Electrical connector system with laterally protruding releasing arm

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9711898-B2
Application number	US-201615064695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2016
Priority date	Mar 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical connector system including a terminal, configured to be conductively connected to a printed circuit board and a cavity body element. The cavity body element has a cavity and a primary locking member. The cavity is configured to receive the terminal. The cavity extends from a front end to a rear end of the cavity body element. The front end is arranged opposite of the rear end. The primary locking member is configured to lock the terminal. The primary locking member includes a releasing arm protruding through a lateral surface of the cavity body element.

First claim

I claim:

1. An electrical connector system, comprising:
a terminal configured to be conductively connected to a printed circuit board;
a cavity body element having a cavity and a primary locking member, wherein the cavity extends from a front end to a rear end of the cavity body element and is configured to receive the terminal, wherein the front end is arranged opposite of the rear end, wherein the primary locking member is configured to lock the terminal, and wherein the primary locking member comprises a releasing arm protruding through a lateral surface of the cavity body element; and
a secondary locking element, wherein the secondary locking element has a blocking portion connected to the primary locking member to prevent the releasing of the primary locking member in an engaging position of the secondary locking element.

2. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary locking member comprises a latching protrusion configured to latch a corresponding latching recess of the terminal to prevent the terminal from being pulled out of the cavity.

3. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary locking member is configured to be released manually without the need of a releasing tool.

4. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary locking member is configured to be released by pressing the protruding releasing arm.

5. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity body element provides an audible sound when the primary locking member locks the terminal.

6. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity body element is integrally formed with a part of a housing covering the printed circuit board.

7. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein a blocking portion of the secondary locking element comprises a blocking surface that contacts an outwardly oriented surface of the primary locking member in the engaging position to prevent an outwardly directed movement of the primary locking member.

8. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary locking element further comprises a laterally protruding arm that is arranged below the releasing arm of the primary locking member as seen from the front end of the cavity body element, thereby providing an inlet opening for the terminal.

9. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary locking element further comprises a latching hook configured to latch a corresponding latching recess provided on the lateral surface of the cavity body element to secure the secondary locking element in the engaging position.

10. The electrical connector system according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary locking element further comprises a secondary locking member configured to additionally lock the terminal.

11. The electrical connector system according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary locking member of the secondary locking element comprises a secondary latching protrusion configured to latch a corresponding secondary latching recess of the terminal to prevent the terminal from being pulled out of the cavity.

12. The electrical connector system according to claim 10 , wherein the secondary locking element is moveably arranged on the cavity body element, wherein the secondary locking element is movable form a pre-position into the engaging position, and wherein the secondary locking member of the secondary locking element is guided in a guidance groove to guide the secondary locking element from the pre-position into the engaging position.

13. A method to assemble an electrical connector system, comprising the following steps:
providing a printed circuit board, having a counter-terminal;
providing a terminal;
providing a cavity body element;
aligning the cavity body element with the counter-terminal of the printed circuit board;
inserting the terminal through an inlet opening in a cavity of the cavity body element; and

locking the terminal by means of a primary locking member of the cavity body element;
providing a secondary locking element, wherein the secondary locking element is pre-installed in a pre-position on the cavity body element; and
moving the secondary locking element in an engaging position, after the locking of the terminal by means of the primary locking member.

Assignees

• Delphi Tech Inc

Inventors

• Zabielski Pawel

Classifications

• H01R13/4223

  comprising integral flexible contact retaining fingers · CPC title

• H01R12/75

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R13/639 Primary

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R13/424 Primary

  Securing in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part · CPC title

• H01R13/6335

  comprising a handle · CPC title