US 12,463,380 B2
Header power connector
Amadeu Luiz Fazani Cavallieri, Sao Paulo (BR); and David James Rhein, Riley, MI (US)
Assigned to TE Conectivity Braasil Industria De Electronicos Ltda; and TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Filed by TE CONNECTIVITY BRASIL INDUSTRIA DE ELECTRONICOS LTDA, Braganca Paulista (BR); and TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,704.
Prior Publication US 2024/0204455 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/05 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/62922 (2013.01) [H01R 13/057 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/631 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A header power connector comprising:
a header housing assembly including an outer housing having an outer wall forming a cavity, the outer housing extending between a top and a bottom, the outer housing configured to receive an upper busbar in the cavity through the top, the outer housing configured to receive a lower busbar in the cavity through the bottom, the header housing assembly including an inner housing received in the cavity, the inner housing including a terminal channel;
a terminal assembly held in the terminal channel of the inner housing, the terminal assembly received in the cavity, the terminal assembly including a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal stack, each terminal including an upper mating end having an upper socket configured to receive the upper busbar and a lower mating end having a lower socket configured to receive the lower busbar, the terminals configured to electrically connect the upper and lower busbars;
a choke received in the cavity, the choke having a check choke body surrounding the terminal assembly, the choke body having an opening therethrough receiving the terminal assembly; and
a choke positioner in the cavity, the choke positioner interfacing with the choke to position the choke relative to the outer housing.