CN101218716A - Electric connector - Google Patents

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CN101218716A
CN101218716A CNA200580050999XA CN200580050999A CN101218716A CN 101218716 A CN101218716 A CN 101218716A CN A200580050999X A CNA200580050999X A CN A200580050999XA CN 200580050999 A CN200580050999 A CN 200580050999A CN 101218716 A CN101218716 A CN 101218716A
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62977Pivoting levers actuating linearly camming means
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
    • H01R13/5219Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62905Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances comprising a camming member
    • H01R13/62927Comprising supplementary or additional locking means

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An electrical connector comprising a casing (4) having mounted therein a first electrical arrangement (34) to be coupled with a second electrical arrangement (35) mounted in a complementary mating connector (3) according to a first connection direction (X), a slider (16) slideably fitted to casing (4) to slide according to a second sliding direction (Y) perpendicular to said first direction (Y) and comprising cam means (82, 83) for cooperating with cam follower means (22, 23) provided at complementary mating connector (3), such as to close the connection between said electrical connector (2) and said complementary mating connector (3), and a pivotable lever (18) comprising pivoting means (67) to allow said lever (18) to pivot relative to casing (4) and driving means (68) to act on the slider (16) to slide according to second sliding direction (Y) relative to casing (4) on pivoting said lever (18). The slider (16) comprises at least one channel (97) for interacting with driving means (68) in order to displace the slider (16) along second sliding directiion (Y) on pivoting said lever (18) relatively to casing (4).

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Electric connector
Technical field
The present invention relates to electric connector field, be specifically related to a kind of electric plug connector with a plurality of paths that cooperate with the complimentary socket connector.
Background technology
The multiple connector structure comprises first electric plug connector that inserts the complimentary socket connector, two connectors all have corresponding electrical male terminal and female electrical terminal, and electrical male terminal and female electrical terminal combine when first plug-in connector cooperates with second socket connector.
In order to realize small resistor between the electric terminal of corresponding connector, the pressure between the conductive surface of the electric terminal of grafting needs enough big.Owing to have frictional force, therefore during a male is inserted a cloudy terminal, must apply bigger power.Have under the situation of a large amount of electric terminals at plug-in connector and complimentary socket connector, connector cooperates required power to increase to such an extent that manual operation can not be carried out.
Therefore, the known connector construction that comprises a large amount of paths generally includes the additional mechanical system of the stroke that is used for reducing in proportion the element that required coordinate force and the increase person of being operated activate.
It is the connector construction of feature that WO 02/078126 illustrates with this mechanical system, and wherein first electric connector comprises as the sliding part of cam and the bar of this sliding part of operation.This sliding part can be along sliding perpendicular to the direction that cooperates direction, and be provided with slanted slots, and this slit is cooperated with two connectors of pegging graft with the corresponding external tabs of second complementary connector.The rotation of bar makes sliding part pass through gear train and moves, and first connector and second complementary connector are cooperated.
WO 04/001910 discloses a kind of electric connector structure that has the mechanical system of sliding part and bar combination, and wherein this bar is installed on the housing of first electric connector of described connector construction pivotally.Sliding part is installed on the identical casings and slides when bar pivot changes, thereby two parts of connector construction are cooperated or separation.
Summary of the invention
In view of above situation, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of electric connector that is used for the multiple connector structure with better simply matching mechanism.
This purpose realizes by the feature of independent claims.Define favourable feature in the dependent claims.Other purposes of the present invention and advantage are apparent in the following description.
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By embodiment the present invention is described now with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the exploded view according to first execution mode of first electric connector of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the stereogram that comprises two parts electric connectors of first electric connector and the second complementary electrical connector;
Fig. 3 is the stereogram that is in the two parts electric connectors that comprise first electric connector and the second complementary electrical connector of the position that cooperates fully;
Fig. 4 is the stereogram according to the housing of first electric connector of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is according to the lid of first electric connector of the present invention and the stereogram of bar;
Fig. 6 is the stereogram according to the sliding part of first electric connector of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is that its middle cover, bar and sliding part are installed on the housing according to the cutaway view of first electric connector that assembles of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of two parts of first electric connector that assembles of part according to the present invention, and first parts are mounted in the sliding part on the housing, and second parts are mounted in the bar that covers;
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view according to connector construction of the present invention that is in complete cooperation position; And
Figure 10 is the cutaway view according to first electric connector of the present invention.
