Patent ID: 11888262
Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 6:
7. An electrical connection system, comprising:
an electrical connector comprising a housing and a wire cable at least partially disposed in the housing, wherein the housing includes an outer surface and a peripheral surface, the outer surface of the housing defining a robotic installation means for receiving a robotic end effector, the peripheral surface completely surrounding the robotic installation means,
wherein the robotic end effector includes two member means for (i) insertion into the robotic installation means along a first axis and (ii) expansion apart from each other along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis within the robotic installation means, and
wherein the expansion of the two member means within the robotic installation means allows the robotic end effector to gain control of and move the electrical connector for an installation operation.