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Electrical plug connector having a slider which connects with a cap upon the slider being inserted into a housing to latch the cap to the housing

US7837485B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Epe · Lennestadt, DE
Thomas Foerster · Goldkronach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2009
Grant date	Nov 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 5, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/62944
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical plug connector includes a first connector housing, a slider, and a cap. The slider has slider surfaces insertable into the first housing in a direction transverse to a direction of insertion of a second housing to the first housing at a connecting side of the first housing. The slider is connected to the first housing upon the slider surfaces being inserted into the first housing. The cap is on a cap side of the first housing lying opposite to the connecting side of the first housing. The slider surfaces connect with the cap to latch the cap to the cap side of the first housing upon the slider surfaces being inserted into the first housing.

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