Electrical connector casings
AssigneeConnecteurs Cinch
InventorsJean Ittah, Thierry Badaroux
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Abstract
Electrical connector casings comprising a female casing member and a male casing member the male casing member, wherein includes an inclined elastic bar fastened at a point partway along its length to an abutment and the female casing member has a passage adapted to receive the elastic bar. Partway along the length of this passage is a projection on the path of the abutment and having, on the side facing the opening of the female casing member, a steep edge joining at right angles to a part joining at right angles a .retaining steep edge which, with the abutment, locks the two casing members together.
Claims3
Electrical connector casings, comprising:
- a male casing member adapted to receive first electrical connection members;
- a female casing member including an opening for insertion of said male casing member in an insertion direction, said female casing member adapted to receive second electrical connection members capable of coupling with said first electrical connection members;
- said male casing member comprising:
- a first end that is adapted to be inserted into an opening in said female casing member, and a second end opposite said first end;
- pillars positioned near said first end of said male casing member;
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- an elastic bar extending laterally, substantially parallel to a direction of insertion of said male member into said female member, said elastic bar including two ends, with one of said two ends being fastened to said male casing member adjacent said second end of said male casing member, and the other of said two ends being fastened to said pillar, said elastic bar being inclined towards said second end, and an abutment is positioned partway along the length of said elastic bar, with said abutment comprising a substantially parallelpiped-shaped block;
- said female casing comprising:
- a passage adapted to receive said elastic bar, and a projection positioned partway along said passage along a path of travel of said elastic bar, said projection comprising a steep edge on a side facing towards said opening of said female casing member, said steep edge joining at right angles a part joining at right angles a retaining steep edge interacting with said abutment to lock said male casing member and said female casing member together, so that said male casing member is automatically inserted and locked when said male casing member is inserted to a particular position within said female casing member;
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- said male casing member including an unlocking member positioned near said one end of said elastic bar to enable release of said abutment from said projection for separation of said male casing member and said female casing member.
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