US 12,224,537 B2
Power connector
Michael James Horning, Landisville, PA (US)
Assigned to TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/849,779.
Prior Publication US 2023/0420896 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 25/16 (2006.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/6471 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 25/16 (2013.01) [H01R 13/514 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/6471 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a connector housing having a base at a rear of the connector housing and a plug extending forward of the base at a front of the connector housing configured to be plugged into a busbar assembly, the plug including a slot between a first plug wall and a second plug wall, the slot configured to receive a busbar of the busbar assembly, the connector housing having contact channels through the base and extending to the slot of the plug;
a first power contact received in the corresponding contact channel, the first power contact having a first mating end extending along the first plug wall into the slot to mate with a first busbar contact of the busbar, the first power contact having a first cable end configured to be terminated to a first power cable;
a second power contact received in the corresponding contact channel, the second power contact having a second mating end extending along the second plug wall into the slot to mate with a second busbar contact of the busbar, the second power contact having a second cable end configured to be terminated to a second power cable; and
a cable connector assembly coupled to the connector housing, the cable connector assembly including a cable connector housing holding a signal contact, the signal contact being electrically connected to a signal cable of the cable connector assembly, the signal contact extending along an exterior surface of the first plug wall to interface with a signal conductor of the busbar assembly when the plug is plugged into the busbar assembly.