Embodiment
Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3, comprise first electric plug connector 2 and the second complimentary socket connector 3 according to first execution mode of multichannel two parts electric connector structures 1 of the present invention, they can cooperatively interact respectively and separate along the first closure X.
First electric plug connector 2 of structure 1 comprises housing 4, sliding part 16, lid 17 and bar 18.
The structure of housing 4 is described hereinafter with reference to Fig. 4.Housing 4 is made by electrical insulating material, and this material is preferably plastic material and preferably is shaped to single-piece.For parallelepiped-shaped and hollow main body 5 constitute, this main body 5 is by 6,7, two first parallel end walls of two parallel side walls or front bulkhead 8 and second end wall or aft bulkhead 9 and upper wall 10 qualifications by basic for housing 4.
Each sidewall 6,7 has root edge 11 and apical margin 12.In the apical margin 12 of each sidewall 6,7, form isolated first hole 92 and second hole 93.On the root edge 11 of each sidewall 6,7, form shoulder 96.The outer surface 13 of each sidewall 6,7 defines bottom gathering sill 14 and top guide groove 15 respectively in root edge 11 and apical margin 12.Such as will be described below, gathering sill 14,15 is parallel substantially, and is designed to keep sliding part 16.Each gathering sill 14,15 is preferred along the second glide direction Y extension perpendicular to the first closure X.
Bottom gathering sill 14 is discontinuous, and has preceding hole 19 and metapore 20 insert housings 4 with the guide tabs 22,23 that allows the second complimentary socket connector 3 guide groove 24,25.Such as will be described below, top guide groove 15 is discontinuous, and has interstitial hole 21 so that allow bar 18 to pivot.
Front guide slot 24 and back guide groove 25 are formed on each sidewall 6,7, and preferably extend with the root edge 11 of straight mode from corresponding side walls 6,7 along closure X.Front guide slot 24 is preferably short than the back guide groove.Guide groove 24,25 passes root edge 11 openings at corresponding opening 86,87 places.
Leading section 26 and rearward end 27 are formed on the top of housing 4, and 10 project upwards along closure X from upper wall.Described end 26,27 comprises and is used for will covering in a manner known way 17 slit 28, side opening 29 and the centre bores 30 that are installed on the housing 4.For this reason, lid 17 comprises the rigid tabs 33 of the side opening 29 that is used to insert one of two ends 26,27, and be used for inserting respectively two ends 26,27 another slit 28 and the rail 31 and the deflection contact pin 32 of centre bore 30, see Fig. 3, Fig. 5.Slit 28, side opening 29 and centre bore 30 are preferably formed on each end 26,27, make that covering 17 can utilize rigid tabs 33 two-way being installed on leading section 26 or the rearward end 27.
First plug-in connector 2 of multiple connector structure 1 is designed to receive and keeps a large amount of different electrical contact or electric terminals 34, sees Fig. 9, Figure 10.When first connector 2 and second connector 3 cooperated, corresponding electric terminal 35 cooperations in the electric terminal 34 in first plug-in connector 2 and second socket connector 3 and finish with this electric terminal 35 were electrically connected.Used terminal 34,35 can be any suitable type, and wherein first connector 2 preferably includes cloudy terminal 34, the second connectors 3 and comprises male 35.But situation can on the contrary or even be hybrid.
The electric terminal 34 of first plug-in connector 2 is positioned at the cable 36 that is connected with this terminal 34 and is parallel to the specific cavity 37 that the first closure X extends.By first plug-in connector 2 and second socket connector 3 are moved relative to each other along the first closure X, connector 2 can cooperate with connector 3 or separate i.e. mechanical connection and electrical connection or disconnection.
