Connector with sliding terminal position assurance

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a connector mount including a cavity and a rocker connected to the connector mount proximate the cavity;
• a terminal located in a mounted position in the cavity;
• and
• a terminal position assurance supported on the connector mount and movable relative to the connector mount between a pre-lock position and a locked position;
• wherein
• the rocker is configured to limit movement of the terminal position assurance when the rocker is in a non-biased position;
• and
• the terminal position assurance limits movement of the terminal out of the mounted position when the terminal position assurance is in the locked position.

An assembly comprising:

• a connector mount including a cavity configured to receive a terminal and a terminal position assurance mount, the terminal position assurance mount including a plurality of lock grooves;
• and
• a terminal position assurance including a TPA stop and a TPA handle that are connected by a TPA bridge, the terminal position assurance including a plurality of lock tabs;
• wherein
• the terminal position assurance is adapted to be located in a pre-insertion position relative to the terminal position assurance mount wherein each of the lock tabs is located in one of the lock grooves;
• the terminal position assurance is adapted to be moved relative to the terminal position assurance mount from the pre-insertion position to a pre-lock position where each of the lock tabs engages a lower surface of one of the lock grooves to prevent movement of the terminal position assurance toward the pre-insertion position;
• and
• the TPA handle is movable relative to the TPA stop such that the TPA handle can be moved relative to the TPA stop when the terminal position assurance is in the pre-lock position so that the TPA bridge is stressed.

An assembly comprising:

• a connector mount including a cavity configured to receive a terminal and a rocker attached to the connector mount;
• and
• a terminal position assurance supported on the connector mount for movement between a pre-lock position and a locked position;
• wherein
• at least a portion of the rocker is configured move relative to the connector mount from a non-biased to a biased position;
• the rocker is configured to prevent the terminal position assurance from moving from the pre-lock position to the locked position when the rocker is in the non-biased position;
• and
• the rocker includes a stop arm and a cavity arm, and the cavity arm is configured to engage the terminal in the cavity to move the rocker from the non-biased to the biased position.

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a connector mount including a cavity and a rocker connected to the connector mount proximate the cavity;
• a terminal located in a mounted position in the cavity;
• and
• a terminal position assurance supported on the connector mount and movable relative to the connector mount between a pre-lock position and a locked position;
• wherein
• the rocker is configured to limit movement of the terminal position assurance when the rocker is in a non-biased position;
• and
• the rocker includes a stop arm that extends toward the terminal position assurance and a cavity arm that extends into the cavity.