Housing assembly for an electric connector with a mating aid as well as electric connector and connector assembly

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a housing assembly including a connector housing, a mating aid arranged on the connector housing and movable between an initial position and a final position, and a securing element arranged on the mating aid and movable between a secured position and a release position, the mating aid has a drive section engaging a mating connector to move the mating connector into a state in which the mating connector is plugged together with the electrical connector, the securing element in the secured position engages the connector housing and in the release position is disengaged from the connector housing, the securing element in the secured position is accessible for the mating connector from outside of the housing assembly and is movable to the release position by the mating connector;
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• an electrical contact element arranged in the connector housing.

A connector assembly, comprising:

• an electrical connector including a housing assembly and an electrical contact element, the housing assembly has a connector housing, a mating aid arranged on the connector housing and movable between an initial position and a final position, and a securing element arranged on the mating aid and movable between a secured position and a release position, the mating aid has a drive section, the securing element in the secured position engages the connector housing and in the release position is disengaged from the connector housing, the electrical contact element is arranged in the connector housing;
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• a mating connector pluggable together with the electrical connector, the mating connector has a driven section engaging with the drive section of the mating aid, the drive section moves the mating connector into a state in which the mating connector is plugged together with the electrical connector, the securing element in the secured position is accessible for the mating connector from outside of the housing assembly and is movable to the release position by the mating connector, the mating connector bears against the securing element when the electrical connector and the mating connector are plugged together.