CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY HAVING INTEGRATED PROTECTION CIRCUITRY

A connector assembly (10) with integrated protection circuitry including a plug subassemby (12) and a sensor connector subassembly (14).The sensor connector subassembly is selectively connectable to the plug subassembly. A circuit board (46) is secured within the sensor connector subassembly. The ci...

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Hauptverfasser:	COOPER, RALPH MELVIN, BRYAN, LYLE STANLEY, BANAS, THOMAS MICHAEL, COWAN, JOHN STEVEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER CURRENT COLLECTORS ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS GENERATION LINE CONNECTORS PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A connector assembly (10) with integrated protection circuitry including a plug subassemby (12) and a sensor connector subassembly (14).The sensor connector subassembly is selectively connectable to the plug subassembly. A circuit board (46) is secured within the sensor connector subassembly. The circuit board includes at least one positive temperature coefficient (PTC) (90,92) device electrically connected between an activation switch (80) and a load (84).The circuit board includes a circuit (44) to protect against at least one of over- voltage or over- current to the load, detect a fault condition of the load, and determine whether the plug subassembly is connected to the sensor connector subassembly.