Electrical connectors – With coupling separator – Including retainer or joiner
Patent
1992-10-23
1993-08-03
Pirlot, David L.
Electrical connectors
With coupling separator
Including retainer or joiner
439160, H01R 1362
Patent
active
052323757
ABSTRACT:
A latching device for connecting two mating components in a parallel fashion. The latching device includes a connector mount attached to one mating component and a lock and eject catch member attached to the other. Two cams are rotatably attached to the connector mount which accept a respective catch pin located on the lock and eject catch member. Each cam has a cam access slot and a cam channel configured receive the associated catch pin and enable it to travel along the cam channel as the cam is rotated. The two cams are securely connected by torsion bar extending through a channel in the connector mount. The torsion bar transfers the rotational force applied to one cam to the other and converts the rotational force applied to the cams to a linear force applied to the connector mount and lock and eject catch member. The latching device also has a guide member connected to the connector mount and a guide receiving channel in the lock and eject catch which is configured to receive the guide member. The connector mount and the lock and eject catch each have a mating contact surface which are configured to contact each other and prevent the latching device from engaging further. The latching device also includes a wave spring which increases the rotational friction of the cams to prevent unassisted rotation and a rotating knob to assist the user in rotating the cams.
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Pirlot David L.
Storage Technology Corporation
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