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US 2001/0024899 A1Published application
Electrical connector plug
AssigneeFramatome Connectors International
InventorsHans-Otto Geltsch, Rainer Schmidt
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AssigneeFramatome Connectors International
InventorsHans-Otto Geltsch, Rainer Schmidt
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An electrical connector plug is made available, which has a connector housing (1) with at least a first stiff locking element (7, 8, 44) and which comprises a counter-connector housing (2) which is complementarily formed to the connector housing (1) with at least a second elastic locking element (15, 53) and a spring element (25, 55) for increasing the spring force and with the two locking elements (7,8, 15, 44, 53) defining an unstable swell point. Furthermore, during the movement of the counter-connector housing (2) in the direction of insertion (F), the first locking element (7, 8, 44) presses so strongly against the second locking element (15,53) that the spring element (25, 55) located in the second locking element (15, 53) builds up a tension with the swell point being determined by using the spring element (25, 55).
An electrical connector plug comprising:
An electrical connector plug according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised by the fact that the spring element (25, 55) consists of a rubber or an elastomer material.
An electrical connector plug according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised by the fact that the spring element (25, 55) has a pass-through hole (28, 56) substantially in its centre and that its elasticity is adjustable by changing the diameter of the said hole.
An electrical connector plug according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised by the fact that the second locking element (53) is house-shaped with a gable roof (48) and two buckled walls (51, 52) arranged opposite one another with the complementarily formed spring element (55) located in the hollow space formed by the said walls.
An electrical connector plug according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised by the fact that the ridge (14) and the tips (31, 60) jointly define the swell point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.