Aptiv

A process for manufacturing an electrical connection terminal comprising a contact portion with a first contact area configured to establish an electrical connection with a second contact area of another connection terminal, the process comprising one or more metal deposition steps over said first contact area. Said one or more metal deposition steps comprises a deposition step of a silver-graphite layer (C), advantageously selectively carried out by electroplating, over at least said first contact area.

An electrical connector includes a first terminal (202) having a planar first pad (206) for connection to a power conductor (104) of a first flat electrical wire (102) and a first interface (210) for mating with a corresponding first mating terminal. The first pad (206) is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first interface (210). The electrical connector also includes a second terminal (204) having a planar second pad (208) for connection to a power conductor (104) of a second flat electrical wire (102') and a second interface (212) for mating with a corresponding second mating terminal. The second pad (208) is arranged substantially perpendicular to the second interface (212).

A connector assembly for automotive applications, in particular a shielded connector assembly, comprises an inner and an outer housing, the inner housing being at least partially arranged inside the outer housing; and a bridge element, the bridge element being at least partially arranged between the inner and the outer housing; wherein the inner housing comprises an outer electromagnetic shield, which is electrically connected with the bridge element; and wherein potting material is provided between the bridge element and the outer housing for providing a sealing between an inner wall of the outer housing and an outer wall of the bridge element. Part of the invention is also a method of forming a connector assembly.

A technique of processing a command of an occupant of a vehicle is presented in which the command, captured at the vehicle, is serviced by a remote content generation module receiving a multimodal prompt containing the command and information relating to the context of the command. The context is determined using information from vehicle sensors, and the content generation module may be a large language model, able to provide an intuitive response to the command, taking into account the information from the vehicle sensors. A variety of functions are caused to be performed in dependence on the response which is received.

A release assembly includes an interactive member configured to be partially disposed within a guide portion of a housing and translatable relative to the housing between a first position and a second position. The interactive member includes a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to be exposed at a first side of the housing. The second end includes a receiver configured to movably-engage a release arm to move the release arm from a locked position to an unlocked position when moved from the first position to the second position.

A ground terminal for a vehicle includes a plate having a surface extending in a first direction between a first side and a second side. The plate defines an aperture through the surface. A first tab extends from the first side of the plate in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The first tab is configured to attach to a housing of a vehicle wiring system.

The connector assembly comprises a mechanical interface (4) with a recess (50) formed in a flat upper face (10), the recess comprising:- a flat bottom (52) in which each fixing hole and each cable end passage open and against which a peripheral seal (42) is compressed, and- a peripheral wall (54) facing a flange (30) of a header and completely surrounding the flange, the peripheral wall extending only from the flat bottom to the flat upper face (10) of the mechanical interface, with the height of the peripheral wall being greater than 0.5 mm.

The connector assembly contains an electromagnetic shield (70). The electromagnétic shield (70) comprises a cylindrical trunk (82), elastically deformable lances (72) arranged around an axis (50) and slots (100) which separate the lances from one another. Each lance comprises a proximal portion (90), which moves away from the cylindrical trunk, and a distal portion (92). Each slot (100) comprises a distal portion (104) situated between the distal portions of two contiguous lances. The distal portion (104) of each slot (100) comprises a bend to prevent another electromagnetic shield made from a sheet of metal from being stuck inside this slot.

The invention is directed to an electrical junction (1), comprising a housing (2), a screw (3) and a nut (4), wherein the housing (2) is able to welcome an end of an upper busbar (B1) comprising a first hole (H1) and an end of a lower busbar (B2) comprising a second hole (H2), whose axis (A2) is aligned with the axis (A1) of the first hole (H1), both busbars (B1, B2) being assembled by the screw (3) engaging both holes (H1, H2) and screwing the nut (4), so as to press busbars (B1, B2) one against the other, wherein the junction (1) further comprises a first insulator (5), generally cylindrical to be inserted in both holes (H1, H2) and hollow to welcome the screw (3), in order to forbid any contact between the busbars (B1, B2) and the screw (3).

Method for assembly of an electronic camera 1, the method comprising the following steps: a. providing a camera housing 10, comprising a housing body 12, a hollow lens guidance 14 and a transparent top 16, wherein the transparent top t6 closes the lens guidance 14 at one end thereof; b. inserting a camera lens 20 into the lens guidance 14; c. inserting a printed circuit board 30, with a camera chip 40 mounted thereon, into the housing body 12, wherein the camera chip 40 is spaced apart from the camera lens 20; d. fixing the printed circuit board 30 within the housing body 12; e. inserting at least one adhesive applicator pin 50 through at least one opening i8 within the lens guidance 14 such that the adhesive applicator pin 50 contacts the camera lens 20; f. adjusting the distance D between the camera lens 20 and the camera chip 40 by moving the camera lens 20 by means of the adhesive applicator pin 50; and g. fixing the camera lens 20 within the lens guidance 14 by means of an adhesive 52 applied by the adhesive applicator pin 50. Further, an electronic camera 1 is claimed.