Each electric terminal 34 guarantees that by a main locking tab 49 and two auxiliary lock orbit determination 38,39 electric terminal 34 remains in the housing 4.Each main locking tab 49 is fastened on its corresponding electric terminal 34, and is latched in by being clasped in the recess 50 of housing 4.In case first plug-in connector 2 cooperates with second socket connector 3, auxiliary lock orbit determination 38,39 is just passed end wall 8,9 respectively and is inserted housing 4.The locking rail 38,39 that inserts is positioned at the rear of electric terminal 34 on closure X, and prevents that described electric terminal 34 from disconnecting with the corresponding electric terminal of second connector 3.
Ductile radial seal 40 is arranged between the housing 4 and second socket connector 3 of first plug-in connector 2.The upper wall 10 of housing 4 comprises opening 41, and sealing gasket 42 can be installed in this opening.Sealing gasket keeper 43 is positioned at the top of sealing gasket 42 and is locked on the housing 4 by side tabs 44.The cable 36 (not being shown specifically) of first plug-in connector 2 open-ended 48 from the cavity 37 of housing 4 respective cavities 46,47, by sealing gasket 42 and sealing gasket keeper 43 through to lid 17 sees Fig. 5.Under the situation that the cavity 46 of sealing gasket is not crossed by any cable 36, the corresponding protuberance 45 of sealing gasket keeper can block also and seals described cavity 46, sees Figure 10.
Illustrate hereinafter with reference to Fig. 5 and to cover 17 structure.The lid 17 that is suitable for being installed in housing 4 tops comprises two sidewalls 51,52,53, two end sections of upper wall 54,55 and be used for lid is installed in bottom opening 63 on the housing 4.Open-ended 48 is parts of one of end sections 54,55, and the cable 36 that is connected with electric terminal 34 by housing 4 carrying extends through that this is open-ended.
Each sidewall 51,52 of lid 17 comprises the protuberance 56,57 that forms on its outer surface.Protuberance 56,57 preferably has circular periphery, and is preferably placed at the centre of the bottom 64 of sidewall 51,52.Two protuberances 56,57 define perpendicular to direction X and Y and perpendicular to the axis Z of two sidewalls 51,52.The plane of symmetry of 17 upper wall 53 is preferably covered on the plane that closure X and lid two protuberances of 17 56,57 limit.
The upper wall 53 of lid 17 comprises front surface 58, is front angled surface 59, intermediate surface 60, rear-inclined surface 61 and rear surface 62 after this front surface 58.The preferred chamfering in edge between the different surfaces 58,59,60,61,62 of upper wall 53.Front surface 58 and rear surface 62 preferred coplanes, and be parallel to direction Y and bottom opening 63.Inclined surface 59,61 leaves from front surface 58 and rear surface 62, and up to intermediate surface 60, these intermediate surface 60 preferred parallel are in direction Y, and is greater than apart from front surface 58 and rear surface 62 apart from the distance of bottom opening 63 apart from the distance of bottom opening 63.
Cover 17 and be included in the contact pin 94 that forms on the lower edge of sidewall 51,52.Such as will be described below, described contact pin 94 is designed to be latched in first hole 92 of housing 4.
The structure of bar 18 is described hereinafter with reference to Fig. 5.Bar 18 is preferably U-shaped, and has a pair of substantially parallel arm 65,66 that is connected to base portion 69.Each arm 65,66 of bar 18 has hole 67 and sells 68 at itself and base portion 69 opposed free ends places.
Pin 68 comprises and is preferably rounded upper surface 104 and side 105.Pin 68 forms outwards outstanding on each arm 65,66.According to other execution modes, pin 68 can be inwardly outstanding on each arm 65,66.
Pin 68 be designed to make bar 18 with respect to comprise housing 4 and the assembly of sliding part 16 move in the groove 97 of sliding part 16 when pivoting.In in moving to described groove 97, pin 68 pivots with respect to axis Z.
Each arm 65,66 defines interior section 70 and exterior section 71, and interior section 70 is delimited by base portion 69 and hole 67, and exterior section 71 is delimited by the free end of hole 67 and arm 65,66.
