EP1130692A2
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Electrical connection system
Assignee: JST Mfg Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-03-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-03-01
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connection system includes a first component (2) for supporting a first electrical connector element (13) and a second component (3) engaged with the first component (2) and supporting a second female electrical connector element engageable with the first male electrical connector element (13). A shorting element (4) is mounted in advance on the first component (2), for electrically shorting the first male electrical connector element (13). A latch element (5) is latched in advance in a first position with respect to the second component (3). By pressing the latch element (5), the second component (3) is engaged with the first component (2) and simultaneously the latch element (5) latched in the first latching position is released and is pressed further to the second latching position in which the shorting of the shorting element (4) is released by the latch element (5).
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuaki c/o Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Shiraki
- 👤 Akira c/o J.S.T. Mfg. Co. Ltd. Nagamine
- 👤 Tsuyoshi c/o J.S.T. Mfg. Co. Ltd. Osada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:04
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/7031; H01R13/7032; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6271; H01R13/6273; H01R13/639
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An electrical connection system (1) comprising: a first component (2) for supporting a first electrical connector
element (13), a second component (3) for supporting a second electrical
connector element engageable with the first electrical element (13), a shorting element (4), mounted on the first component (2), for
electrically shorting the first electrical connector element (13), and a latch element (5) latched in a first position with respect to the
second component (3), the latch element (5) being allowed to move to a
second position in which the shorting element (4) is shifted to a non-shorting
position by the latch element (5), after the second component (3)
is engaged with the first component (2).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
49 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 1,
wherein a direction for the second component (3) to be brought into
engagement with the first component (2) is in line with a direction for the
latch element (5) to be shifted from the first position to the second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 2,
wherein the engagement of the second component (3) with the first
component (2) and the shift of the latch element (5) from the first position
to the second position are effected in succession by pressing the latch
element (5).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 2 or 3,
wherein when the second component (3) is engaged with the first
component (2) by pressing the latch element (5), the latch element (5)
latched in the first position is released from the latch and then is allowed to
move to the second position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 2 or 3,
wherein the latch element (5) is latched in the second position to an extent
to which it can be returned to the first position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 2 or 3,
wherein when the latch element (5) is in the first position, a part of the
same projects out from the second component (3), while on the other
hand, when it is in the second position, the part of the same is
accommodated in a recess (45) in the second component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 2 or 3,
wherein the latch element (5) has a pair of the first legs (51) and a pair of
second legs (52), and wherein a first set of first leg and second leg and a
second set of first leg and second leg are arranged in a generally L-like
shape, respectively, and also arranged so symmetrically that the second
legs (52) can confront each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 1,
wherein the latch element (5) is provided with a restricting portion, which
takes a restricting position to restrict an action of the second component
(3) to disengage from the first component (2) when the latch element (5) is
shifted to the second position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 8,
wherein when the latch element (5) is shifted to the second position, the
restricting portion is advanced to a position near the position where the
first component (2) and the second component (3) are engaged.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 9,
wherein when the second component (3) is in engagement with the first
component (2), the restricting portion is not in contact with the second
component (3) and the first component (2).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
163 words
An electrical connection system (1) connectable with a first
component (2) supporting a first electrical connector element (13), the
electrical connection system (1) comprising: a second component (3) for supporting a second electrical
connector element engageable with the first electrical element, a shorting element (4), mounted on the first component (2), for
electrically shorting the first electrical connector element (13), a latch element (5) latched in advance in a first position with
respect to the second component (3), the latch element (5) being allowed
to move to a second position in which the shorting element (4) is shifted to
a non-shorting position by the latch element (5), after the second
component (3) is engaged with the first component (2), and a restricting portion which is provided in the latch element (5)
and takes a restricting position to restrict an action of the second
component (3) to disengage from the first component (2) when the latch
element (5) is shifted to the second position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 11,
wherein the second component (3) is engaged with the first component (2)
by pressing the latch element (5), the latch element (5) latched in the first
position is released from the latch and then is allowed to move to the
second position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
156 words
An electrical connection system (1) comprising: a first component (2) for supporting a first electrical connector
element (13), a second component (3) for supporting a second electrical
connector element engageable with the first electrical element (13), a shorting element (4), mounted on the first component (2), for
electrically shorting the first electrical connector element (13), a latch element (5) latched in advance in a first position with
respect to the second component (3), the latch element (5) being allowed
to move to a second position in which the shorting element (4) is shifted to
a non-shorting position by the latch element (5), after the second
component is engaged with the first component, and a restricting portion which is provided in the latch element (5)
and takes a restricting position to restrict an action of the second
component (3) to disengage from the first component (2) when the latch
element (5) is shifted to the second position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The electrical connection system (1) according to Claim 13,
wherein when the second component (3) is engaged with the first
component (2) by pressing the latch element (5), the latch element (5) in
the first position is released from the latch and then is allowed to move to
the second position.
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