Electrical connector and assembly therewith having a spring-apart function

An electrical connector and connector technology, which is applied to the parts of the connecting device, the vehicle connector, the device for preventing wrong connection, etc., can solve the problems of incomplete matching and incorrect operation between the connector and the mating connector.

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-10-07
TYCO ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD +1
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According to the prior art, there is a risk that the connectors will not fully mate with the mating connectors, for example, because they are not properly latched in the fully mated position
As a result, the connector and mating connector can inadvertently become unmated, resulting in incorrect operation

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[0039] The following will refer to figure 1 An exemplary structure of a plug-in connector assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is first described, figure 1 A schematic perspective exploded view of the plug-in connector assembly 1 is shown. The plug-in connector assembly 1 comprises a connector 2 , a mating connector 3 , a locking member 4 and a spring arrangement 5 . The locking member 4 and the spring arrangement may but need not be considered as parts of and / or related to the connector 2 . The plug-in connector assembly 1 can be used to electrically connect and / or accommodate an electronic component 6, such as a filter for an airbag arrangement in a vehicle. An electronic component 6 can be received in the connector 2 .

[0040] Connector 2 has housing 20, and housing 20 comprises upper housing 20a and lower housing 20b, in connector from its pre-assembled state R (see figure 2 ) to an assembled state S (described later), the housing 20 provide...

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The present invention relates to an electrical connector (2), in particular for establishing an electrical connection with a squib of an airbag arrangement in a vehicle, the connector (2) being adapted to be mated with a mating connector (3) along a plug direction (P). Further, the invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector assembly (1), in particular for establishing an electrical connection with a squib of an airbag arrangement in a vehicle, comprising a connector (2), a mating connector (3) adapted to be mated with the connector (2) along a plug direction (P), via a spring-apart position (N), in which the connector (2) is at the most partly mated with the mating connector (3). In order to indicate that the connector (2) and / or the plug-in connector assembly (1) have not yet properly reached a fully mated position (M), the present invention provides a spring arrangement (5) providing a spring-apart face (52) facing into the plug direction (P) and being displaceable at the connector (2) against a spring-apart force (FA) acting in the plug direction (P), and / or a spring arrangement (5) exerting a spring-apart force (FA)) between the connector (2) and the mating connector (3) at least in the spring-apart position (N), the spring-apart force (FA) acting on the connector (2) in a direction opposite to the plug direction (P), respectively. In an advantageous embodiment, the spring-apart function can be disengaged by means of a locking member (4).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a connector, in particular for establishing an electrical connection with a squib of an air bag arrangement in a vehicle, which connector is adapted to mate with a mating connector in a plug direction. [0002] In addition, the present invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector assembly, in particular for establishing an electrical connection with an airbag of an airbag arrangement in a vehicle, comprising a connector and a mating connection adapted to mate with the connector via a spring-disengaged position along the plug direction connector, wherein the connector at most partially mates with the mating connector. Background technique [0003] Electrical connectors and electrical plug-in connector assemblies comprising a connector of the type described above and a mating connector are known. The connector assembly is used, for example, to establish an electrical connection with an airbag arrangement in a veh...

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IPC IPC(8): H01R13/639H01R13/641H01R13/627
CPCH01R13/6273H01R13/641H01R2201/26H01R13/635H01R13/639
Inventor J.马什G.克蒂
Owner TYCO ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD
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