Aptiv Technologies Ag

Andrew Bohan

David R Peterson

Nicholas A Durse

Jonathan D Weidner

Marissa Maury

Wyatt Lipinsky

Jacob Martin

A retainer clip assembly includes a first retainer clip and a second retainer clip that, when attached to the first retainer clip, defines a first aperture and a second aperture with an opening therebetween. The opening between the first and second apertures provides thermal communication between first and second elongate elements, for example an electrical bus bar and a coolant conduit providing a heat sink for the bus bar, when they are secured within the first and second apertures.

Retainer clip assembly

A bus bar assembly includes a bus bar formed of a first electrically conductive material having a planar contact portion. The bus bar defines a first bore extending through the contact portion. The bus bar assembly further includes a contact insert formed of a second electrically conductive material that has a greater hardness than the first electrically conductive material. The contact insert defines a first surface that is mechanically and electrically connected to the contact portion of the bus bar. The contact insert defines a second surface this is plated with a third electrically conductive material which is different than the second electrically conductive material. The contact insert defines a smooth second bore coaxial with the first bore and extending from the first surface to the second surface.

Bus bar assembly with plated electrical contact surface

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Andrew Bohan