Electrical connector

US6659786B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Eckel · Wiesbaden, DE
• Josef Woller · Griesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 23, 2002
• Grant date: Dec 9, 2003
• Expiry date: Apr 23, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01R2101/00
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrical connector having a male connector part and a female connector part, the male connector part having a contact pin and a first base member and the female connector part having a contact socket and a second base member, and the contact pin being insertable into the contact socket in order to effect electrical connection between the male connector part and the female connector part. In order to provide an electrical connector which compensates any offset between female connector part and male connector part resulting from assembly tolerances without damage thereto during mating, the contact pin and/or the contact socket is/are mounted movably in the respective base member. The contact socket is therefore protected against unintentional contact when the contact pin is not inserted, the female connector part also has closing elements, which close the contact socket, and the contact pin comprises an insertion bevel, which exerts uniform, radially outwardly directed mechanical pressure on the closing elements upon insertion of the contact pin into the contact socket and thereby releases the closing elements.