Four-pole electric connector
US5938483A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/62911
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A four-pole electric connector is designed so that the contact elements can be easily locked to their axial fastening. The connector has a slide for coupling with a mating connector, which slide can be inserted in receptacles of a contact carrier of the connector transversally to the direction of insertion of contact elements and moved longitudinally. The slide contains a seat for a locking element, which is provided for axially securing the contact elements. The locking element is brought together and joined with the contact elements through an insertion motion of the slide until a closing position is reached, where the locking element engages with the contact carrier. When the slide is moved in the opposite direction to an open position, the locking element is removed from the seat in a similar manner, while it remains on the contact carrier and the contact elements.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.