Two holes 67 and two pins 68 align according to direction Z respectively.If assembled, then two of bar 18 holes 67 are assemblied in and cover on 17 the protuberance 56,57, that is, two holes 67 are locked on the described protuberance 56,57.By this layout, protuberance 56,57 defines pivot axis for bar 18, thereby to allow bar 18 to pivot with respect to lid 17 and with respect to housing 4.
The length of the interior section of arm 65,66 is chosen as greater than the distance between the described pivot axis that is limited by protuberance 56,57 and two inclined surfaces 59,61, thereby bar 18 can be against the front surface 58 and the rear surface 62 of lid 17.Therefore, bar 18 can be pivoted to rear positions from the forward position (see figure 5) always, and forwardly position bar 18 is positioned at the top of front angled surface 59 and against front surface 58, rear positions bar 18 be positioned at rear-inclined surface 61 above and against the rear surface 62.
Lid 17 can include contact pin 72 on front angled surface 59 and rear-inclined surface 61.Inwardly deflection of contact pin 72, and comprise the stop surface 73 that is suitable for bar 18 is blocked in its front portion or rear positions.Therefore, stop surface 73 prevents that the bar 18 that is in front portion or rear positions from the anything unexpected pivot taking place.
When bar 18 pivots away from one in two blocking position, the corresponding contact pin 72,73 of bar 18 bumps, so contact pin 72,73 inside deflections.But, according to another execution mode, must initiatively inwardly promote corresponding contact pin 72 removing the locking of stop surface 73, and bar 18 can be pivoted leave its front portion or rear positions.
The structure of sliding part 16 is described hereinafter with reference to Fig. 6.Sliding part 16 comprises two parallel sidewalls 74,75, and sidewall 74,75 inserts the gathering sill 14,15 of housings 4 and can be along glide direction Y along gathering sill 14,15 moves.In first execution mode that illustrates, sliding part 16 comprises two independent parts, i.e. two sidewalls 74,75.But according to other execution mode, sliding part can be a U-shaped substantially, and two sidewalls 74,75 are connected to the base portion (not shown) perpendicular to these two sidewalls 74,75.According to execution mode, sliding part 16 preferably is shaped to single-piece or two parts member with plastic material.
Two sidewalls 74,75 are with respect to the plane symmetry that is limited by direction X and Y.Each sidewall 74,75 is essentially the plane, and has inner surface 76 and outer surface 77, top edge 78 and lower limb 79, and first or anterior part 80 and second portion or rear portion 81.The top edge 78 of each sidewall 74,75 and lower limb 79 are included in assembling respectively and the time are suitable for forming last rail 98 and the following rail 99 that is slidingly matched with the gathering sill 14,15 of the corresponding side walls 6,7 of housing 4.
Each sidewall 74,75 of sliding part 16 forms pair of angled therein, and leading guide groove is passed lower limb 79 openings of sliding part 16 at corresponding opening 84,85 places to groove 82 and back guide groove 83, and ends at corresponding groove ends 88,89.As shown in Figure 6, guide groove 82,83 is preferably straight, and 77 is formed in the sidewall 74,75 from inner surface 76 to outer surface.But according to other execution modes, guide groove 82,83 only is formed in the inner surface 76.
The interval of the opening 86,87 in the interval of the opening 84,85 in each sidewall 74,75 of sliding part 16 and the corresponding sidewall 6,7 of housing 4 is identical, makes opening 84,85 to align with a pair of isolated opening 86,87 of housing 4.
The guide groove 82,83 of each sidewall 74,75 is along inclined, and has identical inclination alpha with respect to glide direction Y.The α strictness of described angle is included between 0 degree and 90 degree, and preferred strictness is included between 0 degree and 45 degree, and more preferably be about 20 degree, thereby when glide direction Y moves, help the guide tabs 22,23 of second socket connector 3 to move along closure X at sliding part 16.
It is leading that anterior part 80 towards each sidewall 74,75 extends to groove ends 88 from opening 84 with respect to the angled α of glide direction Y ground to groove 82.The leading projection of front guide slot 24 on described closure Y that equals housing 4 to groove 82 in the projection on the closure Y substantially.
