Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1997-11-18
2000-06-20
Stephan, Steven L.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
H01R 1362
Patent
active
060771011
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector has a socket connector body that has a lock ramp, a plug connector body that mates with the socket connector body and that has a lock arm that engages the lock ramp of the socket connector body to lock the plug and socket connector bodies together when the connector bodies are mated, and a connector position assurance (CPA) device that is slideably retained on the plug connector body for assuring that the connector bodies are properly mated and locked together. The CPA device has a top wall and depending sidewalls at respective longitudinal edges of the top wall that overlap and slide on spaced side walls of the plug connector body. The lock arm is between the sidewalls of the plug connector body and connected to the side walls midway between its ends to provide a release lever. The top wall of the CPA device has a depending pusher portion at one end for pushing the lock arm into engagement with the lock ramp and a target portion at the opposite end of the top wall for applying a force to the CPA device. The CPA device is retained in a first detent or pre-stage position and a second detent position with respect to the plug connector. The top wall of the CPA device has a release lever that operates the release lever of the lock arm when the CPA device is in the pre-stage position and the target portion of the CPA device has a strap that disables the release lever of the lock arm when the CPA device is in the second detent position.
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Chupak John Marvin
Garretson Jay Harold
Polenick Richard James
Strang William Gilbert
Byrd Eugene G.
General Motors Corporation
Griffin Patrick M.
Stephan Steven L.
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