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Patent No.:

US 11962107 B1

Date of Patent:

Apr. 16, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2022

Electrical connector assembly with plug and cavity assembly and method of ultrasonically welding

Applicant:

Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, MI (US);

Inventor:

Mark S. Grant, White Lake, MI (US);

Assignee:

Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, MI (US);

Attorney:

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thanh Tam T Le

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H01R 13/443 (2006.01); H01R 13/41 (2006.01); H01R 13/504 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H01R 13/443 (2013.01); H01R 13/41 (2013.01); H01R 13/504 (2013.01); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 43/005 (2013.01);

Abstract

An assembly includes a plug at least partially disposed in a cavity of a connector at a front end of the connector. The plug ultrasonically welded to the connector in a configuration. The plug includes an inset portion and a recess formed within the inset portion. The inset portion extends axially into a body of the plug. The recess has a first closed surface forming an outer surface and configured to engage with a tool for aligning the plug with the cavity. The plug encloses the cavity with a second closed surface, such that the cavity is free from receiving a terminal or an electrical wire in the configuration.

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