Electrical connector assembly having locking means

Details Electrical connector assembly having locking means Electrical connector assembly having locking means

1984-04-27

1985-07-30

McQuade, John

Geometrical instruments

339DIG2, H01R 13625

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045318026

ABSTRACT:
A bayonet-type lock arrangement in an electrical assembly for resisting unwanted rotation of a coupling member when a pair of connector members (10, 20) are in metal-to-metal contact, the lock arrangement including a one piece lock ring (56) having three cams (58) with each cam being disposed in the terminus of one of the helical grooves and each including a cam surface (58c) and an abutment shoulder (58d), a locator key (60) on the lock ring being received in an axial keyway (62) of the coupling member to maintain each cam in its respective terminus (53), and a waved washer (52) biasing the lock ring forwardly, each of the bayonet pins (18) passing over the respective cam surfaces being captivated and prevented by the respective abutment shoulders from uncoupling rotation.

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