Back guide groove 83 preferably includes additional straight slit 90, and this slit originates in opening 85 places and extends along closure X.According to preferred implementation, slit 90 is delimited by two surfaces unlike opening 84 with opening 85, but is only delimited by a surface, sees Fig. 6.After this slit 90, back guide groove 83 is similar to and leadingly always extends to groove ends 89 towards the anterior part 80 of each sidewall 74,75 in straight mode with respect to the angled α of glide direction Y ground to groove 82.But according to other execution modes, back guide groove 83 does not comprise additional slit 90.Back guide groove 83 equals the projection of back gathering sill 25 on described closure Y of housing 4 substantially in the projection on the closure Y.
On the top edge 78 of each sidewall 74,75, on elastic arm 95, form contact pin 91.Each contact pin 91 all is suitable for forming in first hole 92 in the apical margin 12 of each corresponding side walls 6,7 of housing 4 or second hole 93 and is clasped, and sees Fig. 4.
Groove 97 is formed on the inner surface 76 of each sidewall 74,75 to receive the pin 68 of bar 18.According to optional execution mode, groove 97 can be formed on the outer surface 77 of sidewall 74,75.According to other execution mode, groove 97 crosses the corresponding sidewall 74,75 of sliding part 16, that is, they extend to outer surface 77 from inner surface 76 always.
First groove ends of each groove 97 or go up groove ends 110 on top in the edge 78 at opening 106 place's openings, so that the pin 68 of leading-in pole 18.Each groove 97 extends to second or lower groove end 111 in straight mode from last groove ends 110 substantially according to closure X always.
In the plane that is limited by direction X and Y, groove 97 is by the opening 106 that forms on sliding part 16 and the first side wall or front side wall 107, second sidewall or rear wall 108 and end wall 109 demarcation.Sidewall 107,108 is perpendicular to direction Y, and extends to end wall 109 along closure X from described opening 106.In optional execution mode, groove 97 be can't help end wall 109 and is delimited, but is delimited by another opening in the lower limb 79.
When sliding part 16 and cover 17 and bar 18 when being installed on the housing, the pin 68 of bar 18 is positioned at the groove 97 of sliding part 16.When bar 18 pivoted with respect to housing 4, the side 105 of pin 68 was pressed on the sidewall 107,108.The pivot to its rear positions direction of bar 18 make side 105 against and be pressed on the front side wall 107, vice versa.
Hereinafter with reference to Fig. 2 the second complimentary socket connector 3 is described.Second socket connector 3 of connector construction 1 comprises electric terminal 35, and this electric terminal 35 is designed to corresponding electric terminal 34 combinations with first plug-in connector 2, sees Fig. 9.
Second socket connector 3 has the housing 100 that comprises sidewall 101.On each sidewall 101, externally form two guide tabs 22,23. Guide tabs 22,23 on each sidewall 101 comprises the first 102 of the base portion that constitutes guide tabs 22,23 and outwards outstanding second portion 103.The size of first 102 forms in the opening 86,87 that is assemblied in housing 4, and the size of second portion 103 forms in the opening 84,85 that is assemblied in sliding part 16.
In a preferred embodiment, the first 102 of guide tabs 22,23 has circular cross-section, and its diameter is corresponding to the size of the opening 86,87 of housing 4.It is semicircle that the cross section of second portion 103 is essentially, the opening 84,85 of its projection on glide direction Y and sliding part 16 big or small corresponding.
The interval of the interval of the interval of two guide tabs 22,23 and the opening of housing 4 86,87 and the opening 84,85 of sliding part 16 is identical.Guide groove 83 comprises under the situation of additional slot 90 that guide tabs 22,23 is not formed on respect on the identical height of closure X in the back: corresponding difference in height equals groove ends 88,89 differences in height with respect to closure X of guide groove 82,83.The sidewall 101 of second socket connector 3 is assemblied in the sidewall 6,7 and end wall 8,9 of housing 4 of first plug-in connector 2.
Spatial placement makes between the cooperation and separation period of the connector assembly 1 of assembling, guide tabs 22,23 is through the opening 84,85 of sliding part 16, and slide along the guide groove 82,83 that tilts, make guide tabs 22,23 as cam follower, and guide groove 82,83 is as cam surface.Guide tabs 22,23 is also passed through opening 86,87, and 4 guide groove slides along closure X along housing.
