Spring clip electrical connector

Details Spring clip electrical connector Spring clip electrical connector

1990-01-18

1991-04-30

Pirlot, David L.

Electrical connectors

Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...

Spring actuated or resilient securing part

439854, H01R 13187

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050114395

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector assembly is provided for mounting to the pin of a vehicular alternator. The connector includes a terminal having a mating end defining a split cylindrical sleeve. The connector also includes a spring clip having a split cylindrical sleeve that can be telescoped over the split cylindrical sleeve of the terminal to contribute to the spring forces thereof and thus contributing to the radially inward contact forces of the connector. The spring clip further includes a pin engaging portion having an aperture extending therethrough for receiving the pin of the alternator. The pin engaging portion is non-orthogonally aligned to the axes of the split cylindrical sleeves, but can be biased into an orthogonal alignment. The pin engaging portion can be urged into the orthogonal alignment to enable mating and unmating, and will resiliently return toward an unbiased condition wherein edge regions of the aperture therethrough will grippingly engage the pin of the alternator.

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patent: 4550972 (1985-11-01), Romak
patent: 4886473 (1989-12-01), Germ

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