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Plug connector and connector set with a lever extension

US12040575B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

TE Connectivity Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

Carsten Buck · Heppenheim, DE
Michael Schall · Heppenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/62944
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plug connector pluggable together with a counter connector includes a connector housing having a guiding member and a lever device. The lever device has a lever transferrable from a plug position to a securing position, a coupling that is movable by the lever to engage the counter connector, and a lever extension attached to the lever and extendable and/or retractable with respect to the lever. A swivel movement of the lever out of the securing position is blocked by the lever extension retracted with respect to the lever. The guiding member blocks a shifting of the lever extension if the lever is moved out of the plug position and is not in the securing position.

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