Connector with sliding cam
US8235742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/62977
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector having a sliding cam that prevents twisting when mating with a mating connector. The connector having an inner housing, an inner housing, a slider receiving slot, and a slider. The inner housing includes a contact positioned in the inner housing, while the outer housing is attached to the inner housing. The slider receiving slot is positioned in the outer housing, and the slider includes a plurality of multiple cam grooves with cam pin insertion openings into which a plurality of cam pins positioned along a side surface of a mating connector are inserted. The slider is slidably received in the slider receiving slot. A plurality of temporary mating projections are positioned along the cam pin insertion openings, wherein a height of one of the plurality of temporary mating projections is higher than a height of another of the plurality of temporary mating projections.
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