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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Franz Pacher, Roth, DE;
Prasanna Ramakrishnan, Chennai, IN;
Reinhard Hinteregger, Bad Kleinkirchheim, AT;
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A electrical connector comprises a housing defining a receiving space, and a first opening in communication with the receiving space and configured for receiving a first electrical terminal. The housing includes a primary locking device configured to secure the first electrical terminal at a defined position within the receiving space, and a secondary locking device includes one or more locking elements. The secondary locking device is located within the receiving space and configured to be moveable between a pre-locked condition and a locked condition. In the pre-locked condition, the secondary locking device and the housing are configured to permit the first electrical terminal to move into, or out of, the defined position. In the locked condition, the one or more locking elements of the secondary locking device are configured to lock the first electrical terminal in the defined position.