Electrical connector system, especially for electric vehicles

Details Electrical connector system, especially for electric vehicles Electrical connector system, especially for electric vehicles

1993-02-01

1994-09-06

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

With contact preventer or retractable cover part

Movably mounted

439310, H01R 13453

Patent

active

053443314

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector system for transmitting electrical energy, and especially designed for use with electric vehicles. The electrical connector assembly includes a male electrical connector or plug with a first set of electrical contacts arranged along a common arc and a female electrical connector or receptacle with a second set of electrical contacts arranged along a common arc. Both the receptacle and the plug has a apertured shutter for selectively covering and uncovering its respective electrical contacts to prevent inadvertent contact with the electrical contacts and to protect the electrical contacts from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the shutters of the plug and receptacle are rotated to uncover the contacts only after full insertion of the plug into the receptacle. The plug can be inserted into the receptacle with little or no force by the user since the contacts are electrically coupled together by transversely moving the contacts of the receptacle through aligned openings in the shutters to engage the contact of the plug after full insertion of the plug into the receptacle. In a second embodiment, the receptacle is provided with a break-away and manual release mechanism for automatically retracting the contacts of the receptacle from the contacts of the plug.

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