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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Te Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Philip Myer, Lancaster, PA (US);
Zachary Wood Lyon, Lewisville, NC (US);
Jeremy Christian Patterson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H01R 13/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/14 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.02); G01K 1/14 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/6683 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging inlet includes a power terminal, a holder member, and a thermal sensor. The power terminal is configured to releasably engage a mating contact of an external power source. The holder member is proximate to the power terminal, and has an electrically insulative material. The holder member defines at least a portion of a pocket that is fully enclosed. The thermal sensor is disposed within the pocket for monitoring a temperature of the power terminal.