Connector assembly with adjustable contact section for electrical contact

Abstract

The proposed solution relates in particular to a connector assembly. The first and second connector devices (1, 2) of the connector assembly each have a contact section (100, 231) with at least one electrical contact (51, 52). A second contact section (231) on the second connector device (2) can be adjusted separately by a user between a retaining position and a release position to bring the electrical contacts (51, 52) into electrically conductive contact with each other after the at least one locking element (30, 31) is in a locking position. The first and second magnetic devices (M1, M2) of the connector devices (1, 2) attract each other magnetically to move the second contact section (231) from the release position to a contacting position in which the first and second contacts (51, 52) are in contact with each other.

Description

[0001] The proposed solution concerns a connector assembly with a first connector device and a second connector device.

[0002] Different types of connector assemblies with first and second connector devices are widely known from the prior art. For example, WO 2020 / 157289 A1 discloses a connector assembly with first and second connector devices in which, in a connected state, at least one locking element of the second connector device automatically assumes a locking position in which the at least one locking element engages with at least one engagement element of the first connector device, so that the first connector device and the second connector device are held together in the connected state along an insertion direction along which the first connector device and the second connector device can be inserted and connected to each other.At least one locking element is magnetically assisted into its locking position when the first and second connector devices are properly connected.

[0003] Particularly for a detachable connection of an electrical device to a live component, a comparable connection via a first and a second connector can be advantageous. However, this presents the additional challenge of connecting the electrical contacts of the two connectors in a way that is convenient for the user of the connector assembly while simultaneously ensuring reliable contact so that the electrical device is always connected to the power supply as desired. Furthermore, a secure hold of the electrical device via the connector assembly must, of course, be guaranteed.

[0004] Further connector assemblies with first and second connector devices are described in documents US 2010 / 0 130 039 A1 and DE 100 62 172 A1.

[0005] Against this background, the proposed solution provides for an improved connector assembly.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the proposed solution, a connector assembly is provided which, in addition to a first connector device with a base body having at least one engagement element, comprises a second connector device with a bearing part on which an adjustable locking element is provided. The first connector device and the second connector device can be attached to one another and connected along an insertion direction. In a connected state of the first and second connector devices, the at least one locking element automatically assumes a locking position in which the at least one locking element engages with the at least one engagement element, so that the first connector device and the second connector device are held together along the insertion direction in the connected state.The first connector assembly further comprises a first contact section with at least one first electrical contact. The second connector assembly comprises a second contact section with at least one second electrical contact. The second contact section of a proposed connector assembly is separately adjustable by a user on the second connector assembly between a retaining position and a release position in order to bring the first and second electrical contacts into electrically conductive contact with each other after the at least one locking element is in the locked position.

[0007] A connector assembly according to this aspect of the proposed solution thus provides a two-stage connection via the at least one locking element on the one hand, and for the first and second contact sections on the other. In a first stage or phase of connecting the two connector devices, the first and second connector devices are placed next to each other and locked together via the at least one locking element, which engages with the engagement element. In a subsequent stage or phase, a user of the connector assembly can move the second contact section out of a retaining position so that the first and second electrical contacts can be brought into contact with each other.In the connected and interlocked state of the first and second connectors, the second contact section initially remains in its retaining position and is locked against movement into a contacting position, which would bring the first and second electrical contacts into contact. Only through user operation, following the mechanical connection and locking of the two connectors, does electrical contact occur via the first and second contact sections. For example, a circuit is only closed by a separate user operation that triggers and / or drives the movement of the second contact section, meaning that an electrical connection between the first and second connectors does not occur immediately upon the connection and locking of the two connectors.For example, in the case of a light fixture that is intended as an electrical load connected to one of the connectors, the light fixture can first be attached to a component that has one of the connectors, such as a bicycle seat or handlebar. After the light fixture is mechanically secured in its position by at least one locking element, the electrical connection is made by separately adjusting the second contact section in order to connect the light fixture to a circuit.

