EP0013489A1
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Electrical connector having a pivoting latching member
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1979-12-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 1999-12-10
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprising a female housing (13) and at least one latching member (12) having a catch (32) at one end and an ejection abutment (39) at the other end. The latching member (12) is generally U-shaped having a pair of legs (31) extending in spaced relation in the same direction from the one end and is releasably mounted straddling the female housing (13) by studs (38) which are formed projecting towards each other on the free ends of the legs (31) being received in apertures (15) provided in the side walls (16) of the female housing (13). Pivotal movement of the latching member (12) about the studs (38) away from the latching position in which the catch retains a mating male connector (21) causes a cam portion (39) of each stud (38) to eject the male connector (21) from the female housing (13). The catch (32) may be mounted between the arms (31) on a resilient member (34. 36) flexible in the release direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert David Hollyday
- 👤 Wayne Ernest Mc Kinnon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/62933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
An electrical connector comprising a female housing and at least one elongate latching member pivotally mounted on the female housing, the or each latching member having a first release projection at one end associated with a catch engageable with a male housing, when mated with the female housing, in a first pivotal position of the latching member to latch the housings together and an ejection abutment at the other end engageable with the male housing to urge the male housing out from the female housing during pivotal movement of the latching member to a second pivotal position, characterised in that the female housing (13) has opposed side walls (16 or 17) for receiving between them the male housing (21) in the mated condition, the or each latching member (12) being generally U-shaped having a pair of legs (31) extending in spaced apart relation in the same direction from the one end and being releasably mounted for pivotal movement with the legs (31) straddling the female housing (13) by studs (38), which are formed projecting towards each other on the free ends of the legs (31), being received in apertures (15, 20) provided in the side walls (16 or 17) of the female housing (13), the ejection abutment comprising a cam portion (39) of each stud (38).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
An electrical connector comprising a female housing and at least one elongate latching member pivotally mounted on the female housing, the or each latching member having a first release projection at one end associated with a catch engageable with a male housing, when mated with the female housing, in a first pivotal position of the latching member to latch the housings together and an ejection abutment at the other end engageable with the male housing to urge the male housing out from the female housing during pivotal movement of the latching member to a second pivotal position, characterised in that the female housing (13) has opposed side walls (16 or 17) for receiving between them the male housing (21) in the mated condition, the or each latching member (12) being generally U-shaped having a pair of legs (31) extending in spaced apart relation in the same direction from the one end and being releasably mounted for pivotal movement with the legs (31) straddling the female housing (13) by studs (38), which are formed projecting towards each other on the free ends of the legs (31), being received in apertures (15, 20) provided in the side walls (16 or 17) of the female housing (13), the ejection abutment comprising a cam portion (39) of each stud (38).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electrical connector according to Claimscharacterised in that the catch (32) and release projection (33) are mounted between the root ends of the legs (31) on a resilient member (34, 36) flexible in the release direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electrical connector according to Claim 2, characterised in that a further release projection (37: is formed on the root end of each leg (31) the first release projection (33) being located between the further release projections (37) and the male housing (21) in the unflexed condition of the resilient member (34, 36).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
An electrical connector according to Claim 2 or Claim 3, characterised in that the resilient member (34, 36) is of generally W-shape having a central limb (34) located between a pair of parallel outer limbs (36), the central limb (34) being integrally joined at one end to a common end of both outer limbs (36) which arc integrally joined at their other ends to the root ends of each leg (31), the catch (32) and first release projection (33) being formed on the outer end of the central limb (34).
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