Electrical connector assembly having spring loaded electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly comprising:

• a housing having a mating end and a connector cavity extending from the mating end along a cavity axis, the housing having a panel wall including first and second sides with an opening extending therebetween and open to the connector cavity, the opening having an opening diameter;
• an electrical connector having a shell extending along a longitudinal axis, the shell being cylindrical and having a shell diameter that is less than the opening diameter, the electrical connector having a flange extending radially outward therefrom, the flange being configured to engage the first side of the panel wall, the electrical connector being coupled to the housing such that a portion of the shell is received within the connector cavity and a portion of the shell extends through the opening;
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• a spring concentrically surrounding a portion of the shell, the spring having a front end and a rear end, the front end being held by the electrical connector, the rear end engaging the second side of the panel wall such that the panel wall is captured between the flange and the spring, wherein the electrical connector is configured to float within the connector cavity in at least two non-parallel directions.

An electrical connector configured to be mounted to a panel wall, the electrical connector comprising:

• a shell having a cable end and a mating end, the shell extending along a longitudinal axis, the shell having a flange extending radially outward therefrom, the flange having a flange engagement surface configured to engage a first side of the panel wall, the shell having a groove extending at least partially circumferentially around the shell and the shell having a slot extending axially along an outer surface of the shell to the groove;
• a contact received within the shell, the contact being arranged along the longitudinal axis proximate the mating end;
• a washer received within the groove of the shell, the washer having a washer engagement surface;
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• a spring concentrically surrounding a portion of the shell, the spring having a front end and a rear end, the front end facing the washer engagement surface, the rear end facing the flange engagement surface and configured to engage a second side of the panel wall opposite to the first side such that the panel wall is captured between the flange and the spring.