opening that extends through the extension and is located between the base and the distal end.

6. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the saddle comprises:
a contact side configured to receive the wiring; and
rails on opposing sides of the contact side, the rails extend outward beyond the contact side and configured to extend along opposing sides of the wiring.

7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein each of the clip and the saddle comprise elongated shapes with a longitudinal axis, the clip configured to be attached to the saddle with the longitudinal axis of the clip perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the saddle.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the first side and the second side of the saddle are planar and aligned in parallel planes.

9. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the saddle comprises cut-out sections that are spaced apart along the length of the saddle, the cut-out sections comprise paired recesses that extend into the first side and the second side.

10. A connector to connect to a housing and to space wiring away from the housing, the connector comprising:
a clip comprising:
a base with a first side and a second side, the second side being planar;
an extension that extends outward away from the first side of the base, the extension and the base connected together to prevent relative movement between the extension and the base;
an elbow formed by the base and the extension, the elbow sized to receive a corner of the housing and position the extension on a first side of the housing and the extension on a second side of the housing, the elbow comprising a fixed shape;

a saddle positioned at the second side of the base and configured to receive the wiring, the saddle comprising a planar side that contacts against the second side of the base to enable the second side of the base and the planar side of the saddle to seat together and to enable the saddle to pivot relative to the base to accommodate the wiring at different angular positions; and
wherein the base and the saddle are in an overlapping configured and sized to space the wiring away from the housing when the wiring is positioned at the saddle and the corner of the housing is received in the elbow.

11. The connector of claim 10 , further comprising a fastener configured to connect the saddle to the clip.

12. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the first side of the base is perpendicular to an inner side of the extension.

13. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the extension comprises a pair of fingers that are parallel to each other and spaced apart by a gap.

14. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the extension comprises a distal end spaced away from the base and further comprising an opening that extends through the extension and is located between the base and the distal end.

15. The connector of claim 10 , wherein the saddle comprises a second side that receives the wiring and rails that extend along opposing sides of the second side, the rails extend beyond the second side to maintain the wiring positioned over the second side.

16. A method of connecting wiring to a housing and positioning the wiring away from the housing, the method comprising:
positioning a saddle on a housing with a first side of the saddle facing towards from the housing and an opposing second side of the saddle facing away from the housing;
connecting a clip to a first side of the housing by inserting an extension of the clip through one or more brackets on the housing;
positioning a base of the clip over a second side of the housing with the base being fixedly positioned relative to the extension;
connecting the clip to the first side of the housing by connecting a lock to the extension and to one of the brackets;
securing the saddle to the housing; and
receiving the wiring at the second side of the saddle and spacing the wiring away from the housing.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising positioning an extension of the clip along a first side of the housing and a base of the clip along a second side of the housing and securing the extension to the first side of the housing.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising positioning a corner of the housing in an elbow of the clip with the elbow formed by the extension and the base.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising attaching the clip to the housing with a longitudinal axis of the clip being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the saddle.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the clip is a first clip and further comprising engaging a plurality of additional clips to the housing along a length of the housing with the first clip and the additional clips being spaced apart along a length of the saddle.

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Files Joe
• Cartwright Jeffrey
• Rhynard Steven Ellis

Classifications

• H02G15/007

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• F21V23/001

  the elements being electrical wires or cables · CPC title

• B64D2221/00

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• F21W2107/30

  for aircraft · CPC title

• F16B2/08

  using bands · CPC title