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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Glenn Richard Reed, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/58 (2011.01); H01R 33/76 (2006.01); H01R 13/508 (2006.01); H01R 107/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/58 (2013.01); H01R 13/508 (2013.01); H01R 33/7635 (2013.01); H01R 2107/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments provide an electrical connector having the ability for a high circuit count. An example electrical connector includes a plurality of contact traces extending along a circumference of a tapered post, on a plurality of respective planes perpendicular to a post axis. The electrical connector also includes a tapered cup positioned over the tapered post, having a plurality of inward facing terminal contacts corresponding to the plurality of contact traces, wherein the terminal contacts are configured to maintain contact as the tapered cup rotates about the post axis.