Connector housing for an electric plug connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9543683-B2
Application number	US-201514798836-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2015
Priority date	Jul 14, 2014
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A connector housing for an electrical connector has a housing body having one or more contact receiving passageways and one or more contact-securing members. Each contact-securing member is pivotably mounted on the housing body about a pivot axis, spaced apart from the pivot axis and extending parallel to the pivot axis, and pivotable about the pivot axis into the contact receiving passageway. The contact-securing member has a latching lug, a securing arm extending towards the contact receiving passageway, and a recess positioned on a side of the securing are opposite the latching lug.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector housing for an electrical connector, comprising a housing body having:
one or more contact receiving passageways; and
one or more contact-securing members
pivotably mounted on the housing body about a pivot axis,
spaced apart from the pivot axis and extending parallel to the pivot axis, and
pivotable about the pivot axis into the contact receiving passageway, each having:
a latching lug,
a securing arm extending towards the contact receiving passageway,
a recess positioned on a side of the securing arm opposite the latching lug, and
a rib spaced apart from the securing arm and extending parallel to the pivot axis.

2. The connector housing according to claim 1 further comprising an integral hinge on the pivot axis.

3. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-securing member is integrally formed with the housing body.

4. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-securing member is a cover positioned over the housing body.

5. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the housing body has a rib receiving space positioned a distance from the pivot axis, and extending approximately parallel to the pivot axis.

6. The connector housing according to claim 5 , wherein the rib is pivotable into the rib receiving space.

7. The connector housing according to claim 6 , wherein each of the contact receiving passageways have a securing arm receiving groove positioned approximately parallel to the pivot axis, extending through the housing body, and exposing the contact receiving passageways.

8. The connector housing according to claim 7 , wherein:
the housing body includes a latching head with a counter-latching lug positioned between the rib receiving space and the securing arm receiving groove, the latching lug engaging the counter-latching lug and connecting the contact securing member to the housing body with a positive locking force.

9. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-securing member has one or more reinforcing elements extending substantially in the longitudinal direction on a side facing away from the housing body.

10. The connector housing according to claim 9 , wherein the reinforcing element further includes a latching hook extending towards the housing body.

11. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-securing member further includes an elastically deflectable mating plug latching element on a side facing away from the housing body.

12. The connector housing according to claim 11 , wherein the contact-securing member has a safety bar that partially surrounds the elastically deflectable latching element.

13. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-securing member has alternating regions of increased and reduced wall thickness in a region of the recess, the alternating regions extending in a direction parallel to the pivot axis.

14. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the recess has a recess base with one or more depressions.

15. The connector housing according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-securing member has at least one aperture positioned proximate to the recess and extending approximately perpendicular to the pivot axis.

16. A connector housing for an electrical connector, comprising a housing body having:
one or more contact receiving passageways; and
one or more contact-securing members
pivotably mounted on the housing body about a pivot axis,
spaced apart from the pivot axis and extending parallel to the pivot axis, and
pivotable about the pivot axis into the contact receiving passageway, each having:
a latching lug,
a securing arm extending towards the contact receiving passageway,
a recess positioned on a side of the securing arm opposite the latching lug, and
one or more reinforcing elements extending substantially in the longitudinal direction on a side facing away from the housing body.

17. The connector housing according to claim 16 , wherein the reinforcing element further includes a latching hook extending towards the housing body.

18. A connector housing for an electrical connector, comprising a housing body having:
one or more contact receiving passageways; and
one or more contact-securing members
pivotably mounted on the housing body about a pivot axis,
spaced apart from the pivot axis and extending parallel to the pivot axis, and
pivotable about the pivot axis into the contact receiving passageway, each having:
a latching lug,
a securing arm extending towards the contact receiving passageway, and
a recess positioned on a side of the securing arm opposite the latching lug, with alternating regions of increased and reduced wall thickness in a region of the recess extending in a direction parallel to the pivot axis.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Leonhardt Bernd
• Manz Bernd

Classifications

• H01R13/5213

  Covers · CPC title

• H01R13/501

  comprising an integral hinge or a frangible part · CPC title

• H01R13/4362 Primary

  comprising a temporary and a final locking position · CPC title

• H01R13/436 Primary

  Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece {or operation} · CPC title