Patent ID: 11942715
Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A terminal position assurance (TPA) device, comprising:
a main body including a main board, an upper board, and a lower board, wherein the upper board and the lower board are perpendicular to the main board and are located on the same side of the main board, and the upper board and the lower board have distal ends away from the main board;
an extension arm extending from the distal end of the upper board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main board;
a stopper extending from an outer edge of the extension arm and thus going beyond the main body; and
at least one of an upper engaging portion and a lower engaging portion, wherein the upper engaging portion is located at the distal end of the upper board, and the lower engaging portion is located at the distal end of the lower board,
wherein the extension arm is located adjacent to one side of the main body,
wherein the stopper is located at a distal end of the extension arm and extends in a direction perpendicular to the extension arm and parallel to a plane of the upper board, and
wherein the upper engaging portion is located adjacent to another side of the main body, and the upper engaging portion, the lower engaging portion and the stopper do not overlap with each other in an extension direction of the stopper.