Electrical connectors – With guiding means for mating of coupling part
Patent
1986-09-18
1987-08-04
Weidenfeld, Gil
Electrical connectors
With guiding means for mating of coupling part
439296, 439152, 439350, H01R 1320
Patent
active
046841920
ABSTRACT:
A shielded breakaway connector assembly has mating polarized conductive shells and mating respective dielectric inserts mounted therein having mating terminals therein. A plug insert is mounted in its shell permitting limited axially normal movement in a selected direction against spring bias so that during mating said plug insert is cammed in that direction by a cam member secured to the receptacle insert's shell to achieve a tentative mating condition wherein the respective contact sections engage and electrically connect. Full mating is achieved when the plug insert is further pushed against the receptacle insert in order for a latch surface of the plug to latch behind a cooperating latch on the cam member which latches are adapted to be delatchable solely when limited tensile force pulls the plug insert away from the receptacle insert's shell to overcome the axially normal spring bias on the plug insert and the resistance to delatching of the latches. The mating contact sections engage under substantial contact normal force by contact arms of the receptacle's terminals being laterally deflected by the plug's terminals when the plug insert is cammed laterally.
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Long William B.
Over Gary L.
Shaffer Howard R.
Shuey John R.
AMP Incorporated
Ness Anton P.
Pirlot David
Weidenfeld Gil
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