ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING POWER CONTACTS
First Claim
1. An electrical power connector configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector, the electrical power connector comprising:
- a connector housing extending between opposing side walls so as to define a contact-retaining void;
a plurality of electrical signal contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, and a plurality of electrical power contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, wherein the electrical signal and power contacts define respective mating ends configured to mate with complementary signal and power contacts of the complementary electrical connector, and the electrical power contacts define respective linearly aligned mounting ends configured to couple to respective electrical cable conductors; and
an engagement assembly including
1) at least one asymmetrically positioned polarization pocket carried by at least one of the side walls and configured to receive a polarization member of the complementary electrical connector only when the electrical power connector is in a desired orientation relative to the complementary electrical connector, and
2) a latch carried by the at least one of the side walls, the latch configured to releasably engage a securement member of the complementary electrical connector.
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Abstract
An electrical power connector is provided that is configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector. The electrical power connector includes a connector housing that retains both electrical signal contacts and electrical power contacts. The electrical power connector includes an engagement assembly that includes 1) at least one polarization member configured to mate with a polarization member of the complementary electrical connector only when the electrical power connector is in a desired orientation relative to the complementary electrical connector, and 2) a securement member configured to releasably engage a securement member of the complementary electrical connector.
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15 Claims
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1. An electrical power connector configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector, the electrical power connector comprising:
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a connector housing extending between opposing side walls so as to define a contact-retaining void; a plurality of electrical signal contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, and a plurality of electrical power contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, wherein the electrical signal and power contacts define respective mating ends configured to mate with complementary signal and power contacts of the complementary electrical connector, and the electrical power contacts define respective linearly aligned mounting ends configured to couple to respective electrical cable conductors; and an engagement assembly including
1) at least one asymmetrically positioned polarization pocket carried by at least one of the side walls and configured to receive a polarization member of the complementary electrical connector only when the electrical power connector is in a desired orientation relative to the complementary electrical connector, and
2) a latch carried by the at least one of the side walls, the latch configured to releasably engage a securement member of the complementary electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical power connector configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector, the electrical power connector comprising:
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a connector housing comprising a top wall, the top wall extending between opposed side walls so as to define a contact-retaining void that is at least partially defined by the top wall and the opposed side walls, one of the opposed side walls defining a latch engagement member spaced from the top wall of the connector housing and another of the opposed side walls defining a polarization member configured to be received in a complementary polarization member and spaced farther from the top wall than the latch engagement member; and a plurality of electrical signal contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, and a plurality of electrical power contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, wherein the electrical signal and power contacts define respective mating ends configured to mate with complementary signal and power contacts of the complementary electrical connector, and the electrical power contacts define respective linearly aligned mounting ends configured to couple to respective electrical cable conductors.
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15. An electrical power connector configured to mate with a complementary electrical connector, the electrical power connector comprising:
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a connector housing that extends along a connector housing axis between opposed side walls so as to define a contact-retaining void, the connector housing further defining at least one polarization pocket at a mating interface of the connector housing; and a plurality of electrical signal contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, and a plurality of electrical power contacts retained in the contact-retaining void, wherein the electrical signal contacts and the electrical power contacts each define respective mating ends configured to mate with complementary signal and power contacts of the complementary electrical connector, the electrical signal contacts and the electrical power contacts each define respective linearly aligned mounting ends configured to couple to one of a plurality of respective electrical cable conductors, such that the electrical cable conductors connected to the linearly aligned mounting ends of the plurality of electrical signal contacts are aligned along a first common axis that is oriented perpendicular to the connector housing axis, and the electrical cable conductors connected to the linearly aligned mounting ends of the electrical power contacts are aligned along a second common axis that is parallel to the connector housing axis and perpendicular to the first common axis.
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