Delphi Automotive Systems Deutschland Gmbh

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Andreas Sikora

John M Chupak

Edward M Bungo

Mark D McCall

Paul Gerhard Halbach

Shao Chung Hsieh

Dirk Koburg

Michael Model

Michael Wiese

Klaus Mahr

Harald Fischer

Petra Manske

Thomas Borsuck

Petra Maske

A connector housing includes at least one contact part chamber. At least one inside surface of the chamber contains a draft angle. The inside surface also contains at least one rib which has no inclination or a lesser inclination than that of the draft angle and extends in a longitudinal direction similar to that of the draft angle.

Connector housing including cavity having draft angle with rib having same

In order to design a multipole electrical connector (,) with double locking of the contact portions (,) by a finger (,) engaging in the contact portion (,) and by a thrust element (,) which can be inserted laterally in a housing (,) of insulating material, in such a way that the housing (,) of insulating material and the contact portion (,) in the insertion region are protected against damage, the thrust element (,) consists of a locking comb (,) and a cover plate (,) which are connected to each other in one piece by integrally formed transverse webs (,).

Multipin electrical plug-in connector

An electrical connector assembly having mateable male and female connector members includes a separate slide clip component that is received in a channel of the male connector and is provided with attachment features for mounting the assembly to support structure. The slide clip and channel include mateable detent and bump lock projection features that engage when the slide clip is fully installed in the channel to lock the slide clip against removal.

Electrical connector having slide clip attachment

Electrical plug-and-socket connection

The invention includes first and second electrical connectors and a connector position assurance member that is lockable in a pre-staged position. A first connector includes a pivotally connected pump handle lock arm positioned to lock on to a nub on the second connector. A connector position assurance member (CPA) is constructed for slidable movement on the first connector and includes two forward reaching arms each having a stop on a lower edge that engage a shoulder positioned on the first connector when the CPA is in a pre-staged position. In this pre-staged position, a lock arm of the CPA grabs into the pump handle on the first connector. The stop, shoulder and lock arm prevent forward or backward slidable movement of the CPA from this locked pre-staged position. As the first and second connectors are mated, a ridge on the second connector engages an angled portion of the forward reaching arms causing the arms to be lifted to raise the stop above the shoulder on the first connector and allowing the connector position assurance member to be moved forward to a final assembled position. Locking nubs on the CPA and the first connector may be positioned to keep the CPA in the final assembled position.

Electrical connector with locking connector position assurance member

Electrical connection for motor vehicles

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Hagen, Germany

Andreas Sikora