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Coupling connector with automatically activated retainer

US12146595B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TI Automotive (Fuldabrück) GmbH · DE

Inventors

Iris Barthel · Kassel, DE
Kay Bube · Schenklengsfeld, DE
Andre Häckel · Naumburg, DE
Reiner Rohde · Malsfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2023
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L2201/10
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A coupling connector has a coupling body as well as a plug lock. The plug lock comprises a retainer and a verifier, wherein the plug lock can be inserted into the coupling body in a radial direction. The verifier has two legs and a back, wherein the ends of the legs facing away from the back are allocated to a bottom of the coupling body. If a coupling plug is inserted into the coupling connector, the plug lock is automatically transferred from a disengaged position into an engaged position. The coupling connector is designed in such a way that bottom-side ends of the legs retain their distance to each other while being deflected by the coupling plug.

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