Electric plug and electric plug socket
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorsWerner Boeck, Ralf Schmidt, Guenter Feldmeier, Martin Szelag
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Abstract
A plug (10) for connecting to a plug socket comprises a plug contact region (18) having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug (10) and the plug socket. The plug also comprises a latch spring (32) having a first plug latching element (36) for connecting the plug (10) to a first socket latching element of the plug socket and a second plug latching element (38) for latching the plug (10) to a second socket latching element of the plug socket.
Claims22
A plug for connecting to a plug socket having a forwardly located frame and a rearwardly located rear part connected to the frame, the plug comprising:
- a plug contact region adapted for insertion into the rear part of the plug socket and having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug and the plug socket;
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- a latch spring comprising:
- a first plug latching element for latching the plug to a first socket latching element which is associated with the rear part of the plug socket;
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- a second plug latching element for latching the plug to a second socket latching element which is associated with the frame of the plug socket.
A plug socket for connecting to a plug having a plug contact region, a separate upper housing half, and a latch spring, the plug socket comprising:
- a rear part adapted to receive the plug contact region of the plug and having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug socket and the plug;
- a first socket latching element for latching the plug socket to a first plug latching element of the latch spring associated with the plug contact region of the plug;
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- a second socket latching element for latching the plug socket to a second plug latching element of the latch spring associated with the upper housing half of the plug.
A frame for rigid connection to a plug socket, the frame comprising:
- a frame latching element for rigidly connecting the frame to the plug socket;
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- a second socket latching element carried by the frame for latching the frame to a second plug latching element of a plug when the plug is inserted into the plug socket;
- whereby a first plug latching element of the plug is latched to a first socket latching element carried by the plug socket;
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- wherein a substantial portion of the frame extends beyond the plug socket toward the plug.
A plug for connecting to a plug socket, the plug comprising:
- a plug contact region having one or more contacts for producing one or more electrical connections between the plug and the plug socket;
- a latch spring comprising:
- a first plug latching element for latching the plug to a first socket latching element of the plug socket;
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- a second plug latching element for latching the plug to a second socket latching element of the plug socket;
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- a socket for receiving the tip of a screwdriver parallel to a plug insertion direction, wherein the latch spring may be displaced into an unlocked position by inserting the screwdriver into the socket or by turning the screwdriver in the socket, whereby a latching connection of the plug latching elements of the plug to the socket latching elements of the plug socket is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.