US 12,435,818 B2
Retainer clip assembly
Marissa Maury, Hubbard, OH (US); Wyatt Lipinsky, Youngstown, OH (US); Andrew Bohan, Tallmadge, OH (US); and David Peterson, Aurora, OH (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/712,515.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/296,673, filed on Jan. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0213119 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 3/10 (2006.01); F16B 2/06 (2006.01); F16L 3/22 (2006.01); F16L 3/237 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 3/1091 (2013.01) [F16B 2/06 (2013.01); F16L 3/221 (2013.01); F16L 3/237 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical assembly, comprising:
a first retainer clip;
a second retainer clip that, when attached to the first retainer clip, defines a first aperture and a second aperture with an opening therebetween;
an electrical bus bar disposed within the first aperture of the retainer clip assembly; and
a heat sink disposed within the second aperture of the retainer clip assembly, wherein the opening provides thermal communication between the bus bar and the heat sink secured within the first and second apertures.