Connector and terminal positioning mechanism
AssigneeYazaki North America, Inc.
InventorBryan D. Cole
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Abstract
A connector assembly according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector housing and a sliding mechanism. The first connector housing includes a first power terminal cavity and a retaining member. The sliding mechanism slidably engages the first connector housing and includes a first locking member fixed to a first signal terminal cavity. The first locking member includes a first projection. The retaining member may be configured to engage the first projection when the first connector is disconnected from the second connector such that the first signal terminal cavity is maintained in an axially retracted position relative to the first power terminal cavity.
Claims20
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a first connector including a first connector housing and a sliding mechanism, the first connector housing including a first power terminal cavity and a retaining member, the sliding mechanism slidably engaging the first connector housing and including a first locking member fixed to a first signal terminal cavity, the first locking member including a first projection;
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- a second connector, the retaining member engaging the first projection when the first connector is disconnected from the second connector such that the first signal terminal cavity is maintained in an axially retracted position relative to the first power terminal cavity.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a first connector including a first connector housing, a first signal terminal cavity, and a first locking member fixed to the first signal terminal cavity, the first connector housing including a first power terminal cavity and a retaining member, the first locking member slidably engaging the first connector housing and including a resilient arm and a first projection;
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- a second connector including a second connector housing, the second connector housing including a second power terminal cavity, a second signal terminal cavity, and a second projection, the second projection engaging the first projection when a first end face of the first connector housing engages a second end face of the second connector housing such that the resilient arm is radially deflected and the first signal terminal cavity is allowed to slide axially toward the second signal terminal cavity.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a first connector including a first connector housing and a sliding mechanism, the first connector housing including a first power terminal cavity and a retaining member, the retaining member including extension arms and a retaining feature extending between the extension arms, the sliding mechanism slidably engaging the first connector housing and including a first locking member fixed to a first signal terminal cavity, the first locking member including a resilient arm and a first projection extending radially from the resilient arm;
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- a second connector including a second connector housing, the second connector housing including a second power terminal cavity, a second signal terminal cavity, and a second projection, the second projection engaging the first projection when a first end face of the first connector housing engages a second end face of the second connector housing such that the resilient arm is radially deflected and the first signal terminal cavity is allowed to slide axially toward the second signal terminal cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.