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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2007
Chee Boon Vincent Lim, Singapore, SG;
Chee Boon Vincent Lim, Singapore, SG;
MEA Technologies, Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The electrical connectoraccording to one embodiment of the present invention includes a male connectorhaving a male housingwith a first latch part, a female connectorhaving a female housing with an inserting hole, and a connector position assurance (CPA). The first latch parthas first and second latch protrusions P, P, and the female connectorhas an elastic latch armwith a latch pawl at a leading edge part of the female connector. The CPAincludes a first finger piecehaving a first bent protrusion D, second finger pieceseach having a second bent protrusion D, and a spring-force-accumulated part. The first and second finger pieces of the CPAare attached between the elastic latch arm and one inner wall surface. While the two connectorsare fitted, the male connector slides the CPA backward. When the two connectors have entered into a regular fitted state, the spring-force-accumulated part makes the second latch protrusion Platch onto the latch pawl to connect the two connectors. Accordingly, an electrical connector including a fitted state detecting member to lock a pair of its connectors automatically during the fitting process of the connectors and ensure the fitting of the connectors can be provided.