Electrical connectors – With indicating or identifying provision – Connection indicating provision
Patent
1992-04-09
1993-12-28
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With indicating or identifying provision
Connection indicating provision
439188, 439595, H01R 300
Patent
active
052734560
ABSTRACT:
A connector system in described which senses connector mating by sensing the disengagement of two sensor contacts in a first of two connectors, which enables such sensing contacts to be readily installed and which minimizes connector complexity and size. The first connector (12, FIG. 3) has a pair of sensing contacts (20, 22) with deflectable front end portions (106) that are biased together to touch each other, with the front end portions being accessible from the front of the connector. A second mating connector (14) has a separator (24) at its front end that is positioned to wedge apart the front end portions of the sensing contacts as the connectors approach a fully mated position. Each sensing contact includes a rear mount portion (70, 72) which can mount in a seal-retainer portion (92) of the first connector housing, and each sensing contact also includes a beam (74, 76) with a free front end which (in its undeflected orientation 76b) extends substantially forwardly from the rear mount portion to enable the entire sensing contact to be readily inserted into place. A forward housing portion forms a pair of ramp deflectors (130, 132) which deflect each beam towards the other beam as the sensing contacts are pushed forwardly into place.
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ITT Corporation
Paumen Gary F.
Peterson Thomas L.
Vu Hien D.
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