With Reinforcing Insert Patents (Class 439/760)
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Patent number: 11823857Abstract: A fuse module including a housing, a busbar disposed within the housing adjacent an interior surface of a rear wall of the housing, a terminal extending through a front wall of the housing and having a fuse coupling portion disposed within the housing adjacent an interior surface of a front wall of the housing and a conductor coupling portion protruding from an exterior surface of the front wall of the housing, and a movable pushrod extending through the rear wall of the housing and having a head portion disposed adjacent a rigid portion of the busbar for moving the rigid portion of the busbar between a retracted position, the rigid portion of the busbar located near the interior surface of the rear wall, and an extended position wherein the rigid portion of the busbar is located further from the interior surface of the rear wall relative to the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Suzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Edward Jin, Vector Li, Zhibo Liu
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Patent number: 10734629Abstract: A vehicle traction battery assembly including a battery cell, a busbar, and a thermal spray is provided. The battery cell may include a terminal having an angled taper upper portion extending therefrom. The busbar may define a through-hole having a taper defining an angle substantially opposite of the angled taper upper portion such that a cavity is defined therebetween when the terminal extends through the through-hole. The thermal spray may be deposited within the cavity to secure the busbar to the terminal. The thermal spray may be formed from a metallic powder selected to include particles that deform and connect when accelerated to a speed of approximately 500 mph or more to join the particles and form a bond securing the terminal to the busbar. The particles of the metallic powder may be iron, copper, aluminum, nickel, iron, or magnesium.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brian Joseph Robert, Thomas P. Brackett, James Maurice Boileau
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Patent number: 10128615Abstract: A variable-clocking terminal assembly includes a crimp barrel, a terminal lug, and a locking collar. The crimp barrel includes a crimp portion having a crimp portion cavity sized and configured to receive a cable end of an electrical cable. The crimp barrel includes a conical portion extending axially from the crimp portion. The terminal lug has a cylindrical portion and a terminal tongue extending outwardly from the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion has a conical cavity configured complementary to the conical portion. The locking collar has collar threads configured to engage threads formed on one of the crimp barrel and the terminal lug for drawing the conical portion into direct physical engagement with the conical cavity in a manner locking an orientation of the terminal lug relative to the crimp barrel and establishing electrical continuity between the conical portion and the conical cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Daniel S. Thomas, Daniel M. Grippe
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Patent number: 9520657Abstract: An electrical connector is provided as a one-piece, unitary element for providing electrical connection between an electrical cable and an electrical component. The electrical connector has a substantially planar body with a planar first surface and a planar second surface and a central aperture with a dimension to receive a fastener. At least one frustoconical shaped projection extends from the body for contacting and penetrating into an electrical component. A cable terminal is integrally formed with the body and extends radially outward for coupling directly to an electrical cable and provides an electrical connection between the electrical cable and the body. The projection has an axial passage and forms an annular contact surface for mating with the electrical component. The projection can surround the central aperture of the body or can be a plurality of projections spaced outwardly from and uniformly spaced around the central aperture.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventor: Craig E. Lawson
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Patent number: 8310241Abstract: A battery sensor unit including a pole terminal, the terminal being electrically conductively connected to a plate-shaped carrier element and a planar measuring shunt, the shunt including a resistor element and adjoining resistor connections on both sides thereof. The carrier element is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the one resistor connection, and the second free end region of the carrier element is connected electrically insulated to the second resistor connection. A spacer made of an electrically insulating material is provided. The second free end region of the carrier element and the second resistor connection with the sides facing each other are connected to the spacer. Said spacer can be connected with the second free end region of the carrier element and also with the second resistor connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventor: Ralf Schimmel
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Publication number: 20080274639Abstract: A battery post electrical terminal assembly includes an electrical terminal and a retainer connected to the electrical terminal. The electrical terminal is configured for coupling with an electrical conductor. The retainer includes a plurality of fingers, the plurality of fingers configured for frictionally engaging a battery post of a battery and thereby configured for mechanically and electrically coupling the retainer with the battery post.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventor: Ken Sikora
