Plug connector
AssigneeHarting Electronics GmbH
InventorsJean Francois Bernat, Jean-Merri De Vanssay
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Abstract
A plug connector consisting of a female plug and a male plug comprises a plurality of signal contacts that are combined into an assembly, and a plurality of power contacts that likewise are combined into an assembly. The power contact assembly has a housing provided with insulation piercing contacts, as well as a cable guide that includes a cable receiving opening and is pivotally provided on the housing, so that it can swivel between an open position in which a cable can be pushed into the cable receiving opening, and a closed position in which the cable is forced into the insulation piercing contact.
Claims17
A plug connector consisting of a female plug and a male plug, said plug connector comprising a plurality of signal contacts that are combined into an assembly, and a plurality of power contacts that likewise are combined into an assembly, said power contact assembly having a housing provided with insulation piercing contacts, as well as a cable guide that includes a cable receiving opening and is pivotally provided on said housing, so that it can swivel between an open position in which a cable can be pushed into said cable receiving opening, and a closed position in which said cable is forced into said insulation piercing contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.