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US 2022/0045460 A1Published application
Housing for a connector of a connector system
AssigneeTE Connectivity Services GmbH
InventorsKevin McKee, David Allen Klein
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Abstract
A housing for a connector includes a main body having a plurality of exterior sides and a resilient shell extending from the exterior sides. The resilient shell includes a first resilient section having a first support connected to the exterior sides and a cantilever disposed at an end of the first support opposite the main body. The cantilever is separated by a distance from at least one of the exterior sides and is elastically deflectable toward the at least one of the exterior sides.
Claims26
A housing for a connector, comprising:
- a main body having a plurality of exterior sides;
- and
- a resilient shell extending from the exterior sides, the resilient shell includes a first resilient section having a first support connected to the exterior sides and a cantilever disposed at an end of the first support opposite the main body, the cantilever is separated by a distance from at least one of the exterior sides and is elastically deflectable toward the at least one of the exterior sides.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing including a main body having a wire receiving passageway extending through the main body;
- and
- a wire clamp having a plurality of clamp arms separated from one another, the wire clamp is disposed within the wire receiving passageway around a wire, the clamp arms are radially displaced by an inner surface of the wire receiving passageway toward the wire and apply a radial clamping force on the wire.
A connector system, comprising:
- a first connector including a first housing, the first housing has a rear wall with a protrusion extending from the rear wall;
- and
- a second connector including a second housing, a socket terminal disposed within the second housing, and a spring connected to the second housing, the spring engages with the first housing in a mating position of the second connector with the first connector and provides a spring elastic force pressing the socket terminal against the protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.