Vibration resistant connector system with mating assistance feature
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsPatrick J. Reedy, Don E. Bizon, William C. Lovitz, Nicholas A. Durse
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Abstract
An connector assembly includes a connector header configured to be attached to a mounting substrate by a first mounting stud extending through a first aperture defined by the connector header, a connector configured to mate and unmate with the connector header and having a mating assist lever configured to attach and detach the connector to and from the connector header, and a mounting tab defined by the connector and configured to attach the connector to the first mounting stud extending through a second aperture defined by the mounting tab. Methods of assembling such a connector assembly are also provided.
Claims19
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector header configured to be attached to a mounting substrate by a threaded first mounting stud extending through a first aperture defined by the connector header, the connector header being secured to the first mounting stud by a first threaded nut;
- a connector configured to mate and unmate with the connector header, the connector comprises a mating assist lever configured to attach and detach the connector to and from the connector header;
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- a mounting tab defined by the connector and configured to attach the connector to the first mounting stud extending through a second aperture defined by the mounting tab, the mounting tab being secured to the first nut by a second threaded nut.
A method of assembling an electrical connector, comprising:
- inserting a first mounting stud extending from a mounting substrate through a first aperture defined by a connector header;
- placing a first nut on the first mounting stud and securing the connector header to the mounting substrate;
- inserting the first mounting stud through a second aperture of a mounting tab defined by a connector configured to mate and unmate with the connector header which has a mating assist lever configured to attach and detach the connector to and from the connector header;
- activating the mating assist lever to attach the connector to the connector header;
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- placing a second nut on the first mounting stud and securing the mounting tab to the first nut.
A method of assembling an electrical connector, comprising:
- inserting a first mounting stud extending from a mounting substrate through a first aperture defined by a connector header;
- placing a first nut on the first mounting stud and securing the connector header to the mounting substrate;
- inserting the first mounting stud through a second aperture of a mounting tab defined by a mating assist lever configured to attach and detach a connector to and from the connector header;
- activating the mating assist lever to attach the connector to the connector header;
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- placing a second nut on the first mounting stud and securing the mounting tab to the first nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.