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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2018
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi-shi, Mie, JP;
Joseph Lanzotti, Gross Pointe, MI (US);
Jin Ahn, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, JP;
Abstract
A connector housing assembly configured to ensure proper coupling of components to align terminal cavities and terminal slots, lowering the chances that terminal cavities and terminal cavities obstruct, or possibly bend, terminal blades from a male connector is provided. The connector housing assembly includes a connector housing, a terminal position assurance (TPA), and a male blade stabilizer (MBS). The connector housing, includes a plurality of terminal cavities. The TPA and MBS include a plurality of terminal slots. The TPA includes walls that are slidingly received by an aperture in the MBS. The walls and aperture are configured to ensure that the MBA is coupled with the proper TPA and in a proper orientation. When the components of the connector housing assembly are properly coupled, the terminal cavities of the connector housing and the terminal slots of the TPA and the MBS align allowing a terminal to be seated there within.