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US 8,075,331 B2Granted
Quick lock connector assembly and a process for coupling and uncoupling such assembly
AssigneeSouriau
InventorsYves Gazelot, Franck Rinaldi, Jacky Chauveau
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Abstract
A quick lock connector assembly includes of a first electrical connector or receptacle connector, of a complementary electrical connector or plug, of a system for locking and unlocking connectors forming the connection assembly in order to allow its coupling and uncoupling, in which the receptacle connector and the plug each have at their respective ends a system of integrated sleeves and spring housings actuated by a push force. The disclosed embodiments have a particular application in severe environments.
Claims6
A quick lock connector assembly comprising:
- a first high-density miniature electrical connector or receptacle connector,
- a complementary mating high-density miniature connector or plug,
- a system comprising means for locking and unlocking the connectors, which form said connector assembly, in order to allow its coupling and uncoupling,
- wherein the receptacle connector has a system of sleeves comprising a split sleeve fastened to the receptacle connector, having at least two cantilever elastic beams, wherein the elastic beams additionally comprise a free end with a hook defining a shoulder, and a chamfered section arranged adjacent to the shoulder;
- wherein the plug has a housing comprising sliding blocks actuated by a spring, thereby moving a stop plate;
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- wherein the receptacle connector and the plug have at each of their respective ends the system of sleeves and the housing.
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