EP1024560A3 - Two-part electrical connector - Google Patents

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EP1024560A3
EP1024560A3 EP99204554A EP99204554A EP1024560A3 EP 1024560 A3 EP1024560 A3 EP 1024560A3 EP 99204554 A EP99204554 A EP 99204554A EP 99204554 A EP99204554 A EP 99204554A EP 1024560 A3 EP1024560 A3 EP 1024560A3
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Prior art keywords
housing
slide
plate member
body member
side walls
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1024560B1 (en
EP1024560A2 (en
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Oliver Hackel
Thomas Drescher
Klaus Storandt
Peter Schekalla
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Delphi Technologies Inc
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Delphi Technologies Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/44—Means for preventing access to live contacts
    • H01R13/447—Shutter or cover plate
    • H01R13/453—Shutter or cover plate opened by engagement of counterpart
    • H01R13/4538—Covers sliding or withdrawing in the direction of engagement
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62905—Additional 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62977—Pivoting levers actuating linearly camming means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62933—Comprising exclusively pivoting lever

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Abstract

An electrical connector (10) comprising a first part (12) mateable with a second part (14) along an axis (X), the first part including a housing (16) having opposed side walls (18,20) with opposed slide surfaces (28) extending in a direction (Y) substantially perpendicular to the mating axis; a slide member (30,31) making a sliding engagement with the slide surfaces and having a pair of inclined cam surfaces (46); a body member (34) positioned internally of the housing and having through bores (36); and drive means (58,64) on the housing engaging each slide member to slide each slide member relative to the adjacent side wall; the second part including a housing (78) having side walls (80) positionable inside the side walls of the housing of the first part and having through bores (86) a pair of spaced cam followers (84) for sliding movement along the cam surfaces; wherein each slide member has an inclined cam surface (108) extending from its lower edge in a direction substantially parallel to the other inclined cam surfaces; and wherein the first part includes a plate member (100) positioned between the body member and the housing of the second part, the plate member having apertures (102) alignable with the through bores, side edges (104) directed towards the side walls of the housing of the first part, and a cam follower (106) extending from each side edge and slidably engaging the cam surface extending from the lower edge of the adjacent slide member, actuation of the drive means moving the plate member relative to the body member between a fully unmated position in which the plate member is spaced from the body member and a fully mated position in which the plate member is substantially in engagement with the body member. The plate member provides protection for electrical terminals protruding from the body member in the unmated position.
EP99204554A 1999-01-29 1999-12-24 Two-part electrical connector Expired - Lifetime EP1024560B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GBGB9901953.1A GB9901953D0 (en) 1999-01-29 1999-01-29 Two-part electrical connector
GB9901953 1999-01-29

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EP1024560A2 EP1024560A2 (en) 2000-08-02
EP1024560A3 true EP1024560A3 (en) 2001-01-03
EP1024560B1 EP1024560B1 (en) 2003-06-11

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EP99204554A Expired - Lifetime EP1024560B1 (en) 1999-01-29 1999-12-24 Two-part electrical connector

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DE (1) DE69908746T2 (en)
GB (1) GB9901953D0 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3492309B2 (en) 2000-11-02 2004-02-03 エフシーアイジャパン株式会社 connector
JP3994838B2 (en) * 2002-09-24 2007-10-24 住友電装株式会社 Connector assembly structure
US7094081B1 (en) * 2005-03-24 2006-08-22 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Electrical connector assembly
JP4941064B2 (en) 2007-04-09 2012-05-30 住友電装株式会社 Lever type connector

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4775327A (en) * 1987-02-17 1988-10-04 Amphenol Corporation Connector with automatic protection cap
FR2702889A1 (en) * 1993-03-18 1994-09-23 Cinch Connecteurs Sa Electrical connector
EP0722203A1 (en) * 1995-01-16 1996-07-17 Molex Incorporated Electrical connector assembly with improved camming system
WO1997011515A1 (en) * 1995-09-19 1997-03-27 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical connector having double-lock member
EP0843386A1 (en) * 1996-08-08 1998-05-20 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. A lever connector

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4775327A (en) * 1987-02-17 1988-10-04 Amphenol Corporation Connector with automatic protection cap
FR2702889A1 (en) * 1993-03-18 1994-09-23 Cinch Connecteurs Sa Electrical connector
EP0722203A1 (en) * 1995-01-16 1996-07-17 Molex Incorporated Electrical connector assembly with improved camming system
WO1997011515A1 (en) * 1995-09-19 1997-03-27 The Whitaker Corporation Electrical connector having double-lock member
EP0843386A1 (en) * 1996-08-08 1998-05-20 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. A lever connector

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GB9901953D0 (en) 1999-03-17
EP1024560B1 (en) 2003-06-11
EP1024560A2 (en) 2000-08-02
DE69908746D1 (en) 2003-07-17
DE69908746T2 (en) 2004-05-13

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