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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Shashidhar M. Kamath, Canton, MI (US);
Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, MI (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly has mating first and second electrical connectors and a holder in which the mated connectors are adjustable in an axial direction. The holder secures the first connector in a first position wherein electrical terminals within the first connector are engaged with shorting contacts in the holder. The first connector is held in this position while the second connector is pushed into the holder and mated with the first connector, causing terminals within the second connector to be brought into electrical connection with the terminals in the first connector and releasing the first connector from the holder securement. Further pushing of the second connector into the holder locks the connectors together and moves the mated connectors as a unit to a second position within the holder. Simultaneously, parts of the first connector force the shorting contacts out of electrical connection with the terminals. These parts exert a wiping action on the shorting contacts. When the connectors need to be separated the first and second connectors are moved as a unit back to the first position. The shorting contacts are reengaged with the terminals in the first connector before the connectors are electrically disconnected.