Connector housing for an air bag connector and a method for contacting a connector housing

A connector housing for an air bag connector for the electrical and mechanical connecting of at least one electric line to a terminal connection (22,23), the connector housing comprising:

• two housing sections (2,3) which can be plugged together and locked;
• at least one contact (8,9,10), arranged in the housing to provide an electrical connection between the line and terminal connection (22,23) the contact (8,9) having an insulation-piercing contact region (24,25) for contacting an electric line;
• the housing sections (2,3) having locking elements (45,48,54,55,68) defining a pre-lock-in position which holds the housing sections (2,3) at a predetermined distance at which the line can be freely inserted and, by means of pressing together into a final lock-in position of the connector housing (1), can be contacted with the insulation-piercing contact regions (24,35);
• a spacer (94,95) formed as part of one of the housing sections (2,3) and supported against the other housing section (2,3) in the pre-lock-in position to localize the one housing section supported against the other housing section, so that the connector housing is not inadvertently pressed from the pre-lock-in position to the final lock-in position;
• one of the housing sections (2,3) having belt arrangements (80,81) so that several connector housings can be plugged together to form a flexible band;
• one of the belt arrangements (80,81 ) is of a single-piece design with the spacer (94,95);
• a locking arrangement (101) for lockably plugging together the connector housing (1) to a counter-connector housing (103);
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• the locking arrangement (101 ) comprising a blocking arrangement (112;124) operative to bar a lock-in position in which the connector housing (1) is locked to the counter-connector housing (103).

A connector housing for an air bag connector for the electrical and mechanical connecting of at least one electric line to a terminal connection (22,23) the connector housing comprising:

• two housing sections (2,3), which can be plugged together and locked;
• at least one contact (8,9,10), arranged in the housing to provide an electrical connection between the line and terminal connection (22,23), the contact (8,9) having an insulation-piercing contact region (24,25) for contacting an electric line;
• the housing sections (2,3) having locking elements (45,48,54,55,68) defining a pre-lock-in position which holds the housing sections (2,3) at a predetermined distance at which the line can be freely inserted and, by means of pressing together into a final lock-in position of the connector housing (1), can be contacted with the insulation-piercing contact regions (24,35);
• a spacer (94,95) formed as part of one of the housing sections (2,3) and supported against the other housing section (2,3) in the pre-lock-in position to localize the one housing section supported against the other housing section, so that the connector housing is not inadvertently pressed from the pre-lock-in position to the final lock-in position;
• one of the housing sections (2,3) having belt arrangements (80,81) so that several connector housings can be plugged together to form a flexible band;
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• one of the belt arrangements (80,81) is of a single-piece design with the spacer (94,95) and thus is removed when the belt is cut away from the one housing section.