[0008] In principle, one design variant can also provide that in the first phase, i.e., when the first and second connectors are attached to each other, a first electrical contact of the first connector and a second electrical contact of the second connector are already brought into electrically conductive contact with each other. However, only in the subsequent second phase is an adjustment of the second contact section, which has a further second electrical contact, triggered by a user in order to electrically connect this further second electrical contact with another first electrical contact on the first contact section of the first connector, thus closing a circuit.

[0009] In an alternative embodiment, two first electrical contacts are provided on the first contact section of the first connector device and two second electrical contacts are provided on the second contact section of the second connector device, so that by adjusting the second contact section, two pairs of electrical contacts are electrically connected.

[0010] The first connector and the second connector each comprise a magnetic element, wherein a first magnetic element of the first connector and a second magnetic element of the second connector interact magnetically to move the second contact section from the release position to the contacting position, in which the first and second contacts are brought into contact with each other. Thus, through the interaction of the first and second magnetic elements, the second contact section, after being moved from its retaining position to the release position, is further moved into the contacting position by the magnetic force acting via the first and second magnetic elements.Thus, after the user manually applies an actuating force to move the second contact section from its retaining position to the release position (after the first and second connectors have been locked together via at least one locking element and the engagement element), the second contact section can be further moved from the release position to the contacting position with magnetic force assistance. From the release position, the second contact section can therefore move into the contacting position with magnetic force assistance, if necessary without further user intervention.

[0011] In principle, the first and second magnetic devices can also attract each other magnetically when the first and second connectors are attached, such that the first and second connectors are magnetically biased towards each other along the attachment direction. The first and second magnetic devices can thus magnetically assist the attachment and connection of the connectors.

[0012] The adjustment directions of the second contact section, for moving from the retaining position to the release position on the one hand and from the release position to the contacting position on the other, can generally be parallel or even identical. However, in one embodiment, a second adjustment direction, along which the second contact section is moved from its release position to the contacting position, runs at an angle, specifically perpendicular to a first adjustment direction, along which the second contact section is moved from the retaining position to the release position. The magnetically assisted adjustment thus allows the user to define a first adjustment direction on the connector assembly for moving the second contact section from the retaining position to the release position, enabling simple and convenient operation.The further adjustment from the release position to the contacting position and the adjustment path bridging along a second adjustment direction can, in turn, be designed independently of this.

[0013] The first magnetic device is, for example, arranged in a receptacle of the engagement element. The second magnetic device can, in turn, be arranged on a support section of the second connector that is connected to the second contact section. The second contact section and the support section carrying the second magnetic device can be provided on separate elements that are rigidly connected to each other. Alternatively, the second contact section and the support section are integrally formed sections of a single (actuating) element that is accessible to a user and is adjustably mounted on the second connector to allow the second contact section to be moved from the retaining position to the release position.

[0014] As explained above, the second contact section can be adjusted from the retaining position to the release position along a first adjustment direction, and thus along an actuation direction. From the release position to the contacting position, the second contact section is adjustable along a (second) adjustment direction, which in one embodiment runs perpendicular to the actuation direction. This (second) adjustment direction of the second contact section is, for example, parallel to or identical with the insertion direction. Thus, for example, the second contact section can also be visibly adjusted by a user from the outside of the connector assembly after actuation towards the first contact section, along the insertion direction along which the second connector was attached to the first connector.

[0015] In one embodiment, the second contact section is locked in its retaining position against movement into the contacting position, in which the first and second contacts of the first and second contact sections are brought into contact with each other, by means of at least one retaining section. Such a retaining section, which may be provided on the bearing component, for example, and in particular formed therein, thus locks the second contact section against movement from the retaining position until the intended user-side actuation has occurred, i.e., until a sufficiently high actuating force is exerted on the second contact section to move it out of the retaining position.

