Contact housing, contact housing receptacle and electrical connector

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a plurality of electrical contacts;
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• a contact housing including a plurality of contact housing modules in which the plurality of electrical contacts are disposed, the contact housing modules including a first contact housing module and a second contact housing module, the first contact housing module having a first contact securing comb engaging the second contact housing module and securing the contacts in the second contact housing module, and the second contact housing module having a second contact securing comb engaging the first contact housing module and securing the contacts in the first contact housing module, the first contact securing comb is at least partially engageable in the second contact securing comb and/or, in a preassembly position of the first contact housing module and the second contact housing module, the first contact securing comb engages a second base body of the second contact housing module and the second contact securing comb engages a first base body of the first contact housing module.

A ready-made electrical cable, comprising:

• an electrical connector including a plurality of electrical contacts and a contact housing, the contact housing including a plurality of contact housing modules in which the plurality of electrical contacts are disposed, the contact housing modules including a first contact housing module and a second contact housing module, the first contact housing module having a first contact securing comb engaging the second contact housing module and securing the contacts in the second contact housing module, and the second contact housing module having a second contact securing comb engaging the first contact housing module and securing the contacts in the first contact housing module, the first contact securing comb is at least partially engageable in the second contact securing comb and/or, in a preassembly position of the first contact housing module and the second contact housing module, the first contact securing comb engages a second base body of the second contact housing module and the second contact securing comb engages a first base body of the first contact housing module;
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• an electrical cable electrically connected to the electrical contacts.

A contact housing for an electrical connector, comprising:

• a plurality of electrical contacts;
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• a plurality of contact housing modules in which the plurality of electrical contacts are disposed, the contact housing modules including a first contact housing module and a second contact housing module, the first contact housing module having a first contact securing comb engaging the second contact housing module and securing the contacts in the second contact housing module, and the second contact housing module having a second contact securing comb engaging the first contact housing module and securing the contacts in the first contact housing module, each of the first contact housing module and the second contact housing module has a plurality of contact chambers each receiving an electrical contact, a plurality of secondary latching passageways each leading into one of the contact chambers, a plurality of contact securing teeth protruding from an inner side between each pair of adjacent contact chambers or each pair of adjacent secondary latching passageways, and a plurality of openings on the inner side spaced apart from the secondary latching passageways and open to the plurality of contact chambers.

A contact housing for an electrical connector, comprising:

• a plurality of identical electrical contacts;
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• a plurality of contact housing modules in which the plurality of electrical contacts are disposed, the contact housing modules including a first contact housing module and a second contact housing module, the first contact housing module having a first contact securing comb engaging the second contact housing module and securing the contacts in the second contact housing module, and the second contact housing module having a second contact securing comb engaging the first contact housing module and securing the contacts in the first contact housing module, a maximum outer dimension of the contact housing in a width direction is less than or equal to 6.5 mm, an outer side of each of the first contact housing module and the second contact housing module is substantially closed, and the first contact housing module and the second contact housing module are each monolithically formed from a single piece.