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Patent number: 7052295Abstract: A simulated SD memory card converter comprises an upper cover, a lower cover, an envelope, a plurality of conducting terminals and a detecting/retaining arm. The conducting terminals and the envelope are enclosed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The space between the combined upper and lower covers further includes a receptacle for the insertion of a Trans Flash memory card, whose opening is located at the front end of the converter. The rear edge of the lower cover is provided with a deficit corner and a row of holes connected to the wide ends of the conducting terminals. The narrow ends of the conducting terminals are shrunk toward the front edge of the lower cover and folded upright at the tips thereof. The envelope confines the middle section of the conducting terminals and is retained in the mid-rear portion of the converter.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2005Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Chant Sincere Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 7011554Abstract: An assembly of electric motor with encoder, including an electric motor having a motor housing, and an encoder for detecting the rotation angle of the output shaft of the electric motor. The encoder includes a frame member attached to the motor housing in a conductive manner, a circuit board supported on the frame member and a detection circuit provided in the circuit board. The assembly of electric motor with encoder further includes an output signal cable connected to the circuit board of the encoder and including a signal wire and a shield member, and a grounding mechanism electrically connecting the shield member of the output signal cable to the motor housing for grounding purposes. The grounding mechanism includes a conductor patterned on the circuit board, a first connecting structure mutually connecting the conductor to the shield member, and a second connecting structure mutually connecting the conductor to the frame member.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: FANUC LTDInventors: Mitsuyuki Taniguchi, Hirofumi Kikuchi, Hiromichi Horiuchi
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Patent number: 6951491Abstract: A connection cap includes: an insulative cap body for receiving conductors of a wire provided with a back wall and an opening at respective opposite ends thereof; an electrically-conductive conductor connection member which is provided within the cap body and is adapted to be connected to the conductors when the cap body is compressed radially in a state the conductors are received in the cap body; and an electrically-conductive resin material which is filled in a back wall-side portion of the cap body, and is extruded toward the opening to penetrate into interstices between the conductors when the cap body is compressed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tadahisa Sakaguchi, Masanori Onuma
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Publication number: 20040157502Abstract: An assembly of electric motor with encoder, including an electric motor having a motor housing, and an encoder for detecting the rotation angle of the output shaft of the electric motor. The encoder includes a frame member attached to the motor housing in a conductive manner, a circuit board supported on the frame member and a detection circuit provided in the circuit board. The assembly of electric motor with encoder further includes an output signal cable connected to the circuit board of the encoder and including a signal wire and a shield member, and a grounding mechanism electrically connecting the shield member of the output signal cable to the motor housing for grounding purposes. The grounding mechanism includes a conductor patterned on the circuit board, a first connecting structure mutually connecting the conductor to the shield member, and a second connecting structure mutually connecting the conductor to the frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: FANUC LTDInventors: Mitsuyuki Taniguchi, Hirofumi Kikuchi, Hiromichi Horiuchi
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Publication number: 20040115998Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a battery connector in which, even when an engagement piece portion (66) that is required for applying a preload to a contact (57) of a contact member (5) rubs with an engagement face (21) formed in a wall face of a housing (1) made of a synthetic resin, possibilities that the engagement face (21) is shaved, and that the engagement piece portion (66) is deformed can be eliminated. In the battery connector of the invention, a meandering contact member (5) is housed in a housing (1). A mountain-like projection (56) of the contact member (5) is projected from an opening (16) of the housing (1). An engagement piece portion (66) formed in the mountain-like projection (56) is engaged with an engagement face (21) of the housing (1) to apply a preload to the contact (57). The engagement piece portion (66) has a shape which is free from an angular edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Hosiden CorporationInventors: Yutaka Shirae, Kazuo Yoneyama, Hideki Nishiyama, Hiroshi Uchida
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Patent number: 6648701Abstract: A batter clamp comprises a contact ring which can be placed on a battery contact, and a terminal bolt to which a cable can be screwed. The contact ring is formed from two metal lugs each continuing into an intermediate section in which they extend in parallelism to each other and spaced from each other. Adjacent thereto, the metal lugs continue into a terminal section in which the terminal bolt is arranged. A stiffening lug is provided which starting from the terminal section extends as far as between the two intermediate sections and is connected thereto with the two metal lugs in a fashion resistant to shearing load.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Harting Automotive GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Bob Mouissie
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Patent number: 6231403Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an electrical connector on a PCI bracket comprising a base containing a plurality of apertures and at least one spring loaded eject pin, a contact support plate having a plurality of slots used to position contact tails on the connectors, a vertical clamp used to hold the connectors in place and a spring loaded plunger positioned in the base such that the PCI bracket is accurately positioned with respect to the connectors.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1998Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Berg Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Casey, George I. Peters, Jr., Jose L. Ortega
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Patent number: 6155889Abstract: A battery terminal connector for connecting a battery cable to a battery terminal post includes a clamp body, a compression ring and a compression plate. The clamp body has a tapered hole for loosely receiving the battery terminal post. The conductive compression ring has a tapered inner peripheral wall and a tapered outer peripheral wall and is sized to fit into the tapered hole of the clamp body and over the battery terminal post. The taper of the inner and outer peripheral walls of the ring are opposed to each other. A compression plate is mounted to the clamp body and includes a flange for pressing the compression ring into the tapered hole to compress the ring and achieve tight electrical contact among the terminal post, the compression ring and the clamp body. The clamp body, the compression ring and the compression plate are made of a material having a hardness of at least about 60 on the Rockwell B scale.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 1999Date of Patent: December 5, 2000Assignee: Lightning Audio CorporationInventors: Robert Scarla, John Kohutich