Electrical Plug Device With A Blocking Mechanism For A Position Assurance Element Which Can Be Released By A Mating Housing

An assembly, comprising:

• an electrical plug device including a connector housing, a connection aid forming a drive device for the plugging motion, the connection aid is movable at the connector housing from a plugging position to a holding position, a position assurance element held at an outer side of the connector housing and displaceable from an open position to a securing position, the connection aid in the open position of the position assurance element is movable from the plugging position to the holding position and in the securing position of the position assurance element is fixated in the holding position at the connector housing, and a blocking mechanism blocking the position assurance element in the open position and a release element;
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• a mating connector including a mating housing configured to be plugged together in a plugging motion with the connector housing complementary to the mating housing, the mating housing having a trigger element with which the blocking mechanism is released when the connector housing and the mating housing are in a state being completely plugged together and the position assurance element can be displaced from the open position to the securing position.