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US 11,637,398 B2Granted
Electrical connector with full-mate indicator
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorErik Strahl
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a connector shell, a coupling nut, and an indicator surrounding the connector shell. The indicator includes a clamp member and a check member. The clamp member includes a ring and a coupling structure extending from the ring to the check member and coupling the ring to the check member. The indicator may assist a user in determining if the electrical connector is in a fully-mated state.
Claims20
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a connector shell comprising a shoulder having a pinching surface;
- a coupling nut configured to at least partially surround the connector shell, wherein the coupling nut includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the first end is configured to interface with a mating connector;
- and
- an indicator including a clamp member and a check member;
- wherein:
- the check member is external to the coupling nut, and the clamp member extends from an inner location inside the coupling nut to the check member,
- the clamp member includes a ring for pinching between the pinching surface of the shoulder and the mating connector, and the ring has at least one of bumps protruding in opposite directions and serrations surrounding a periphery of the ring.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a connector shell;
- a coupling nut;
- and
- an indicator surrounding the connector shell, wherein the indicator includes a clamp member that is at least partially internal to the coupling nut and a check member that is external to the coupling nut, wherein:
- the clamp member includes a ring and a coupling structure extending from the ring to the check member,
- wherein the connector shell includes a shoulder having a pinching surface, the ring is adjacent to the pinching surface of the shoulder, the check member includes one or more slots, the coupling structure includes one or more projection structures each having an end portion and a neck portion, and the one or more slots of the check member are coupled to the one or more projection structures, respectively.
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An electrical connector, comprising:
- a connector shell;
- a coupling nut configured to at least partially surround the connector shell, wherein the coupling nut includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the first end is configured to interface with a mating connector;
- and
- an indicator including a clamp member and a check member;
- wherein:
- the check member is external to the coupling nut, and the clamp member extends from an inner location inside the coupling nut to the check member,
- the check member includes a ring portion, a sleeve extending from the ring portion, and one or more bulge members extending from a surface of the ring portion;
- and
- the coupling nut further includes one or more receiving grooves configured to receive the one or more bulge members, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.