Patent ID: 8956186
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A high voltage (HV) header assembly comprising: an outer housing having a right angle body comprising a first segment and a second segment oriented at a right angle to the first segment, the first segment having a mating interface at a distal end thereof defining a socket for mating with a plug assembly, the first segment having an outer surface including a bottom, the second segment extending downward from the bottom and having a mounting flange at a distal end thereof configured to be mounted to a device, the second segment extending from the first segment such that the mounting flange is positioned a distance below the bottom of the first segment and oriented perpendicularly to the mating interface, the body defining a right angle chamber extending through the first and second segments between the mating interface and the mounting flange, the chamber having first and second openings therethrough in the first and second segments, respectively, the first and second openings being generally perpendicular to one another, the second opening being located in the second segment below the bottom of the first segment; HV contacts received in the chamber of the outer housing, the HV contacts being configured to electrically connect to plug contacts of the plug assembly, the HV contacts each having a stem extending at least partially along the portion of the chamber through the first segment, and the HV contacts each having a tail aligned with and facing the portion of the chamber through the second segment; and HV terminals received in the portion of the chamber through the second segment, the HV terminals being electrically connected to corresponding tails of the HV contacts at separable mating interfaces, the HV terminals being oriented generally perpendicular to corresponding stems of the HV contacts.