Yazaki North America, Inc.

John Joseph Hasija

Alexander Advey

Semere T Tesfay

Rajesh L Chidambarakrishnan

Eiji Aoki

Haijun Chen

Richard Joseph Exenberger

Eugene Yang

A self-aligning busbar assembly includes a housing, a busbar having a first terminal connecting end, a second terminal connecting end, and a jog portion disposed therebetween, and a front holder coupled to the housing and the busbar. The front holder includes an inner wall defining a busbar receiving aperture to receive at least a portion of the busbar, and at least one flexible tab extending inwardly from the inner wall into the busbar receiving aperture. The at least one flexible tab is configured to bias and center the at least a portion of the busbar within the busbar receiving aperture. At least one clearance is defined in the busbar receiving aperture between the inner wall and the busbar and is configured to enable at least one of the first and second terminal connecting ends to move to account for tolerances and/or variances during installation of the busbar assembly.

Self-aligning busbar assembly

An assembly in which a housing and cover enclose an electric component and lock the electric component into place is provided. The electric component has two L-shaped terminals with notches formed in them that provide lock surfaces for the housing body. The housing body has locking arms that flex during installation and lock the electric component into place by mating with the lock surfaces. The cover body has bosses which push down upon the electric component during installation and lock pins which lock the flexible locking arms into place. The lock pins occupy the space between the locking arms and the backstops of the housing body thereby preventing the locking arms from moving out of position and disengaging the lock surfaces of the locking arms and terminals.

Service disconnect cover with fuse/terminal retention

A connector assembly has a first part with an interior for receiving right-angle electrical terminals through an insertion end. Wire-connect segments of the terminals seat within cradle-like members aligned in sets of rows extending across the width of the interior. Electrical mating segments of the terminals extend perpendicularly from the wire-connect segments. A second part of the connector assembly has chambers for receiving the mating segments of the terminal and a compartment with inner cradle-like members aligned in sets of rows across the compartment. The cradle-like members of the first and second parts are arranged to correspond in position to each other when the second part is assembled on the first part so the wire-connect segments are clamped within the cradle-like members, reducing vibrational and other motion of the terminals within the assembly.

Connector with terminal motion reduction

A sealing system for a connector assembly used to house one-piece right-angle electrical terminals. The assembly has a first part for receiving the terminals and allowing the terminals to be turned such that wire-connect portions of the terminal are seated in the first part and electrical mating portions of the terminals perpendicular to the wire-connect portions extend through a second part. The second part has an insertion section for receipt in an opening and recess of the first part and a chamber section for accommodating the mating portions of the terminals. A gap is formed by the relative sizes and shapes of the parts around the insertion section at an engagement area between the first and second parts. Latch features within the first part and on the insertion section secure the two parts together internally from the gap. A resilient gasket fits into the gap and seals the engagement area.

Sealing gap formed by assembled connector parts

An electrical terminal is sealed for use in high voltage vehicle systems. The terminal has a cylindrical section positioned between a contact section for mating with another electrical contact or terminal and a crimp section for mechanically and electrically securing the terminal to an electrical wire. The cylindrical section is integral with both the contact section and the crimp section, and includes an outer surface with a circumferential groove. The groove receives and retains an o-ring seal for preventing contaminant seepage between the contact section and the crimp section when the contact section is inserted into a connector for mating with the other contact or terminal. The contact section may be either a substantially flat eyelet contact, a male contact or female contact.

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Saline, MI, United States of America

John Joseph Hasija