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Connector with semi-automatic coupling accompanying a mechanical coupling

US6012947A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 1998
Grant dateJan 11, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/26
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for fixing one of two plugs (3, 4) of an electrical connector to a mechanical device (1), the one plug (4) being designed to be connected thereto in a detachable manner, the other plug (3) being attached to an assembly (2) to which the device (1) has just been coupled mechanically along an axis parallel to the axis of the electrical coupling, characterized in that it includes means for assembling/disassembling the plug (4) to and from the said mechanical device (1), the assembly/disassembly being carried out parallel to the coupling axes, assembly being made simply by clipping, while disassembly is carried out simply by pulling.

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