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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh, Bensheim, DE;
Gregor Panitz, Bensheim, DE;
Harald Ulrich, Bensheim, DE;
Christoph Kosmalski, Bensheim, DE;
Kevin Scheer, Bensheim, DE;
Maximilian Veihl, Bensheim, DE;
TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a housing assembly for an electrical connector which is pluggable with a mating connector, comprising a manually movable operating element for connecting the electrical connector to the mating connector, a connector housing at which the operating element is arranged to be movable between an initial position and a final position, a securing element which is movable between a release position and a secured position, and a trigger mechanism which holds the securing element in the release position pre-stressed in the direction of the secured position, where the trigger mechanism is activated in the final position of the operating element, and the securing element is movable to the secured position, whereby the operating element is securable in the final position. Due to the trigger mechanism, the securing element can be automatically transferred from its release position to its secured position solely by moving the operating element to the final position and does not require any manual operation. The present invention furthermore relates to an electrical connector with such a housing assembly and a connector assembly with the electrical connector and the mating connector.