Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means with distinct movement-actuating means to...
Patent
1991-10-30
1992-08-04
Pirlot, David L.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means with distinct movement-actuating means to...
439372, H01R 1362
Patent
active
051354080
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a connector assembly, which includes a first housing having a first surface which is level and parallel to a longitudinal direction; a second housing adapted to be received within the first housing and movable longitudinally relative to the first housing between an initial position and an inserted position; at least one pair of terminals aligned in parallel to the longitudinal direction and being mounted in the first and the second housings; a shift member provided on the first housing so as to be shiftable between a first position and a second position in parallel to the first surface of the first housing; and interengaging mechanism adapted to be associated between the second housing and the shift member. The terminals are engaged with each other when being axially moved toward each other in accordance with movement of the housings into the inserted position. The shift member is locked in the first position by locking mechanism. When the second housing lies in the initial position, the lock is released by releasing mechanism by means of the insertion action of the second housing in order to shift the shift member into the second position. When the shift member lies in the second position, the second housing is allowed to move longitudinally in the first housing, then the shift member is allowed to shift from the second position to the first position while associating the interengaging mechanism. The interengaging mechanism including a slot and a follower member being received by the slot movably within the slot.
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Pirlot David L.
Yazaki -Corporation
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