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US 2022/0285884 A1Published application
Connector with connector position assurance
AssigneeJ.S.T. Corporation
InventorsPing CHEN, Kurt HUTCHISON
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Abstract
An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector can include a female housing and a connector position assurance member forming a pre-installed assembly. A male housing of the electrical connector can receive the assembly. Coupling of the assembly and the male housing can permit movement of the connector position assurance member to a final lock position, thus providing connector position assurance to the electrical connector.
Claims20
A connector, comprising:
- a male housing having a downwardly extending arm;
- a female housing having a bridge to engage the downwardly extending arm;
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- a connector position assurance member having an upwardly extending deflecting arm, the deflecting arm having an edge to abut the bridge.
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An assembly for a connector, the assembly comprising:
- a housing having a guide structure and a bridge, the guide structure having an aperture;
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- a connector position assurance member having a center beam disposed in the aperture and an arm to engage with the bridge.
A connector position assurance member, comprising:
- a front wall at a first height;
- a medial wall extending perpendicularly from the front wall at a second height lower than the first height;
- a lateral beam at a third height lower than the second height;
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- a center beam adjacent to the lateral beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.