Fci, Inc.

Fci Automotive Holding

Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.a.r.l.

Philippe Daudin

Gilles Schmitt

Jean-Marc Lebrun

The invention relates to an electrical connector comprising including a housing for electrical contacts having a plugging face, and a front grid to be mounted onto the plugging face of the housing according to a plugging axis, the housing comprising including a series of locking members that lock the contacts in place, the front grid comprising: including mounting arrangements arranged for allowing the mounting of the front grid onto the housing from an open position into a closed position only if the contacts are locked in place in the housing, and at least one retractable stop member arranged for stopping the plugging of the counterpart connector with the connector as long as the front grid is not in the closed position, wherein the or each retractable stop member is arranged such that its retraction in the closed position of the front grid can be caused by a sole force exerted thereon in a direction substantially parallel to the plugging axis.

Connector having a front grid actuated by a counterpart connector

The invention relates to an electric connector element including a housing receiving first and second contacts; a first locking device for the first contacts, which can move between a release position and a locking position for the first contacts; a second locking device for the second contacts, which can move between a release position and a locking position for the second contacts; also including means for preventing maneuvering of the second locking device when the first locking device is not in a locking position for the first contacts.

Contact locking device for an electric connector and electric connector containing said device

The invention relates to a housing for a connector, including at least one contact-holder module, a frame for receiving this module and a stirrup which is used as an aid for coupling to an additional connector, which can be manoeuvred between a decoupling position and a coupling position between the housing and the additional connector, wherein the stirrup comprises means for retaining the module in a module lock position inside the frame.

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