The assembling of first plug-in connector 2 below will be described.Before cooperating, the sliding part 16 that will comprise two sidewalls 74,75 is inserted on this housing 4 by front bulkhead 9 sides of housing 4.Thereby sliding part 16 slides along groove 14,15 and arrives its open position up to this sliding part, forms in first hole 92 of contact pin 91 this moment in the apical margin 12 of sidewall 6,7 to be clasped, and sees Fig. 8.Simultaneously, rail 75 under shoulder 96 lockings of housing 4.In this position, open or unlocked position, the opening 84,85 of the guide groove 82,83 of sliding part aligns with the opening 86,87 of housing 4, thus the guide tabs of second socket connector 3 22,23 can be bonded on wherein.
In case sliding part 16 is positioned at open position, the lid 17 and the bar 18 of assembly just can be installed on the top of housing 4, enter and are latched in first hole 92 of housing 4 thereby cover 17 contact pin 94.During this step, bar 18 is positioned at its rear positions, and promptly it is against lid 17 rear surface 62, thereby the pin 68 of bar 18 can be bonded in the groove 97 of sliding part 16.
Therefore assembled first plug-in connector 2 before cooperating, wherein sliding part 16 is positioned at its open position, and bar 18 is positioned at its rear positions, and the opening 86,87 of housing 4 aligns with the opening 84,85 of sliding part 16.
When first plug-in connector 2 was cooperated with second socket connector 3, the housing 100 of second socket connector 3 was installed on the housing 4 of first plug-in connector 2.The first 102 of guide tabs 22,23 and second portion 103 enter the opening 86,87 of housing 4 and the opening 84,85 of sliding part 16 respectively.Guide tabs 22,23 is run into sliding part 16 along the guide groove that closure X inserts the guide groove 24,25 and the insertion sliding part 16 of housing 4 up to them then.Connector assembly is in pre-engaged location.
By making bar 18 be pivoted to its forward position from its rear positions, realize cooperating fully against the front surface 58 of lid 17 with respect to housing 4.
When bar 18 pivoted with respect to housing 4, the pin 68 of bar 18 slided in groove 97 along closure X with respect to sliding part 16, thereby bar 18 drives sliding part 16 with respect to housing 4 it was moved along glide direction Y.
In fact bar 18 causes pin 68 to carry out circular motion in the plane that is limited by direction X and Y with respect to the pivot of housing 4.Pin 68 causes the side 105 of pin 68 to promote the front side wall 107 of sliding parts 16 along moving of glide direction Y, thereby sliding part 16 14,15 moves along glide direction Y along gathering sill.Pin 68 along closure X move in the groove 97 of sliding part 16 on carry out between groove ends 110 and the lower groove end 111.
Pivot at bar 18 and to cause sliding part 16 during the direction Y translational motion, the guide groove 82,83 of sliding part 16 forces to make the guide tabs 22,23 of second socket connector 3 slip into the guide groove 24,25 of housing 4 along closure X, so that first connector 2 and second connector 3 are cooperated.
When first connector 2 and second connector 3 cooperated fully, pin 68 arrived the groove ends 88,89 of each guide groove 82,83.In addition, the contact pin 91 of sliding part 16 forms in second hole of housing 4 and is clasped, connector assembly 1 is remained on the position that cooperates fully.For cooperation fully (or the closed or locking) position of further guaranteeing to keep connector assembly 1, bar 18 is clasped with contact pin 72,73 formation of lid 17.
In order to separate first plug-in connector 2 and second socket connector 3, bar 18 is discharged from contact pin 72,73, and make it be pivoted to its rear positions from the forward position, carry out motion with the above-mentioned reverse movement that is used to cooperate.
Second embodiment of the invention, bar 18 is centered around the protuberance that forms on the housing 4 and pivots, and in the first embodiment, bar 18 is centered around and covers protuberance 56,57 pivots that form on 17.
