US 11,891,999 B2
Overmolded brush caps for flex and gasoline fuel pumps
Luis M. Porras, Ciudad Juarez (MX); Sarah Cruz, Ciudad Juarez (MX); Jonathan R. Martinez, Ciudad Juarez (MX); Isai Chavez, Anthony, NM (US); and Hector R. Mendoza, Ciudad Juarez (MX)
Assigned to DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED, St. Michael (BB)
Filed by DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED, St. Michael (BB)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,438.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400028 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H02K 5/12 (2006.01); F04D 13/06 (2006.01); H02K 5/14 (2006.01); H02K 13/10 (2006.01); F02M 37/08 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 13/0693 (2013.01) [F02M 37/08 (2013.01); H02K 5/148 (2013.01); H02K 13/10 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An end cap assembly for a fuel pump, the end cap assembly comprising:
an end cap including first and second elongated openings extending entirely through the end cap, the first and second elongated openings being laterally spaced apart from each other;
a positive terminal protruding from the first elongated opening and a negative terminal protruding from the second elongated opening, the positive terminal comprising a free end of a first shunt wire, and the negative electrode comprising a free end of a second shunt wire; and
a first brush cap overmolded onto the first shunt wire and a second brush cap overmolded onto the second shunt wire, the first and second brush caps each comprising a conical plug having an annular lip at an uppermost portion thereof.