Electrical connectors – Having circuit interrupting provision effected by mating or...
Patent
1993-12-10
1995-02-21
Nguyen, Khiem
Electrical connectors
Having circuit interrupting provision effected by mating or...
439489, H01R 2900
Patent
active
053910877
ABSTRACT:
A connector is constructed to prevent an electronic circuit from being erroneously activated due to electric current induced when a female connector housing and a male connector housing are disconnected from each other, and moreover, ensure that a locked connection detecting circuit is activated when both the connector housings are connected to each other in the locked state. The connector includes a male connector housing having a flexible locking arm and chambers for respectively receiving a plurality of terminals; a female connector housing having an engagement member for engaging the flexible locking arm of the male connector housing; a lock detecting member for detecting a locking condition of the male and the female connector housings by releasing the lock detecting member from the male connector housing when the female connector housing is connected to the male connector housing; and a short circuit member for short-circuiting terminals accommodating the receiving chambers of the male connector housing when the male connector housing and the female connector housing are in a disconnected state, and for short-circuiting the terminals of the female connector housing to complete a lock condition detecting circuit when the male connector housing and the female connector housing are in a connected and locked condition.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5145356 (1992-09-01), Minnis
patent: 5192225 (1993-03-01), Suzuki
Nguyen Khiem
Yazaki -Corporation
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