Patents by Inventor Itziar Ureta

Itziar Ureta has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Connector assembly for inverter busbar and drive unit
    Patent number: 12021321
    Abstract: Connector assembly for electrically connecting an inverter busbar to an electrical connector of a drive unit comprising: a carrier, an intermediate busbar comprising a first terminal with a hole, and a first fastening element extending through the hole of the first terminal, wherein the intermediate busbar is mounted to the carrier and the intermediate busbar is connectable to the inverter busbar by the first fastening element, wherein the carrier comprises a positioning pin defining a longitudinal axis, said positioning pin being adapted to be accommodated in a receptacle of a housing of the drive unit such that the carrier is axially slidable in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and that the first fastening element is arranged within the hole of the first terminal with a radial clearance relative to the longitudinal axis of the positioning pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Itziar Ureta, Mehul Parmar, Javier Munoz, Thomas Schepanowski, Aitor Tejado
  • CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR INVERTER BUSBAR AND DRIVE UNIT
    Publication number: 20220077606
    Abstract: Connector assembly for electrically connecting an inverter busbar to an electrical connector of a drive unit comprising: a carrier, an intermediate busbar comprising a first terminal with a hole, and a first fastening element extending through the hole of the first terminal, wherein the intermediate busbar is mounted to the carrier and the intermediate busbar is connectable to the inverter busbar by the first fastening element, wherein the carrier comprises a positioning pin defining a longitudinal axis, said positioning pin being adapted to be accommodated in a receptacle of a housing of the drive unit such that the carrier is axially slidable in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and that the first fastening element is arranged within the hole of the first terminal with a radial clearance relative to the longitudinal axis of the positioning pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Itziar Ureta, Mehul Parmar, Javier Munoz, Thomas Schepanowski, Aitor Tejado