[특허]Retaining clip for electrical connectors

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H01R-013/60 H01R-013/73 H01R-043/027 H01R-013/639 H01R-043/00
출원번호	US-0848513 (2013-03-21)
등록번호	US-9048595 (2015-06-02)
발명자 / 주소	Fathauer, Paul
출원인 / 주소	Advanced Powertrain Engineering, LLC
대리인 / 주소	Daniluck, John V.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 1 인용 특허 : 46

초록 ▼

A retaining clip that provides a method for securing electrical connections between a male and female electrical connectors is disclosed. Current locking mechanisms are on both the electrical plug and the connector. These locking mechanisms often break when disconnecting the plug. Some embodiments of the present invention eliminate the need for the locking mechanisms. Furthermore, in cases where the mechanisms have been broken, some embodiments provide a method for reusing the electrical plug and/or the connector.

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1. An apparatus for an assembled multipiece electrical connector, comprising: a one piece body having a top wall and a pair of opposing, downwardly depending side walls, said body being fabricated from a resilient material, said side walls being elastically expandable in a first direction from a free state to an expanded state, the distance in the first direction between the inner faces of the body side walls in the free state being about the same as the corresponding external distance in the first direction between opposing external sides of the assembled connector, said body including a removal feature having an aperture configured to receive a tool therein and thereby useful for elastically expanding said side walls in the first direction;wherein said to wall and said side walls define a substantially open interior having a shape generally complementary to the external shape of portions of the assembled electrical connector; andwherein said body side walls are first body side walls, and which further comprises a pair of second body side walls downwardly extending from said top wall in a second direction orthogonal to said first direction. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein separate pieces of the multipiece connector are assembled together in the first direction. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the separate pieces of the multipiece connector are assembled together in the second direction. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said body can be expanded and lifted off of the assembled connector. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the electrical connector is a solenoid connector for an automatic transmission. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the inner surface of at least one of the body side walls has a height about the same as the external height of the corresponding connector sidewall, and said at least one body side wall includes a finger that wraps around a corner of the connector side wall. 7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the distance between the inner faces of the body side walls has a minimum distance, the minimum distance being less than the external distance between opposing sidewalls of the connector. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body side walls are substantially parallel. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body side walls are non-parallel, and the body side walls compress the connector when the body is placed over the connector. 10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said removal feature is an outwardly extending tab adapted and configured for use to expand said body during removal or installation. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said aperture is a slot in the body adapted and configured for insertion of said tool to expand said body during removal or installation. 12. An apparatus for an assembled multipiece electrical connector, comprising a one piece body having: a top wall,a pair of lateral walls each downwardly depending from opposite lateral sides of said top wall, anda pair of end walls each downwardly depending from said top wall, said body being fabricated from a resilient material, said lateral walls being elastically expandable in a lateral direction from a free state to an installed state, the minimum distance in the lateral direction between the inner faces of the body lateral walls in the free state being adapted and configured to clamp on opposing external sides of the assembled connector in the installed state, a height of the end walls being adapted and configured to limit end to end movement of the assembled connector relative to said body when installed;wherein said top wall and said side walls define a substantially open interior that permits installation of a separated said body onto an assembled connector. 13. The apparatus of claim 12 which further comprises a removal feature for elastically expanding apart the lateral walls or the end walls. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said removal features is an outwardly extending tab adapted and configured for use of a tool to expand said body during removal or installation. 15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein one of said side walls or one of said end walls includes a protruding feature that prevents installation of said body onto an assembled connector, and which further comprises means for expanding the one wall such that said expanded body can be installed onto an assembled connector. 16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein at least one of said side walls or said end walls includes a finger that wraps around a corresponding corner of the assembled connector.

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