Multi-pin plug connection system for electronic control unit
US4558916A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-pin plug connection system with a multi-pin plug connector accepting single or multiple unequally constituted multi-conductor cables of the round and/or ribbon type for connection to the standardized socket bars of printed circuit board modules, the multi-pin connector featuring a one-piece housing with a central pocket receiving a pin bar assembly composed of one or more plug units. Each plug unit holds a number of parallel conductor strands, which enter positioning grooves between two clamping members from one or the other direction, in engagement with contact knives of the contact posts. The connector housing has two shell halves attached to the sides of said pocket by a bending hinge and equipped with cable positioning and reorienting studs in alignment with a shaped entry aperture, the shell halves being pivotable from an injection-molded open position to an abutting closed position.
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