High voltage electrical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9425561-B2
Application number	US-201514690393-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2015
Priority date	Nov 5, 2014
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

A high voltage electrical connector is provided that includes a plug assembly and a header that is coupled to the plug assembly. The plug assembly includes a housing that forms an appearance of the plug assembly and a plug that is inserted into the housing to be inserted into the header. In addition, the plug assembly includes a shielding cover that shields electromagnetic waves emitted from the plug, covers the plug, and is inserted into the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A high voltage electrical connector comprising:
a plug assembly; and
a header coupled to the plug assembly,
wherein the plug assembly includes:
a housing that forms an appearance of the plug assembly;
a plug inserted into the housing to be inserted into the header;
a shielding cover that shields electromagnetic waves emitted from the plug, covers the plug, and is inserted into the housing; and
a coupling member inserted into the plug by penetrating through the housing and the shielding cover.

2. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding cover is a plate member formed of a metal and the housing is formed of plastic.

3. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding cover has a radial protrusion that protrudes from an edge of the shielding cover and shields electromagnetic waves leaked to a gap with the header.

4. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding cover has an elastically deformable ground protrusion that protrudes from an edge of the shielding cover to fix the header.

5. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a rear cover inserted into a rear side of the housing and pushing the shielding cover in a direction toward the header.

6. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a cable shield inserted into an interior of the rear cover to establish a ground.

7. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 6 , wherein the rear cover has an attaching protrusion that protrudes from an inside to fix the cable shield to the shielding cover.

8. The high voltage electrical connector according to claim 6 , wherein a first side of the coupling member is inserted into the plug and a second side of the coupling member abuts the cable shield to fix the cable shield to the rear cover.

9. A high voltage electrical connector, comprising:
a plug assembly; and
a header coupled to the plug assembly,
wherein the plug assembly includes:
a housing that forms an appearance of the plug assembly;
a plug inserted into the housing to be inserted into the header;
a shielding cover that shields electromagnetic waves emitted from the plug and has an elastically deformable ground protrusion that protrudes from an edge of the shielding cover to fix the header;
a rear cover coupled to a rear end of the housing and pushing the shielding cover in a direction toward the header; and
a coupling member inserted into the plug by penetrating through the housing and the shielding cover.

10. An environmentally-friendly vehicle having the high voltage electrical connector of claim 9 .

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Tyco Electronics Amp Korea Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jeong Han
• Kim Mun Jong
• Park Hyun Sang

Classifications

• H01R13/6598 Primary

  Shield material · CPC title

• H01R13/6592

  the conductive member being a shielded cable · CPC title

• H01R13/6583 Primary

  with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title