US 11,749,917 B2
Power feeder device with increased creepage path between adjacent terminal pairs
Francis C. Belisle, Beloit, WI (US); and Nhia Yang, Roscoe, IL (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/501,738.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119582 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 9/24 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01); H01R 4/36 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 9/2416 (2013.01) [H01R 4/36 (2013.01); H01R 25/162 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power feeder device, comprising:
a base, comprising:
a mounting portion; and
a plurality of connector structures extending from the mounting portion and spaced apart relative to each other to form a respective gap therebetween, each connector structure configured to receive a respective pair of terminals to electrically connect the respective pair of terminals within connector structures and to block a line of sight between adjacent pairs of terminals; and
a cover configured to mate with the base to enclose each of the plurality of connector structures and to increase a length of a creepage path between each pair of terminals by at least partially inserting into each gap between the connector structures, wherein the base and the cover are configured to form a terminal opening on each lateral side when assembled to allow pass-through of a conductor and/or portion of each terminal,
wherein at least one of the terminals of the respective pair of terminals is a bus bar extending from a bus bar chassis, wherein the base and/or the cover form a creepage barrier that extend into a chassis wall opening of the bus bar chassis to increase a length of a chassis creepage path from the respective pair of terminals to the bus bar chassis.