[0016] In one embodiment, the at least one retaining section is designed with an L-shaped cam into which at least one locking element connected to the second contact section slidably engages. In a further development, two or more locking elements each engage in an associated cam. Here, corresponding locking elements can, for example, be arranged offset from one another in the direction of actuation and thus be arranged sequentially in the direction of actuation. Two or more locking elements allow, for example, greater reliability in locking the second contact section against unwanted displacement before user actuation occurs. Additionally, a support section connected to the contact section and forming the two or more locking elements can, for example, be guided at least twice, and in particular symmetrically, on corresponding L-shaped cams transversely to the direction of actuation.

[0017] In one embodiment, the second contact section is magnetically and / or spring-loaded to hold it in the retaining position. Under the influence of a magnetic force and / or a spring force, the second contact section is thus held in the retaining position, so that only by overcoming this restoring magnetic force and / or spring force can a user move the second contact section into the release position. This not only better ensures that the second contact section is not accidentally moved into the release position, but also enables automatic return to the retaining position if a user no longer applies any or at least insufficient actuation force (and the second contact section has not yet reached the release position) and / or if the second contact section needs to be moved back from its contacting position to the release position.

[0018] In one embodiment, the second magnetic element of the second connector assembly, which interacts magnetically with the first magnetic element of the first connector assembly to move the second contact section from the release position to the contacting position, also interacts magnetically with a magnetically formed retaining element of the second connector assembly to magnetically bias the second contact section into the retaining position. Thus, the very second magnetic element that, in conjunction with the first magnetic element of the first connector assembly, is designed and intended for moving the contact section into the contacting position, is also designed to hold the contact section in its retaining position and to magnetically assist its return to this retaining position.The retaining element is, for example, magnetically designed by being made entirely or partially of a ferromagnetic material or by being permanently magnetic, so that the second magnetic device can interact magnetically with the retaining element. In one embodiment, the retaining element is, for example, designed as a steel insert, particularly in the form of a steel or sheet metal plate.

[0019] In one possible embodiment, the locking element can, for example, (a) be designed as an elastically resilient element and be integrally formed with the bearing part, or (b) be coupled to at least one spring element. The locking element is pre-tensioned into its locking position by the elasticity of the locking element or the at least one spring element. In this case, the locking element automatically assumes its locking position through a restoring force applied by the elasticity or by the at least one spring element, after the locking element has initially been displaced into an unlocked position when the first and second connectors are joined.

[0020] For a mechanical, magnetically assisted locking of the first and second connectors to each other, the at least one locking element can be magnetically designed in one embodiment. This at least one locking element can then be adjusted into the locking position by the action of a first magnetic device of the first connector when the first and second connectors are connected. As the first and second connectors are connected and the engagement element approaches the bearing part of the second connector, the first magnetic device can act on the at least one locking element of the second connector. This moves the magnetically designed locking element into the locking position, in which the at least one locking element engages with the engagement element.The locking element is, for example, magnetically designed in that at least one locking element is made entirely or partially of a ferromagnetic material or is permanently magnetic, so that at least one locking element can magnetically interact with the first magnetic device of the first connector device.

[0021] In the embodiment described above, the first magnetic element of the first connector assembly can be used to adjust at least one locking element into its locking position. This element, in conjunction with a second magnetic element of the second connector assembly, magnetically assists the second contact section into its contact position in response to a subsequent user action. The first magnetic element of the first connector assembly thus performs a dual function. This also contributes to a compact design of the connector assembly.

[0022] The at least one locking element can, in principle, be adjustable in a plane defined by the insertion direction and a transverse direction running perpendicular to it. In this plane, the at least one locking element is linearly adjustable when the first and second connecting devices are connected. The transverse direction can also run parallel to an actuation direction along which the second contact section can be manually adjusted by a user from the retained position to the release position. In particular, the at least one locking element can be linearly adjustable in the plane defined by the insertion direction and the transverse / actuation direction both obliquely to the insertion direction and obliquely to the transverse / actuation direction.Such adjustability can, in turn, facilitate the disengagement of at least one locking element from the engagement element.

