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Connector position assurance device, connector box and electrical connector system

US10116091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignees

TE Connectivity Germany GmbH · DE
Tyco Electronics France SAS · FR

Inventors

Carlos Salgado · Pontoise, FR
Xavier Rouillard · Pontoise, FR
Jonathan Benichou · Mannheim, DE
Rolf Jetter · Darmstadt, DE
Christian Boemmel · Langen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/641
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector position assurance device for an electrical connector comprises a body and a locking lance. The body has a body recess. The locking lance extends along a length of the body and has a fixed end fixed to the body and a lance head opposite the fixed end. The lance head is aligned with the body recess and is resiliently deflected from an undeformed position into the body recess.

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