Electrical plug connector for a busbar

A method for assembling a busbar, particularly the busbar of an electrical vehicle, comprising:

• a. providing a mating connector comprising:
• a mating connector housing;
• and
• a busbar receiving portion, wherein the busbar receiving portion is at least partially accommodated in the mating connector housing, wherein the busbar receiving portion is configured to mate with a connection portion of a busbar end which is integrally formed with a busbar conductor, wherein the busbar end includes a connection portion, the connection portion being configured for being plugged to the mating connector comprising the mating connector housing to establish an electrical connection, wherein the busbar end further comprises a retention means, which is configured to engage with a corresponding retention means of a plug connector housing to receive pull forces being imposed on the busbar B portion in a direction opposite to a mating direction, and wherein the plug connector housing comprises a corresponding retention means, that engages with the retention means, when the busbar portion is at least partially accommodated in the plug connector housing, wherein the plug connector housing comprises a mating lever that is arranged pivotable relative to a housing body between an alignment position and a mating position, wherein in the alignment position, the mating lever allows the mating connector to be aligned with the housing body, and in the mating position the mating lever couples the housing body with the mating connector in a mated configuration, and wherein the mating lever is configured to be engageable with the mating connector, in order to move the plug connector along a mating direction relative to the mating connector into the mated configuration, when being pivoted from the alignment position to the mating position;
• b. providing a busbar which includes a plug connector, comprising:
• a plug connector housing comprising a housing body, wherein the plug connector housing comprises a mating lever that is arranged pivotable relative to the housing body between an alignment position and a mating position, wherein in the alignment position, the mating lever allows the mating connector to be aligned with the housing body, and in the mating position the mating lever couples the housing body with the mating connector in a mated configuration;
• and
• a busbar portion, wherein the busbar portion is at least partially accommodated in the plug connector housing, wherein the busbar portion comprises:
• a busbar conductor, and
• a busbar end which is integrally formed with the busbar conductor, wherein the busbar end includes a connection portion, the connection portion being configured for being plugged to a mating connector to establish an electrical connection, wherein the busbar end further comprises a retention means, which is configured to engage with a corresponding retention means of the plug connector housing to receive pull forces being imposed on the busbar portion in a direction opposite to a mating direction, and wherein the plug connector housing comprises a corresponding retention means, that engages with the retention means, when the busbar portion is at least partially accommodated in the plug connector housing, wherein the plug connector housing further includes a connector position assurance member that is arranged moveable relative to the housing body so as to be moveable into a locked position, thereby locking the mating lever in the mating position,
• c. mating the mating connector and the plug connector;
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• d. moving the connector position assurance member into the locked position.