Aptiv Technologies Ag

Delphi Electrical Centers (shanghai) Co., Ltd

Haifei Guan

Xiaoxian Tian

Weidong Zhang

Michael F Loew

Yingquan Jing

Ai Hua Gong

Aihua Gong

Michael Loew

A connector position assurance (CPA) device includes a body and a primary lock which extends from the body in a first direction and has a primary locking mechanism at a distal end away from the body. The CPA device further includes two beam portions which are disposed on both sides of the body and extend in the first direction. At least a part of each of the two beam portions is connected to the body. The beam portion includes a secondary locking mechanism that protrudes outwards from an outer side of the beam portion.

Connector position assurance device and connector assembly including same

A connector and a connector assembly are provided. The connector includes a housing and a locking/unlocking mechanism arranged on the housing that is configured to lock and unlock a connection between the connector and a mating connector. The locking/unlocking mechanism includes a cantilever structure arranged on a top surface of the housing and having a fixed end and a free end, with a pressing portion for unlocking being located adjacent to the free end and an unlocking prevention mechanism including a protection beam and a pair of protection walls. The protection beam spans over the cantilever. The pair of protection walls are arranged on both sides of the pressing portion of the cantilever. Each protection wall is provided with a first groove at a location close to the protection beam.

Connector with easy-to-unlock groove structure

A terminal position assurance device and a corresponding connector assembly are disclosed. The terminal position assurance device includes a main body having a main board, an upper board, and a lower board. The upper board and the lower board are arranged perpendicularly to the main board and are located on the same side of the main board. The upper board and the lower board have distal ends away from the main board. The terminal position assurance device further includes an extension arm extending from the distal end of the upper board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main board and a stopper extending from an outer edge of the extension arm and thus going beyond the main body.

Terminal position assurance device and corresponding connector assembly

An electrical distribution center includes a housing, an electronic device, an upper fixing member, a printed circuit board (PCB), a lower fixing member and a connector. The upper fixing member has a first inserting hole. Pin terminals of the electronic device pass through the first inserting hole and are connected to the PCB. A connector mounting slot for fixing the connector is arranged on the lower fixing member. A second inserting hole and a guide rod member are arranged in the connector mounting slot. A TPA member is sheathed on the guide rod member. The TPA member has a third inserting hole. Pin terminals of the connector pass through the third inserting hole and the second inserting hole and are fixed in the connector mounting slot with the TPA member. The pin terminals of the connector are connected to the PCB after passing through the first inserting hole.

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