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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Inventors:
Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Chennai, IN;
Lokesh Dayalan, Vellore, IN;
Assignee:
APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/424 (2006.01); H01R 13/436 (2006.01); H01R 24/38 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/424 (2013.01); H01R 13/4361 (2013.01); H01R 24/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a cavity, a cylindrical terminal disposed within the cavity, a primary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity, and a secondary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity. The secondary terminal locking feature has a pair of arms defining concave features that engage the cylindrical terminal as the concave features of the pair of arms are wedged between the cylindrical terminal and inner walls of the cavity.