Electrical connector with arcuate detent means

Details Electrical connector with arcuate detent means Electrical connector with arcuate detent means

1976-07-26

1978-01-03

Lake, Roy

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339113R, H01R 300, H01R 1354

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040663159

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector having a receptacle means including a receptacle shell and a plug means including a plug shell, coupling means including a coupling housing engaged with a coupling nut for rotation of the coupling nut, the coupling nut having threaded engagement with the plug shell and the coupling housing having a breech lock means engageable with cooperable breech lock lands on the receptacle shell, the plug means and receptacle means being adapted to be fully electrically mated and locked by rotation of the coupling housing through about 90.degree.. An arcuate detent member of about 180.degree. keyed to the plug shell for relative axial movement and received within an annular groove in the coupling housing for resilient forcible selective engagement of opposite radially outwardly enlarged ends of the arcuate detent member with two sets of radially outwardly formed recesses in the coupling housing. When the coupling housing is rotated to full locked position of the plug and receptacle means, ends of the arcuate member are forcibly snapped into one set of recesses to indicate locked and fully mated position by sound and by feel. Rotation of the coupling housing in the opposite direction unlocks the plug and receptacle means and the detent member is released from the first set of recesses to engage a second set of recesses in the coupling housing to audibly and tactilely indicate unlocked position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2636068 (1953-04-01), Perkins
patent: 3464307 (1969-09-01), Wurzel
patent: 3601764 (1971-08-01), Cameron
patent: 3945703 (1976-03-01), McCormick

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