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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Borgwarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Christopher Bledsoe, Anderson, IN (US);
Kirk Neet, Pendleton, IN (US);
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An electronics package for an alternator includes a positive carrier member having an inner side and an outer side, a plurality of switches connected to the positive carrier member, and a terminal assembly engaging the positive carrier member. The terminal assembly includes an electrically insulative portion and a plurality of electrical traces attached to the electrically insulative portion. The electrically insulative portion includes a post extending from the inner side to the outer side of the positive carrier member, a first shoulder engaging the outer side of the positive carrier member, and a second shoulder engaging the inner side of the positive carrier member. The second shoulder is provided by a deformed segment of the post. The post, first shoulder, and second shoulder are all formed as a unitary component.