Receiving device for accommodating a connector
AssigneeAmphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Langhoff, Michael Knödler
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Abstract
The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for receiving and locking two connectors that consist of sockets (52, 52′) and plugs (51, 51′), and a fuse (60) arranged between the sockets (52, 52′) as a current-carrying element for protecting the connection established by the receiving device (1) and the connectors. The receiving device comprises a top part (64) for receiving the plugs (51, 51′), a base (62), which can be connected to the top part (64) to contact the connectors, for receiving the sockets (52, 52′) and the fuse (60), said fuse (60) being arranged in the receiving device in such a manner that the fuse (60) is immobilized in the receiving device (1) in the position of contact of the connectors.
Claims15
A receiving device comprising:
- a top portion having a first receiving contour and a second receiving contour configured to receive a first plug connector and a second plug connector, respectively;
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- a bottom portion configured to accommodate a first socket connector and a second socket connector with a fuse therebetween,
- wherein the bottom portion is configured to be inserted into the top portion in a first direction and the top portion is configured to connect with the bottom portion by accommodating and latching with the bottom portion,
- wherein the first and second receiving contours each have plug stops for acting on the first and second plug connectors, respectively, in the first direction,
- wherein the first and second receiving contours each have fixing features for acting on the first and second plug connectors, respectively, transverse to the first direction, and
- wherein the receiving device is configured such that the first and second plug connectors are capable of mating with the first and second socket connectors, respectively, upon the connection of the top portion and the bottom portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.