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EP0632534A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electric connector

Assignee: FCI SA
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Filing: 1994-05-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-05-24
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Abstract

Abstract For an electric connector, in particular between a generator and an electronic controller for inflatable restraint systems (airbags) in motor vehicles, with a connector housing for housing the contact tubes with leads, where the connector housing in the coupling position lifts a jumper, disposed in a receptacle for the generator-sided plug pins, from the plug pins, it is provided in order to simplify the assembly and mount the connector reliably on the generator, that the connector housing (1) exhibits an assembly opening (2), which can be closed by means of a cover member (11), that the cover member (11) can slide over the assembly opening (2) of the connector housing (1) and can be held at the connector housing (1) by means of a pin (16), arranged in front in the push-on direction, and guide elements (12, 13, 14, 15), attached to the front and rear regions of the longitudinal sides, and can be arrested at the connector housing (1) in a preclick-stop position and click-stop position by means of shoulders (21) designed on the longitudinal sides, and strip-shaped extensions (18), which reach in the click-stop position as the blocking element behind hook-shaped spring elements (19, 20), which are attached to the connector housing (1) and engage with recesses (24) of the generator (29), and prevent a return swing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gustav Hopf
  • 👤 Helmut Steinhardt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6271; H01R13/6273; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/719; H01R13/7197

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
Electric connector, in particular between a generator and an electronic controller for inflatable restraint systems (airbags) in motor vehicles, with a connector housing for housing the contact tubes with leads, where the connector housing in the coupling position lifts a jumper, disposed in a receptacle for the generator-sided plug pins, from the plug pins, characterized in that the connector housing (1) exhibits an assembly opening (2), which can be closed by means of a cover member (11), that the cover member (11) can slide over the assembly opening (2) of the connector housing (1) and can be held at the connector housing (1) by means of a pin (16), arranged in front in the push-on direction, and guide elements (12, 13, 14, 15), attached to the front and rear regions of the longitudinal sides, and can be arrested at the connector housing (1) in a preclick-stop position and click-stop position by means of shoulders (21) designed on the longitudinal sides, and strip-shaped extensions (18), which reach in the click-stop position as the blocking element behind hook-shaped spring elements (19, 20), which are attached to the connector housing (1) and engage with recesses (24) of the generator (29), and prevent a return swing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 55 words
Connector as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the connector housing (1) accepts an electric attenuating element (7), which envelops the leads (5, 6) to the contact tubes (3, 4) and is made, e.g., of a ferrite material, for electrical and/or magnetic fields that build up in the region of the leads (5, 6).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 54 words
Connector as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the extensions (21) are wedge-shaped and can be slid into the recesses (22, 28), which are designed in succession in the shape of saw teeth and form pre-click-stop and click-stop positions in the push-on direction of the cover member (11) in the connector housing (1).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
Connector as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the guide elements are formed by strips and/or ribs and/or wedge elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
Connector as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle exhibiting the jumper (25) is formed by means of a tube (23) receiving a plug extension (9) that is stationary in the connector housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 41 words
Connector as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the plug extension (9) exhibits a groove-shaped recess (31), which forms together with a shoulder (30), which is rigidly attached to the tube, a coding between connector housing (1) and tube (23).

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