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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1989
Thomas J Kane, Dearborn, MI (US);
John M Myer, Millersville, PA (US);
Richard W Grzybowski, Lebanon, PA (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A blind mating connector for simultaneously providing electrical and mechanical connection of an electrical component to an instrument panel is disclosed such that a robotic installation of the electrical device is possible. A floating receptacle in the panel is located at a theoretical center at which the device-end connector is expected to arrive by means of resilient O-rings contained in grooves on flanges extending from the floating receptacle. The floating receptacle is movable in any direction in the plane of the panel and is rotatable about any axis. Thus, errors in alignment and in the insertion direction of the electrical device are tolerated while ensuring a proper electrical and mechanical connection between the device and the floating receptacle.