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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Kevin Turner, Vienna, OH (US);
Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Royapettah, IN;
Abhaya Kishore, Nagercoil, IN;
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a connector body, a lock member, and an inner housing. The connector body includes a plurality of walls and an inner portion. The plurality of walls define a cavity configured to receive a terminal. The inner portion is disposed within the cavity. The lock member is removably-disposed within the cavity and defines an aperture configured to receive the terminal. The inner housing is removably-disposed within the cavity and defines a slot configured to receive the terminal. The inner housing includes a detent configured to engage the lock member. During actuation of the lock member from a first position to a second position, the detent engages the lock member and moves the lock member toward the inner portion and the terminal to detect whether the terminal is properly disposed within the connector body.