Patent · US Active

Plug

US7559783B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

14References

16Claims

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hartmut Ripper · Darmstadt, DE
Gabriel Hotea · Offenbach, DE
Mile Trajkov · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2006
Grant date	Jul 14, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 13, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R31/08
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plug for a socket of an airbag is disclosed. The plug has a position assurance member having a movable member and a static member and the position assurance member is movable between a transport position and an end position by moving the movable member in relation to the static member. The plug also has a shorting contact, a flow of current in the shorting contact being possible in the transport position while the flow of current is not possible in the end position. The end position is attainable only when the plug is inserted into the socket.

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