US 11,881,664 B2
Power feeder connector devices
Francis C. Belisle, Roscoe, IL (US); Gary L. Miles, Stillman Valley, IL (US); Robert C. Cooney, Janesville, WI (US); Debabrata Pal, Hoffman Estates, IL (US); Mark Hamilton Severson, Rockford, IL (US); and Nhia Yang, Loves Park, IL (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/127,468.
Prior Publication US 2022/0200219 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 9/22 (2006.01); H01R 9/24 (2006.01); H01R 25/14 (2006.01); H01R 13/447 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 25/145 (2013.01) [H01R 9/223 (2013.01); H01R 9/24 (2013.01); H01R 13/447 (2013.01)] 18 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 an adjacent pair 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 each of the plurality of connector structures includes first and second barrier walls extending from the mounting portion and axially spaced apart to block a line of sight to an adjacent connector structure, wherein each of the plurality of connector structures includes first and second lateral walls extending from the mounting portion and laterally spaced apart.