[0023] In one embodiment, at least two locking elements are provided, each adjustably mounted on the bearing part. The two locking elements can, in turn, be adjusted towards each other into their locking positions by at least one movement component. Consequently, the two locking elements can be adjusted towards each other by at least one movement component to engage with the engagement element—when the first and second connectors are connected—in order to engage with the engagement element on opposite sides and thus achieve a more robust locking connection between the first and second connectors.

[0024] In one embodiment, at least one second contact is spring-loaded on the second contact section. A spring-loaded electrical contact can, in principle, ensure better electrical contact even in the event of vibrations. If necessary, a spring-loaded electrical contact can also achieve contact with the other first electrical contact of the first connector even by bridging a larger adjustment range of the second contact section to the first contact section.

[0025] In one embodiment, the second connector assembly includes a release element that can be adjusted relative to the bearing part of the second connector assembly by moving the at least one locking element from its rest position to an actuating position. The release element, thus adjusted, can be actuated in the actuating position to allow the user to release the lock. Consequently, the at least one locking element can be moved from its locked position to an unlocked position via the release element, in which the at least one locking element is no longer engaged with the engagement element.

[0026] Furthermore, a further development may provide that the release element, which is moved into its actuating position by at least one locking element, is additionally secured in its confirmation position – after the second contact section has been moved into its contacting position – by an actuating element of the second connector device that is connected to or forms the second contact section. Consequently, if the second contact section is in its contacting position, the release element is additionally mechanically secured against accidental return to its rest position by such an actuating element.

[0027] In a further development, the release element serves not only to adjust the at least one locking element from its locked position to an unlocked position, but also to disconnect the contacts between the first and second contacts. It can be provided that, in the connected state of the first and second connectors and with the first and second electrical contacts in electrically conductive contact, the release element can be adjusted – preferably manually by a user – from the actuating position towards the rest position, thereby (a) disengaging the at least one locking element from the engagement element and (b) (additionally) moving the second contact section towards its retaining position.The adjustment towards the retention position includes the possibility that the second contact section can be adjusted to the release position via the release element, and from the release position – for example, due to a magnetic and / or spring-based load – the second contact section automatically adjusts further into the retention position. Adjusting the release element thus releases the locking mechanism of the first and second connectors, allowing them to be completely separated from each other in the opposite direction to the initial connection.Simultaneously, in the embodiment described above, the contacts of the first and second connectors are separated from each other. This means, for example, that the second contact section is already retracted (to protect the at least one second electrical contact provided thereon) before the first and second connectors are separated. Consequently, by moving the release element to its rest position, the at least one locking element can be disengaged from the engagement element, and the second contact section can be moved to an adjustment position in which the first and second contacts no longer make electrical contact with each other.

[0028] The adjustment triggered by the release element is implemented, for example, with at least one first drive section and a second drive section on the release element. The first drive section can act on the locking element when the release element is moved from its actuated position to its rest position. The second drive section, in turn, causes the second contact section to be adjusted when the release element is moved from its actuated position to its rest position.

[0029] In one embodiment, at least one first drive section of the release element is provided for acting on an end of the at least one locking element projecting from the bearing part, in order to disengage the at least one locking element from the engagement element.

[0030] For example, the release element can be adjusted parallel to the application direction from the actuation position towards the rest position.

[0031] Another aspect of the proposed solution concerns a connector assembly in which, when the first and second connectors are connected, at least one locking element of the second connector automatically assumes a locking position under the influence of a magnetic element of the first connector. In this position, the at least one locking element engages with at least one engagement element of the first connector, so that the first and second connectors are held together along the insertion direction in the connected state. Here, too, the first and second connectors have first and second contact sections, each with at least one first or second electrical contact.The second contact section is magnetically supported at the second connector device and adjustable relative to the bearing part in the direction of a contacting position in which the first and second electrical contacts are brought into electrically conductive contact with each other.

