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Electrical connector with recordable position assurance

A technology for electrical connectors and mating connectors, which is applied in the direction of vehicle connectors, connections, components of connecting devices, etc., and can solve problems such as interference with wiring or other components.

Active Publication Date: 2018-07-17
TE CONNECTIVITY CORP
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The fastener may interfere with wiring or other components in the compartment, and / or there may not be sufficient clearance in the compartment for a tool to engage and actuate the fastener
Also, torque measurements are only for engaged fasteners, not electrical connectors or connector systems

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[0019] figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electrical connector system 100 including a first connector 102 and a second connector 104 according to an embodiment. The first connector 102 and the second connector 104 are configured to mate directly together. exist figure 1 In , the first connector 102 and the second connector 104 are shown unmated, but ready to mate with each other. The first connector 102 and the second connector 104 are used to provide a conductive signal transmission path across the interface between the connectors 102 , 104 . In the illustrated embodiment, the first connector 102 terminates to a cable, wire or harness 106 . The second connector 104 terminates to an electrical device, such as a server, computer, printed circuit board (eg, daughter card or motherboard), microprocessor, router, or the like. The second connector 104, optionally a plug connector, mounts to a structure or housing 108 of a mechanical or electrical device (eg, server box, tran...

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An electrical connector (102) with recordable position assurance includes a housing (118), an indicating feature (162), and a concealing feature (134). The housing is configured to engage a mating connector (104) during a mating operation. The indicating feature has a visual identifier disposed thereon. The indicating feature and the concealing feature are movable relative to each other between aconcealed position and an exposed position. The concealing feature conceals at least a portion of the visual identifier in the concealed position. The visual identifier is exposed or exposable in theexposed position. The indicating feature is in the exposed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing is fully mated to the mating connector, and is in the concealed position relative to the concealing feature when the housing and mating connector are not fully mated.

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technical field [0001] The subject matter of this article generally relates to electrical connector systems. Some electrical connector systems and / or components thereof include recordable features for recording and logging the presence, location, characteristics, etc. of the connector system during the manufacturing process or assembly process. For example, a property may be recorded indicating whether a first connector mates to a complementary second connector. It may be useful to document the first connector and second connector mating to verify that this connection has been made during assembly and / or to verify the first connection in a larger product being assembled (such as a car or appliance) connector and the presence of a second connector. Such data may be stored in a database. Background technique [0002] One known mechanism for recording when a first connector is mated with a second connector utilizes fasteners, such as screws or bolts, that are configured to b...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01R13/629H01R13/641H01R13/46
CPCH01R13/62938H01R13/62933H01R13/62955H01R13/436H01R13/6295H01R13/641H01R13/465H01R2201/26
Inventor T.R.德威特
Owner TE CONNECTIVITY CORP
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