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US 9,425,554 B2Granted
Connector including connector position assurance mechanism and connector mating body
AssigneeTyco Electronics Japan G.K.
InventorShingo Iwatani
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Abstract
An electrical connector is disclosed having a connector position assurance mechanism and a clip. The clip has a body and a mating detection terminal. The body is received in the connector position assurance mechanism only when the electrical connector is completely mated with a complimentary mating connector. The mating detection terminal contacts a complementary mating detection terminal in the mating connector to form an electrical circuit only when the body is positioned in the electrical connector.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector position assurance mechanism;
- and
- a clip having:
- a body received in the connector position assurance mechanism only when the electrical connector is completely mated with a complimentary mating connector, and
- a mating detection terminal that contacts a complementary mating detection terminal in the mating connector to form an electrical circuit only when the body is positioned in the electrical connector.
2 more elements
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector having a first mating detection terminal;
- and
- a complementary second connector having
- a connector position assurance mechanism, and
- a clip having
- a body received in the connector position assurance mechanism only when the second electrical connector is completely mated with the first mating connector, and
- a complementary second mating detection terminal that contacts the first mating detection terminal to form an electrical circuit only when the body is received in the connector position assurance mechanism.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.