[0032] In a connector assembly of this aspect of the proposed solution, it is therefore provided that the locking of the first and second connector elements to one another is magnetically assisted, and that the contacting of the first and second contacts on the two connector elements is also achieved via a magnetically assisted adjustment of the second contact section. Such a solution is also fundamentally feasible with a connector assembly of the first aspect. Thus, as explained above for an embodiment of a connector assembly according to the first aspect, the second contact section can be magnetically assisted into the contacting position after being moved from its retaining position to its release position. However, a connector assembly according to the second aspect is not limited to such a design.For example, it may also be provided that the second contact section can only be adjusted towards its contacting position once at least one locking element has been moved into the locking position. Thus, sequential adjustment of the locking element and the second contact section is also possible here. However, this is not mandatory. Simultaneous adjustment of at least one locking element and the contact section after the first and second connectors have been attached to each other is also possible.

[0033] In principle, the first and second magnetic devices can also interact magnetically when the first and second connectors are attached, attracting each other in such a way that the first and second connectors are magnetically biased towards each other along the attachment direction. The first and second magnetic devices can thus magnetically assist the attachment and connection of the connectors.

[0034] In one embodiment of a connector assembly according to the second aspect, a further (second) magnetic device can be arranged on a carrier section of the second connector assembly connected to the second contact section. This second magnetic device interacts magnetically with the (first) magnetic device of the first connector assembly to magnetically assist the adjustment of the second contact section of the second connector assembly relative to the bearing part in the direction of the contact position. The first magnetic device of the first connector assembly thus serves, on the one hand, for magnetically assisted, and in particular magnetically controlled, locking, in that the at least one locking element can be adjusted into its locking position by the first magnetic device.On the other hand, the same (first) magnetic device serves for the magnetically assisted, in particular magnetically controlled, adjustment of the second contact section into the contacting position.

[0035] The second connector assembly can include a release element that can be adjusted (particularly manually) relative to the bearing part from a rest position to an actuating position by moving the at least one locking element into its locking position. Consequently, even in a connector assembly design according to the second aspect, a release element must be provided that, when the first and second connector assemblies are locked together, is moved into an actuating position and, by moving it back from the actuating position to its rest position, can release the lock via the at least one locking element.

[0036] In particular, the release element can also be provided here to disengage at least one locking element from the engagement element by adjusting the release element from the actuating position towards the rest position and also to adjust the second contact section into an adjustment position in which the first and second contacts no longer electrically contact each other.

[0037] In contrast to a connector assembly according to the first aspect, in a further development a connector assembly according to the second aspect, which is designed with a release element, the release element may also include the second contact section, in particular be designed with the second contact section.

[0038] Alternatively, the release element can be permanently connected to the second contact section. While in one embodiment of a connector assembly according to the first aspect, the second contact section on the second connector assembly can be adjustable relative to the release element, in an embodiment according to the second aspect, such relative adjustability may be omitted. Instead, the release element can be designed as a component adjustable relative to the bearing part (for example, linearly), which integrates the second contact section or is at least permanently connected to it, for example, by gluing or welding.The release element can then be adjustable together with the second contact section, for example parallel to the insertion direction, and can be adjusted into the actuating position under the action of a further, second magnetic device of the release element, which interacts with the first magnetic device of the first connector device.

[0039] In one embodiment according to the second aspect of the proposed solution, a release element can also include at least one driver section which is designed to act on an end of the at least one locking element projecting from the bearing part, in order to disengage the at least one locking element from the engagement element by moving the release element into its rest position.

[0040] In a further development, two locking elements can also be adjustable on the bearing part, which can be adjusted towards each other into their locking positions with at least one movement component and then, conversely, can be adjusted away from each other into an unlocking position under the influence of the release element.

