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Electrical connector assembly with connection assurance features
Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
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Filing: 2002-12-06
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Granted: 2004-01-27
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Expires: 2022-12-06
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector is provided including matable first and second housings configured to receive electrical contacts. The electrical connector assembly includes a lever member having a cam arm engaging the first and second housing to connect the first and second housings to join corresponding electrical contacts. The first housing has a latch assembly engaging the lever member when the lever member is in a final engaged position. The first housing has a locking member that holds the cam arm in an insertion position. The first housing has a wire shield with feet and a tab that is retained in slots and a catch on the first housing. The electrical contacts have retention features that are retained in an encapsulate in a chamber abutting the second housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew B. Hitchcock
- 👤 James E. Gundermann
- 👤 Matthew F. Foriska
- 👤 John R. Shuey
- 👤 Vincent M. Kane
- 👤 Aaron J. Shuman
- 👤 Galen M. Martin
- 👤 John M. Myer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:59
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/62933; H01R13/62944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: first and second housings having ends configured to receive electrical contacts, said first and second housings being configured to be matable with one another to join corresponding electrical contacts; a lever member including a cam arm received by said first housing and engaging said second housing as said lever member is rotated through a range of motion, said lever member connecting said first and second housings to join corresponding electrical contacts when said lever member is rotated to a final engaged position; and said first housing having a latch assembly that engages said lever member when said lever member is in said final engaged position, said latch assembly having a base piece and a latch cover, said base piece having first and second latches, said second latch engaging said latch cover when said latch assembly is in a pre-engagement stage, said lever member engaging said first latch when rotated to said final engaged position to bias said second latch away from said latch cover thereby enabling said base piece to slide into an engagement stage with respect to said latch cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
An electrical connector assembly comprising: first and second housings having ends configured to receive electrical contacts, said first and second housings being configured to be matable with one another to join corresponding electrical contacts; a lever member including a cam arm received by said first housing and engaging said second housing as said lever member is rotated through a range of motion, said lever member connecting said first and second housings to join corresponding electrical contacts when said lever member is rotated to a final engaged position; and said first housing having a latch assembly that engages said lever member when said lever member is in said final engaged position, said latch assembly having a base piece and a latch cover, said base piece having first and second latches, said second latch engaging said latch cover when said latch assembly is in a pre-engagement stage, said lever member engaging said first latch when rotated to said final engaged position to bias said second latch away from said latch cover thereby enabling said base piece to slide into an engagement stage with respect to said latch cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein said lever member is positioned between said first latch and said latch cover when said base piece is in said engagement stage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein said base piece is slidably retained proximate said latch cover by protective ribs extending from a side wall of said first housing, said base piece having shoulder hooks that engage a first end of said protective ribs and a catch strip that engages a second end of said protective ribs to define a slide range of said base piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein said latch cover includes a ledge that resistibly engages said second latch when said latch assembly is in said pre-engagement stage, and wherein engagement of said lever member with said first latch disengages said ledge and said second latch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein said lever member includes a release arm and said first housing has an end wall with a locking member, said locking member retaining said release arm to maintain said lever member in an insertion position with respect to said first housing, said second housing having a release member that engages said release arm to release and permit rotation of said lever member when said first and second housings are in an initial mating position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein said second housing has a cam blocking member on an end wall, said cam blocking member engaging said cam arm as said first and second housings are placed into an initial mating position with said lever member rotated to an intermediate point along said range of motion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein a wire shield extends from said first housing and covers a reception end thereof, said wire shield having feet extending from side walls and a tab extending from a rear wall, said first housing having slots receiving said feet and a catch releasably retaining said tab.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
The electrical connector assembly of claim 1 , wherein said second housing carries said electrical contacts, said electrical contacts having top, intermediate, and bottom portions, said bottom portion having retention features, said second housing having a rear wall retaining said top portions and a template having a chamber receiving said bottom portions, said second housing and said template being mounted to each other to receive an encapsulate material in said chamber encasing said bottom portion about said retention features.
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