IP Library Granted Patent US 7,351,078
Granted Patent B2
US 7,351,078 · App. 10/518,947 · Granted Apr 1, 2008

Connector arrangement

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Patent No.
US 7,351,078
App. No.
10/518,947
Granted
Apr 1, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector arrangement with a first housing and a second housing, which receive a plug arrangement and a socket arrangement, respectively, and can be joined together by means of a cross slider which has guide frame ramps, and which is controlled by a pivoted lever mounted on a housing, wherein all guide frame slots or ramps and the bearing of the pivoted lever are open in the direction of plugging in order to make possible an insertion of the respective guide tabs or bearing tabs.

Claims (20)

1. A connector arrangement with a first housing and a second housing, each of which receives a plug arrangement and a socket arrangement, respectively, wherein the first housing has bearing sleeves and the second housing has guide tabs, wherein the housings can be joined together by means of a cross slider which has a first slot and guide frame slots, which is controlled by a pivoted lever having a bearing tab and a guide tab, wherein the pivoted lever is mounted on the first housing, is hereby characterized in that the guide frame slots are open in the direction of plugging, in order to make possible an insertion of the respective second housing guide tabs, wherein the end of the guide frame slots of the cross slider situated toward the plugged end of the first housing has, in each case, an opening that is parallel to the direction of plugging for receiving the guide tabs arranged correspondingly on the second housing, wherein the bearing tabs of the pivoted lever are mounted in the bearing sleeves of the first housing, wherein the bearing sleeves are open in the direction opposite to the direction of plugging, wherein the first slot of the cross slider receives the lever guide tab, and wherein the first slot of the cross slider is parallel to the direction of plugging and open in the direction opposite to the direction of plugging.

2. The connector arrangement according to claim 1 , further characterized in that first spring catch arms are formed, in each case, in a region of the opening.

3. The connector arrangement according to claim 2 , further characterized in that, at its free end, the first catch arm has a catch piece dropping off at an angle to the opening, a back side of which has a catch shoulder for blocking the guide tab.

4. The connector arrangement according to claim 2 , further characterized in that the openings of the guide frame slots widen toward the plugged end of the first housing.

5. The connector arrangement according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the bearing tabs of the pivoted lever are secured by a second elastic spring arm, on one side of the bearing sleeve opening.

6. The connector arrangement according to claim 5 , further characterized in that the second elastic spring arms are arranged on an attached piece of the first housing next to the bearing sleeves in such a way that their free end secures, in each case, the bearing tabs in the bearing sleeves.

7. The connector arrangement according to claim 6 , further characterized in that the second elastic spring arms extend at an angle to the direction of plugging.

8. The connector arrangement according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the first housing has a circular segment guide frame slot that is open in the direction opposite to the direction of plugging and in part concentric in relation to the bearing sleeve.

9. The connector arrangement according to claim 8 , further characterized in that the open side of the circular segment guide frame slot extends parallel to the direction of plugging.

10. The connector arrangement according to claim 8 , further characterized in that in an unactuated position of the pivoted lever, the first slot of the cross slider lies below the opening of the circular segment slot, in order to receive the respective guide tab of the pivoted lever.

11. A connector arrangement comprising:

a first housing having a back side and an opposing first contact, wherein the first housing comprises a bearing sleeve open to the back side of the first housing;

a second housing having a complementary second mating contact;

a cross slider disposed between the first housing and the second housing, wherein the cross slider comprises a slot having an open end, and wherein the open end is open to the back side of the first housing; and

a lever having a bearing tab and a guide tab, wherein the bearing tab is configured to be received by the bearing sleeve when the bearing tab is inserted into the bearing sleeve at the back side of the first housing, and wherein the guide tab is configured to be insertable into the open end of the slot.

12. A connector arrangement comprising:

a first housing having a back side and an opposing first contact forming a plug face, wherein the first housing comprises a bearing sleeve and a spring arm, wherein the bearing sleeve is open to the back side of the first housing, and wherein a free end of the spring arm extends to a side of the bearing sleeve;

a second housing having a complementary second mating contact;

a cross slider disposed between the first housing and the second housing, wherein the cross slider comprises a slot having a closed end and an open end, wherein the closed end is adjacent to the plug face and the open end is adjacent to the back side; and

a lever having a bearing tab and a guide tab, wherein the bearing sleeve is configured to receive the bearing tab, wherein the free end is configured to resiliently deflect and secure the bearing tab within the bearing sleeve, and wherein the slot is configured to receive the guide tab.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2024
From: APTIV MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SERVICES S.À R.L.
To: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Reel/Frame 066551/0219 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Feb 11, 2024
From: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES (2) S.À R.L.
Reel/Frame 066746/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 11, 2024
From: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES (2) S.À R.L.
To: APTIV MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SERVICES S.À R.L.
Reel/Frame 066566/0173 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2018
From: DELPHI INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG SARL
To: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047589/0181 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT; REEL/FRAME: 030302/O763; CORRECTED ASSIGNEE Recorded May 3, 2013
From: FCI AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING SAS
To: DELPHI INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG, S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 030353/0183 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2013
From: FCI AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING SAS
To: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 030302/0763 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2011
From: FCI
To: FCI AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING
Reel/Frame 026307/0310 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2005
From: WINKLER, MARKUS; DEINZER, ARMIN
To: FCI
Reel/Frame 016773/0329 →