Electrical connector enabling prevention of incomplete coupling

Details Electrical connector enabling prevention of incomplete coupling Electrical connector enabling prevention of incomplete coupling

1988-12-14

1990-01-09

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

With supporting means for coupling part

Also supporting mating part

439489, 439345, H01R 1360

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048924903

ABSTRACT:
In an electrical connector, a male connector body and a female connector body are coupled and locked together to effect the mechanical connection of electrical terminals housed in the respective connector bodies. To prevent incomplete coupling of the relevant connector bodies, a path is formed in the male connector body in such a manner as to correspond to the shape and dimension of a bracket for fixing the electrical connector to the body of an automotive vehicle or components thereof, and a rib is provided on the female connector body in such a manner as to traverse the path. This rib blocks a part of the path when the two connector bodies are improperly coupled with each other, thus making it possible to detect incomplete coupling. An electrical connector of another type has another configuration for the same purpose. In this second type of electrical connector, a support finger and a detection finger are provided on a bracket, and a path is formed in the male connector body in such a manner as to correspond to the shape and dimension of the support finger, a rib being provided on the rearward portion of the female connector body. This rib is adapted to be abutted by the detection finger when the relevant two connector bodies are improperly coupled with each other, and this serves to prevent entry of the support finger into the path, thus enabling detection of incomplete coupling.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4634204 (1987-01-01), Detter et al.
patent: 4708413 (1987-11-01), Schroeder

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