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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Rainer Schmidt, Nuremberg, DE;
Rainer Schmidt, Nuremberg, DE;
FCI Automotive Holding, Guyancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present application relates to a connector arrangement, including a first connector housing and a complementary second connector housing and a mate assist device. The mate assist device includes an actuating arm movably mountable to the first connector housing, wherein the actuating arm includes at least one cam slot and the second connector housing includes at least one corresponding cam peg to engage the cam slot, such that upon actuating of the mate assist device the cam slot can draw the cam peg towards the first connector housing to move the second connector housing towards the first connector housing. The actuating arm is provided with at least one blocking wing, which arranged movable with respect to the actuating arm and prevents from actuating the mate assist device, when the second connector housing is not at least partially mated with the first connector housing.