Header power connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12463380-B2
Application number	US-202218082704-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2022
Priority date	Dec 16, 2022
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A header power connector includes a header housing assembly including an outer housing having an outer wall forming a cavity configured to receive upper and lower busbars. The header housing assembly includes an inner housing received in the cavity having a terminal channel holding a terminal assembly including a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal stack. Each terminal includes upper and lower sockets at upper and lower mating ends configured to receive the upper and lower busbars, respectively. The header power connector includes a choke received in the cavity having a chock body with an opening therethrough receiving the terminal assembly. The header power connector includes a choke positioner in the cavity interfacing with the choke to position the choke relative to the outer housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A header power connector comprising:
a header housing assembly including an outer housing having an outer wall forming a cavity, the outer housing extending between a top and a bottom, the outer housing configured to receive an upper busbar in the cavity through the top, the outer housing configured to receive a lower busbar in the cavity through the bottom, the header housing assembly including an inner housing received in the cavity, the inner housing including a terminal channel; a terminal assembly held in the terminal channel of the inner housing, the terminal assembly received in the cavity, the terminal assembly including a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal stack, each terminal including an upper mating end having an upper socket configured to receive the upper busbar and a lower mating end having a lower socket configured to receive the lower busbar, the terminals configured to electrically connect the upper and lower busbars; a choke received in the cavity, the choke having a check choke body surrounding the terminal assembly, the choke body having an opening therethrough receiving the terminal assembly; and a choke positioner in the cavity, the choke positioner interfacing with the choke to position the choke relative to the outer housing.

2 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke is loaded into the cavity in a loading direction, the choke positioner positioning the choke in a lateral direction perpendicular to the loading direction.

3 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke includes a first side and a second side extending between a top and a bottom of the choke, the choke positioner holding a side-to-side positioning of the choke relative to the outer housing.

4 . The header power connector of claim 3 , wherein the choke includes a front and a rear extending between the first side and the second side, the choke positioner holding a front-to-rear position of the choke relative to the outer housing.

5 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke positioner is coupled to a top of the choke to vertically position the choke within the cavity.

6 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke positioner is compressible between the choke and the header housing assembly.

7 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the outer housing includes a channel along an inner surface of the outer wall open to the cavity defining the horizontal choke positioner, the choke including a locating rib received in the channel to position the choke relative to the outer wall.

8 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the inner housing includes spring beams defining the choke positioner, the spring beams having interfaces engaging the choke body in the opening, the spring beams being flexible to absorb movement of the choke relative to the inner housing and the terminal assembly.

9 . The header power connector of claim 8 , wherein the spring beams include a first spring beam at a first side of the inner housing, a second spring beam at a second side of the inner housing, a front spring beam at a front of the inner housing, and a rear spring beam at a rear of the inner housing, the first and second spring beams controlling side-to-side positioning of the choke relative to the inner housing, the front and rear spring beams controlling front-to-rear positioning of the choke relative to the inner housing.

10 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke includes a top and a bottom, the choke positioner comprising an upper choke positioner coupled to the top and a lower choke positioner coupled to the bottom, the upper and lower choke positioners being compressible to absorb movement of the choke relative to the outer housing.

11 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke includes a top, a bottom, and a side wall between the top and the bottom, the choke positioner comprising a lateral choke positioner coupled to the side wall, the lateral choke positioner being compressible to absorb lateral movement of the choke relative to the outer housing.

12 . The header power connector of claim 1 , wherein the choke includes a top, a bottom, and a side wall between the top and the bottom, the choke including a protrusion extending along the side wall, the choke positioner including a channel formed in the outer wall receiving the protrusion to restrict movement of the choke relative to the outer housing.

13 . A header power connector comprising:
a header housing assembly including an outer housing having an outer wall forming a cavity, the outer housing extending between a top and a bottom, the outer housing having a first side and a second side, the outer housing having a front and a rear, the outer housing configured to receive an upper busbar in the cavity through the top, the outer housing configured to receive a lower busbar in the cavity through the bottom, the header housing assembly including an inner housing received in the cavity, the inner housing including a terminal channel; a terminal assembly held in the terminal channel of the inner housing, the terminal assembly received in the cavity, the terminal assembly including a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal stack, each terminal including an upper mating end having an upper socket configured to receive the upper busbar and a lower mating end having a lower socket configured to receive the lower busbar, the terminals configured to electrically connect the upper and lower busbars; a choke received in the cavity, the choke having a chock body surrounding the terminal assembly, the choke body having an opening therethrough receiving the terminal assembly; and a horizontal choke positioner in the cavity, the choke positioner interfacing with the choke to horizontally position the choke relative to the outer housing between the first side and the second side; a vertical choke positioner in the cavity, the choke positioner interfacing with the choke to vertically position the choke relative to the outer housing between the top and the bottom.

14 . The header power connector of claim 13 , wherein the choke is loaded into the cavity in a loading direction, the horizontal choke positioner positioning the choke in a lateral direction perpendicular to the loading direction, the vertical choke positioner positioning the choke in a vertical direction parallel to the loading direction.

15 . The header power connector of claim 13 , wherein the choke includes a first side and a second side extending between a top and a bottom of the choke, the horizontal choke positioner holding a side-to-side positioning of the choke relative to the outer housing.

16 . The header power connector of claim 13 , wherein the vertical choke positioner is coupled to a top of the choke to vertically position the choke within the cavity.

17 . The header power connector of claim 13 , wherein the vertical choke positioner is compressible between the choke and the header housing assembly.

18 . The header power connector of claim 13 , wherein the outer housing includes a channel along an inner surface of the outer wall open to the cavity defining the horizontal choke positioner, the choke including a locating rib received in the channel to position the choke relative to the outer wall.

19 . The header power connector of claim 13 , wherein the horizontal choke positioner includes spring beams having interfaces engaging the choke body in the opening, the spring b

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Brasil Ind De Electronicos Ltda
• Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh
• Te Conectivity Braasil Ind De Electronicos Ltda

Inventors

• Cavallieri Amadeu Luiz Fazani
• Rhein David James

Classifications

• H01R13/502 Primary

  composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/631

  for engagement only · CPC title

• H01R13/057

  co-operating with sockets having a square transverse section · CPC title

• H01R13/639

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

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title