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Electrical connector assembly

US10559918B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG · BB

Inventors

Michael Gunreben · Schwanstetten, DE
Frank Odoerfer · Röthenbach an der Pegnitz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 16, 2018
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2201/26
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a plug body comprising a first housing part and a second housing part with a plug-in portion. The housing parts are movable relative to each other along a housing axis. An elastic element holds the housing parts against each other. The second housing part has a projection with a first sliding surface diagonally to the housing axis. The electrical connector assembly further includes a mating connector having a collar with a second sliding surface cooperating with the first sliding surface. The second housing part is displaced away from the first housing part along the housing axis against a restoring force of the elastic element. The second sliding surface ends at a recess in the collar, so that the elastic element pulls the projection into the recess and locks the plug body with the mating connector.

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