Electrical connector assembly with improved camming system

Electrical connector assembly which includes first and second connectors each having a housing mounting a plurality of terminals mateable with the terminals of the other connector, and

• a camming system for moving the housings towards and away from each other along a mating axis to mate and unmate the connector,
• a lock slide member mounted on one of the housings and slidably movable along a path transverse to the mating axis,
• the lock slide member including at least one cam track extending oblique to the mating axis, the other housing having at least one cam follower projecting into the cam track for mating the connectors in response to sliding movement of the lock slide member,
• and lever means for moving the lock slide member, characterized by;
• the lever means being pivotally mounted on the lock slide member,
• an arcuated guiding slot disposed in the lever means and slidably engaging a projection formed in the one housing, and wherein
• an angular displacement of the lever means is effecting a linear displacement of the lock slide member adapted to forces encountered when moving said housings towards and away from each other.