US 12,438,297 B2
Busbar portion with integral connection and retention means
Grzegorz Porebski, Podleze (PL); Jakub Walkowski, Rzezawa (PL); and Piotr Grodzki, Rzezawa (PL)
Assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,872.
Claims priority of application No. 21202931 (EP), filed on Oct. 15, 2021; and application No. 22200504 (EP), filed on Oct. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0120400 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/04 (2013.01) [H01R 13/03 (2013.01); H01R 43/16 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A busbar portion, comprising:
a busbar conductor, and
a busbar end which is integrally formed with the busbar conductor, wherein the busbar end includes a connection portion, wherein the connection portion is configured for being plugged to a mating connector to establish an electrical connection, wherein the busbar end further comprises a retention means which is configured to engage with a corresponding retention means to receive pull forces being imposed on the busbar portion in a direction opposite to a mating direction, wherein a cross section of the busbar conductor has a cross-sectional area from 80 mm2 to 200 mm2.