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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Jeffrey S. Campbell, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wesley W. Weber, Jr., Metamora, MI (US);
Aptiv Technologies Limited, , BB;
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a conductor retainer that is configured to relieve retain a conductor within a connector body of the connector assembly. The conductor retainer causes the conductor to helically twist at least 90 degrees about a longitudinal axis. A helical channel may be defined in the conductor retainer to cause the conductor to helically twist. Multiple conductors may be terminated within the connector assembly and the conductor retainer may define multiple helical channels. Some of the helical channels may have a right hand helical twist while others have a left hand helical twist. A method of manufacturing a connector assembly with these features is also presented.