Electrical Connector and Electrical Connector Assembly
AssigneeTE Connecitivity Japan G. K.
InventorsMasaaki Saito, Kosuke Maeba
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing and one of a plurality of bases assembled with the housing. The housing has a mating tube matable with a mating connector. Each of the plurality of bases has a locking element of one of a plurality of different locking types. The one of the plurality of bases is assembled with the housing with the mating tube penetrating through a front and a back of the one of the plurality of bases and protruding from the one of the plurality of bases. The locking element is fixable to the mating connector and is selectable among the plurality of different locking types to correspond to a fixing type of the mating connector.
Claims16
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing including a mating tube matable with a mating connector;
- and
- one of a plurality of bases each including a locking element of one of a plurality of different locking types, the one of the plurality of bases is assembled with the housing with the mating tube penetrating through a front and a back of the one of the plurality of bases and protruding from the one of the plurality of bases, the locking element is fixable to the mating connector and the locking element is selectable among the plurality of different locking types to correspond to a fixing type of the mating connector.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a mating connector;
- and
- an electrical connector mated with and fixed to the mating connector, the electrical connector includes a housing and one of a plurality of bases, the housing has a mating tube matable with the mating connector, each of the plurality of bases include a locking element of one of a plurality of different locking types, the one of the plurality of bases is assembled with the housing with the mating tube penetrating through a front and a back of the one of the plurality of bases and protruding from the one of the plurality of bases, the locking element is fixed to the mating connector and the locking element is selectable among the plurality of different locking types to correspond to a fixing type of the mating connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.