Squib connector assembly

• US 20020154494A1
• Filed: 03/20/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: JST Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Iida, Takashi, Nagamine, Akira
• Granted Patent: US 6,786,746 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/816
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7032 making use of a separate bridging element directly cooperating with the terminals

Abstract

A squib connector assembly for energizing a gas producer to make it ignite, the squib connector assembly comprising a first component for supporting a male electrical connector element; a second component for supporting a female electrical connector element engageable with the male electrical connector element; and a short-circuit element selectively switchable between a short-circuit position to electrically short-circuit the male electrical connector element and a non-short-circuit position. A flat-plate-like noise filter having electromagnetic wave absorbing material is arranged between the first component and the short-circuit element, so as to allow the male electrical connector element to extend through it and surround the male electrical connector element. This can provide the squib connector assembly that can adequately meet the demand for miniaturization and space saving.

Claims

1. A squib connector assembly for energizing a gas producer to make it ignite, the squib connector assembly comprising:

a first component for supporting a male electrical connector element;

a second component for supporting a female electrical connector element engageable with the male electrical connector element; and

a short-circuit element selectively switchable between a short-circuit position to electrically short-circuit the male electrical connector element and a non-short-circuit position,

wherein a flat-plate-like noise filter having electromagnetic wave absorbing material is arranged between the first component and the short-circuit element, so as to allow the male electrical connector element to extend through it and surround the male electrical connector element.

2. The squib connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first component includes a conductor portion comprising an electric conductor, and the conductor portion is partly contacted with the noise filter to conduct and is earthed.

3. The squib connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the noise filter is integrally attached to the short-circuit element.

4. A component used in a squib connector assembly for energizing a gas producer to make it ignite,

the squib connector assembly comprising a first component for supporting a male electrical connector element;

a second component for supporting a female electrical connector element engageable with the male electrical connector element; and

a short-circuit element selectively switchable between a short-circuit position to electrically short-circuit the male electrical connector element and a non-short-circuit position,

wherein the component used in the squib connector assembly comprises the short-circuit element to which a flat-plate-like noise filter having electromagnetic wave absorbing material is attached and provides a noise filtering function for the male electrical connector element by attaching the short-circuit element to the first component.