Electrical connector system with miniaturized connector position assurance member

US12261395B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG · BB

Inventors

• Rainer Schmidt · Nuremberg, DE
• Paul Wohlfahrt · Mömbris, DE
• Bruno Barth · Fürth, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 3, 2022
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2025
• Expiry date: Apr 9, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R43/26
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a secondary locking device. The plug connector mates with a corresponding counter connector and includes a plug connector housing having a terminal cavity for receiving an electrical contact terminal. The secondary locking device provides a secondary locking function when the plug connector mates with the corresponding counter connector and when the secondary locking device is in a closed position. The secondary locking device is movable relative to the plug connector housing from an open position to the closed position. The secondary locking device has a stem portion and a flexible leg. The stem portion extends in the closing direction. The flexible leg has a fixed end and a free end. The flexible leg connects to the stem portion at its fixed end. The flexible leg extends from the fixed end to the free end opposite the closing direction.