Length according to the arm 65,66 of the bar 18 of second execution mode must be enough to allow electric terminal 34 in cable 36 is installed in first plug-in connector 2.The advantage that first execution mode is better than second execution mode is the installation that bar 18 can not hinder electric terminal 34 and cable 36 because cover 17 and bar 18 after cable is installed, be installed in together on the housing 4.

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1. electric connector, this electric connector comprises:
-housing (4) is equipped with the first electric structure (34) in this housing (4), this first electric structure (34) is designed to combine according to first closure (X), the second electric structure (35) interior with being installed in complementary fit connector (3),
-sliding part (16), this sliding part (16) is assemblied on the housing (4) slidably, to slide according to second glide direction (Y) perpendicular to described first direction (Y), and comprise cam part (82,83), described cam part (82,83) be used for and the cam follow-up part (22 that is arranged on complementary fit connector (3), 23) cooperation, thereby the connection between closed described electric connector (2) and the described complementary fit connector (3)
-pivotable bar (18), this bar (18) comprises pivotable member (67) and driver part (68), this pivotable member (67) allows described bar (18) to pivot with respect to housing (4), when described bar (18) pivots, described driver part (68) acts on described sliding part (16) and goes up so that it slides according to second glide direction (Y) with respect to housing (4)
It is characterized in that,
Described sliding part (16) comprises at least one groove (97), this groove (97) be used for when described bar (18) pivots with respect to housing (4) and driver part (68) thus interact described sliding part (16) moved along second glide direction (Y).
2. electric connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described at least one groove (97) is delimited along closure (X) by sidewall (107,108), and is suitable for receiving driver part (68),
Wherein when described bar (18) pivoted with respect to housing (4), a cooperation in described driver part (68) and the described sidewall (107,108) was so that described sliding part (16) moves along second glide direction (Y).
3. electric connector according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that,
Cam part (82,83) form and be used to receive the cam follow-up part (22 that forms guide tabs, 23) guide groove, described guide groove has opening (84 on first edge (79) of sliding part (16), 85), this first edge (79) is relative with described complementary fit connector (3).
4. electric connector according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described housing (4) comprises the guide groove (24,25) according to first closure (X), and described guide groove (24,25) has opening (86,87) on second edge (11) of housing (4), and this second edge (11) is relative with described complementary fit connector (3),
The described opening (86 of its middle shell (4), 87) can be according to described second glide direction (Y) and guide groove (82,83) opening (84,85) alignment, thereby when bar (18) pivots with respect to housing (4), the described cam guide groove (82 that described guide tabs (22, the 23) quilt as cam follower of complementary fit connector (3) slides along second glide direction (Y), 83) promote along guide groove (24,25).
5. electric connector according to claim 4 is characterized in that
Lock Part (91,92), described Lock Part (91,92) be used for described sliding part (16) being locked in the opening (86 of wherein said housing (4) with respect to housing (4), 87) with sliding part (16) on opening (84, the 85) positions aligning of described guide groove (82,83).
6. electric connector according to claim 5 is characterized in that,
Lock Part (91,92) comprises first hole (92) on the described housing (4) and the contact pin (91) on the sliding part (16), and described contact pin (91) is latched in first hole (92).
7. according to the described electric connector of each claim of front, it is characterized in that,
Mounting cover on the top of housing (4) (17).
8. electric connector according to claim 7 is characterized in that,
Described lid (17) comprises pivotable member (56,57), and described pivotable member (56,57) interacts to allow bar (18) to pivot with respect to housing (4) with the pivotable member (67) of bar (18).
9. electric connector according to claim 7 is characterized in that,
Described housing (4) comprises pivotable member (56,57), and described pivotable member (56,57) interacts to allow bar (18) to pivot with respect to housing (4) with the pivotable member (67) of bar (18).
10. according to claim 5 and 7 described electric connectors, it is characterized in that
Contact pin (94) on the described lid (17), this contact pin (94) discharges the breech lock of contact pin (91) in first hole (92).
11. according to the described electric connector of each claim of front, it is characterized in that,
Described sliding part (16) comprises two sidewalls (74,75), and described sidewall (74,75) is arranged abreast and is suitable for sliding along two sidewalls (6,7) of described housing (4).
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