Connector engagement detecting device
US5470251A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/641
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector is equipped with a device for detecting the mating and unmating of the male an female parts of the connector. The male part has an integral latchpiece and a pair of terminal pins connected to an associated detector circuit for detecting the mating of the male and female pars of the electric connector. The female part has an integral counter latching projection and an electrical conductor mounted on the counter latching projection for electrically connecting the pair of pins upon the mating-and-looking of the male and female parts. The counter latching projection functions as switching means responsive to the mating and unmating of the male and female parts of the electrical connector permitting the detector to detect the mating and unmating of the male and female parts.
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