Electrical connector having blade terminals

• US 7,354,282 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2005
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Molex LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Molex Incorporated (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Patel, Arvind, Margulis, Yan
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Tulsidas C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel; Harshad C
• Application Number:
  US11/153,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20060286872A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,028 Days
• Field of Search: 439/246, 439/247, 439/248, 439/74, 439/77, 439/78, 439/79, 439/639
• US Class Current: 439/79
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/04 Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/113 co-operating with pins or blades having a rectangular transverse section

Abstract

An electrical power blade connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating cavity for receiving a mating connector inserted into the cavity through an open front end thereof in a mating direction. A pair of blade support arms project forwardly within the cavity. The support arms are spaced laterally of the mating direction. Each support arm has a pair of spaced grooves which open toward the other support arm. The grooves extend in the mating direction. A pair of blade terminals are supported in the pairs of grooves in the pair of support arms in spaced, generally parallel planes.

Claims

1. An electrical power blade connector, comprising:

a dielectric housing having a mating cavity for receiving a mating connector inserted into the cavity through an open front end thereof in a mating direction, a pair of blade support arms projecting forwardly within the cavity, the support arms being spaced laterally of the mating direction, and each support arm having a pair of spaced grooves which open toward the other support arm, the grooves extending in the mating direction; and

a pair of blade terminals supported in the pairs of grooves in the pair of support arms in spaced, generally parallel planes.

2. The electrical power blade connector of claim 1, including a dielectric separation wall spanning the pair of blade support arms between the pair of blade terminals.

3. The electrical power blade connector of claim 2, wherein said separation wall is integral with the blade support arms.

4. The electrical power blade connector of claim 1 wherein said mating cavity is formed by peripheral walls of the housing surrounding and spaced from the blade support arms, the separation wall and the blade terminals.