Connector assembly having an improved connector position assurance mechanism
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorsChristian Otto Boemmel, Dietrich Wilhelm Kuempel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connector assembly, especially for connecting optical fibers, having a coupling member, a connector housing insertable into the coupling member and a connection slide mounted in the coupling member so as to be actuatable generally perpendicular to the insertion direction of the connector housing. At least one of the components, either the coupling member, connector housing or connection slide includes a resiliently deformable area which is deformable between connection and snap-in positions.
Claims15
A connector assembly, especially for connecting optical fibers, comprising:
- a coupling member;
- a connector housing being insertable into the coupling member;
- and,
- a connection slide mounted in the coupling member being actuatable generally perpendicularly to an insertion direction of the connector housing, the connection slide having an angled channel formed therein for guiding the connector housing into a connection position within the coupling member during actuation, a latching mechanism for securing the connector housing in a snapped-in position, and a resiliently deformable area formed by a plurality of spaced apart openings, the resiliently deformable area being deformable when the connector housing is between the connection and snapped-in positions.
A connector assembly with a connector position assurance mechanism, comprising:
- a coupling member;
- a connector housing being insertable into the coupling member;
- and,
- a connection slide mounted in the coupling member and being actuatable generally perpendicularly to an insertion direction of the connector housing, the connection slide having an angled channel formed therein for guiding the connector housing into a connection position within the coupling member during actuation, a latching mechanism for securing the connector housing in a snapped-in position, and a flexible bar formed separate from the latching mechanism, the flexible bar provided with an opening such that the flexible bar is resiliently deformable during actuation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.