Electrical connectors – Screw coupling part engaged or disengaged without rotary motion – Having radially movable thread means
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-22
2010-12-14
Patel, T C (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Screw coupling part engaged or disengaged without rotary motion
Having radially movable thread means
Reexamination Certificate
active
07850472
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a connector element (1) of an electrical connector, comprising a contact carrier (3) that is provided with one or more electrical contacts (18), an actuation sleeve (4) which surrounds the contact carrier (3), and a threaded engaging part (7) that is provided with one or more engaging thread projections (5) which are to penetrate into a mating thread (6) of a mating connector element (2). The actuation sleeve (4) can be moved from a released position, in which the thread projections (5) do not engage into the mating thread (6) and the connector element (1) can be connected to the mating connector element (2), into a locked position, in which the thread projections (5) engage into the mating thread (6) and the connector element (1) is tied to the mating connector element (2). The engaging thread projections (5) are supported by spring tongues (8) which can be moved from the released position into the locked position by axially moving the actuation sleeve (4) against the spring bias thereof. The spring tongues (8) are monolithically molded onto a spring tongue support (9) that annularly surrounds the contact carrier (3). The threaded engaging part (7) is made of plastic and forms a mating catching means (12) that cooperates with a catching means (13) of the actuation sleeve (4) in order to lock the actuation sleeve (4) into place in both the released position and the locked position.
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Friedrich Juergen
Kawa Krystian
Imas Vladimir
Lucas & Mercanti LLP
Patel T C
Stoffel Klaus P.
Techpointe S.A.
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