Molex Corporation

Flach, Rosmarie

Alexander Popa

Uwe Schwarz

Stephen A Colleran

Paul Christopher Berg

Kevin C Benes

Frederick J Gierut

Scott P Marceau

Russell L Mackowiak

Harry N Etters

Helmut Zischka

Frank L Geoghegan

John O Higgins, Jr

Theo Poll

Frank Busse

Holger Alexander Dietz

Jorg Heiner Hoyer

David Richard Kalal

Manfred Karl Suss

Robert Olson

Dirk Reifel

Jannick Armand

Dieter Tschuschke

Carsten Henrion

Gerald Bogner

An electrical connector having a first and a second connector housing, each of which holds electrical contacts and which can be mated to bring the contacts of the first and of the second connector housing into contact with one another. The connector includes an actuating device in the form of a lever pivotably mounted on the first connector housing and movable between first and second positions, wherein the actuating device is held in the first position by a safety device, which allows the actuating device to be moved to the second position only after the first connector housing has been correctly positioned with the second connector housing. The first connector housing is moved relative to the second connector housing during the movement of the actuating device thus facilitating correct mating of the two connector housings, particularly when space conditions present a problem.

Electrical connector with actuating device

A housing adapted to a connector position assurance system is incorporated in an electrical connector assembly. A first electrical connector includes a housing having a latch portion and an activating portion. A second electrical connector is mateable with the first connector and includes said housing having a latching member movable into engagement with the latch portion of the first connector when the connectors are mated. A connector position assurance device (CPA) is mounted on the latching member for movement relative thereto between an initial inactive position and a final indicating position to indicate that the connectors are mated. Complementary interengaging stops are provided between the CPA and the latching member to prevent the CPA from moving from its initial position to its final position when the connectors are not mated.

Housing adapted to an electrical connector position assurance system

An electrical connecting device for a component of a motor vehicle having an electrical functional group, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, comprising a first electrical connector associated with a chassis, a second electrical connector associated with the component adapted to be mated with the first electrical connector upon mounting the component in place on the motor vehicle. Such a device simplifies the mounting and installation of such motor vehicle components and increases the reliability and functional security of the electrical functional groups.

Electrical connection device for mounting a component in a motor vehicle

An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat flexible circuit which has at least one pin-receiving hole therein. The connector includes a dielectric housing. At least one conductive terminal is mounted on the housing and includes a projecting pin portion exposed on the housing. A circuit carrier is provided for receiving the flat flexible circuit. The carrier is mountable on the housing in a position for aligning the pin-receiving hole in the circuit with the pin portion of the terminal.

Electrical connector for flat flexible circuits

A female electrical terminal has a contact end and a terminating end. The contact end includes a pair of opposing walls for receiving a male terminal therebetween. A flexible element is disposed in the contact end for pressing against the male terminal. The flexible element includes a mounting section with spaced wall portions juxtaposed inside the opposing walls of the contact end. Complementary interengaging latches are provided between the opposing walls and the spaced wall portions of the mounting section of the flexible element. An abutment is provided in the contact end to prevent inward collapsing of the spaced wall portions and, thereby, to maintain the latches in interengagement.

Female electrical terminal

A connector position assurance system is provided for an electrical connector adapted to mate with another mateable connecting device. The connector includes a housing, and a primary locking arm is mounted on the housing for movement between a first position when the connector is fully mated with the mateable connecting device and second position of incomplete mating of the connector with the device. The primary locking arm includes a latch for mechanically interlocking with a cooperating latch of the mateable connecting device. A locking slider is mounted in a recessed area of the housing so as to be shrouded by the housing. The slider is slidable between a first position allowing movement of the locking arm and mating of the connector and the device, and a second position blocking movement of the locking arm from its first position with the connector and the device fully mated. The locking arm, in its second position, blocks movement of the locking slider from its first position to its second position and thereby indicates that the connector and the device are not fully mated.

Eletrical connector position assurance system

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Karlsbad, Germany

Alexander Popa