Electrical plug connector pair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10003155-B2
Application number	US-201515519847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	Oct 20, 2014
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

An electrical plug connector pair includes a first plug connector part and a second plug connector part which can be interconnected by a plug connection such that an electrical contact provided in the first plug connector part can be galvanically contacted to an electrical contact provided in the second connector part. The first plug connector part includes a locking element having a locking hook that, in a locking state, can be brought into engagement with a hook receiving portion provided in the second plug connector part such that the locking hook that is brought into engagement with the hook receiving portion in the locking state prevents separation of the two plug connector parts, the locking element being mounted in the first plug connector part so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis such that the locking hook can be released.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical plug connector pair comprising:
a first plug connector part; and
a second plug connector part configured to be interconnected by a plug connection such that an electrical contact provided in the first plug connector part is galvanically contactable to an electrical contact provided in the second connector part,
wherein the first plug connector part comprises a locking element having a locking hook that, in a locking state, is configured to be brought into engagement with a hook receiving portion provided in the second plug connector part such that the locking hook that is brought into engagement with the hook receiving portion in the locking state prevents separation of the two plug connector parts, the locking element being mounted in the first plug connector part so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis such that the locking hook is releasable from the hook receiving portion by pivoting the locking element, a locking bolt being arranged in a guide provided in the locking element so as to be longitudinally displaceable in the guide, such that the locking bolt is insertable into a bolt receiving portion and/or is removable therefrom by longitudinal displacement, the bolt receiving portion being arranged in a different region of the first plug connector part from the locking element such that a pivot movement of the locking element is blocked when the locking bolt is inserted into the bolt receiving portion, and
wherein the locking element comprises a spring tongue, by which the locking element rests on a support provided inside the first plug connector part in such a way that the locking hook is configured to be forced into the hook receiving portion when the two plug connector parts are in a plugged-in state.

2. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element comprises a manually operable actuation region, and application of force to which region causes the locking element to pivot in such a way that the locking hook is released from the hook receiving portion.

3. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the locking holt comprises a threaded screw and the bolt receiving portion has an internal thread corresponding to the threaded screw, such that the threaded screw is configured to be screwed into the internal thread of the holt receiving portion.

4. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 3 , wherein the threaded screw is captivated in the guide, but so as to have axial play.

5. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein a peg is arranged inside the first plug connector part and the locking element comprises a peg receiving portion, by which it rests on the peg such that the locking element is pivotable about the peg.

6. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the locking hook has a starting bevel which is configured to come into contact with a corresponding surface of the second plug connector part when the two plug connector parts are plugged together, such that the locking hook is deflected in a direction that is perpendicular to the plug-in direction.

7. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the locking hook is rigidly connected to the locking element such that a deflection of the locking hook perpendicular to the plug-in direction causes the locking element to pivot.

8. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 1 , wherein the locking hook is resiliently connected to the locking element such that the locking hook may deflect perpendicularly to the plug-in direction without the locking element being pivoted.

9. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 2 , wherein the locking hook is pivoted out of the hook receiving portion.

10. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 3 , wherein the bolt receiving portion comprises a threaded nut.

11. The electrical plug connector pair according to claim 10 , wherein the threaded screw is captivated in the guide with axial play.

12. An electrical plug connector pair comprising:
a first plug connector part; and
a second plug connector part configured to be interconnected by a plug connection such that an electrical contact provided in the first plug connector part is galvanically contactable to an electrical contact provided in the second connector part,
wherein the first plug connector part comprises a locking element having a locking hook that, in a locking state, is configured to be brought into engagement with a hook receiving portion provided in the second plug connector part such that the locking hook that is brought into engagement with the hook receiving portion in the locking state prevents separation of the two plug connector parts, the locking element being mounted in the first plug connector part so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis such that the locking hook is releasable from the hook receiving portion by pivoting the locking element, a locking bolt being arranged in a guide provided in the locking element so as to be longitudinally displaceable in the guide, such that the locking bolt is insertable into a bolt receiving portion and/or is removable therefrom by longitudinal displacement, the bolt receiving portion being arranged in a different region of the first plug connector part from the locking element such that a pivot movement of the locking element is blocked when the locking bolt is inserted into the bolt receiving portion, and
wherein the locking hook has a starting bevel which is configured to come into contact with a corresponding surface of the second plug connector part when the two plug connector parts are plugged together, such that the locking hook is deflected in a direction that is perpendicular to the plug-in direction.

13. An electrical plug connector pair comprising:
a first plug connector part; and
a second plug connector part configured to be interconnected by a plug connection such that an electrical contact provided in the first plug connector part is galvanically contactable to an electrical contact provided in the second connector part,
wherein the first plug connector part comprises a locking element having a locking hook that, in a locking state, is configured to be brought into engagement with a hook receiving portion provided in the second plug connector part such that the locking hook that is brought into engagement with the hook receiving portion in the locking state prevents separation of the two plug connector parts, the locking element being mounted in the first plug connector part so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis such that the locking hook is releasable from the hook receiving portion by pivoting the locking element, a locking bolt being arranged in a guide provided in the locking element so as to be longitudinally displaceable in the guide, such that the locking bolt is insertable into a bolt receiving portion and/or is removable therefrom by longitudinal displacement, the bolt receiving portion being arranged in a different region of the first plug connector part from the locking element such that a pivot movement of the locking element is blocked when the locking bolt is inserted into the bolt receiving portion; and
wherein the locking hook is rigidly connected to the locking element such that a deflection of the locking hook perpendicular to the plug-in direction causes the locking element to pivot.

14. An electrical plug connector pair comprising:
a first plug connector part; and
a second plug connector part configured to be interconnected by a plug connection such that an electrical contact provided i

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Giefers Stefan

Classifications

• H01R13/6275 Primary

  Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6215

  using one or more bolts · CPC title

• H01R13/621

  Bolt, set screw or screw clamp · CPC title