[0041] Regardless of the design of a connector assembly according to the first or second aspect of the proposed solution, a connection section for attaching an electrical device can be provided on a first or second connector element of the assembly. For example, the connection section can be designed and provided for attaching a light or a camera. For instance, the connection section is provided on a connecting component of the second connector element that is connected to the bearing element. The bearing element can, for example, be fixed to such a connecting component or be formed from it. In the latter case, the connection section can then also be an integral part of the bearing element.

[0042] In principle, one version of the connector assembly can be designed for attaching an electrical device to a bicycle. For example, the first connector, with its at least one engagement element, can be permanently mounted to the bicycle or integrated into a component of the bicycle frame. The second connector, with its adjustable second contact section, can then be detachably connected to this first connector and coupled, for example, to an accessory such as a light or a camera. This allows the accessory to be detachably attached to the bicycle (or another two-wheeler, such as a motorcycle) by attaching the second connector to the first.

[0043] The attached figures illustrate possible implementation variants of the proposed solution.

[0044] This shows: Fig. 1A-1B two exploded views of a first embodiment of a proposed connector assembly; Fig. 2 in perspective view the connector assembly of the Fig. 1A and Fig. 1B when attaching a second connector device of the connector assembly to a first connector device of the connector assembly; Fig. 3 the connector assembly of Fig. 2 in side view; Fig. 4 the connector assembly of the Fig. 3 in front view; Fig. 4A-4B Sectional views of the connector assembly along section line AA ( Fig. 4A) and according to the intersection line BB ( Fig. 4B) the Fig. 4; Fig. 5-7 in with the Fig. 2, Fig. 3 to Fig. 4 matching views the connector assembly after the two connector devices have been attached to each other and locked together via two locking elements of the second connector device; Fig. 7A-7B Sectional views of the connector assembly along section line AA ( Fig. 7A) and according to the intersection line BB ( Fig. 7B) the Fig. 7; Fig. 8-10 in with the Fig. 5, Fig. 6 to Fig. 7 matching views the connector assembly with a second contact section of the second connector device in a contacting position in which a pair of electrical contacts of the second contact section electrically contacts a pair of electrical contacts on the first connector device; Fig. 10A-10B Sectional views of the connector assembly along section line AA ( Fig. 10A) and according to the intersection line BB ( Fig. 10B) the Fig. 10; Fig. 11-13 in with the Fig. 8, Fig. 9 to Fig. 10 matching views the connector assembly with a release element moved to a rest position on the second connector device, by which the second contact section is separated from the first contact section of the first connector device and a locking of the first and second connector devices to each other is released; Fig. 13A-13B Sectional views of the connector assembly along section line AA ( Fig. 13A) and according to the intersection line BB ( Fig. 13B) the Fig. 13; Fig. 14A to 26B in with the Fig. 1A to 13B matching views show a second design variant of a proposed connector assembly; Fig. 27A-39B in with the Fig. In views 1A to 13B and 14A to 26B, a third embodiment of a proposed connector assembly is shown, in which a release element forms the second contact section on the second connector device or is firmly connected to it.

[0045] The Fig. Figures 1A to 13B show a first embodiment of a proposed connector assembly V. This connector assembly V comprises a first connector device 1 and a second connector device 2. The first and second connector devices 1 and 2 can be attached to one another along an attachment direction Z and connected to each other, wherein the two connector devices 1 and 2 can be mechanically locked to each other in a connected state by means of a magnetically actuated locking device with two rod-shaped locking elements 30, 31, so that the two connector devices 1 and 2 are held together in a connected state along the attachment direction Z and can only be separated from each other after the locking mechanism is released.

[0046] The two connector devices 1 and 2 each have a contact section 100 or 231 with a pair of electrical contacts 51, 52, for example in the form of pins. The second contact section 231 of the second connector device 2 is magnetically displaceable on the second connector device 2 when the two connector devices 1 and 2 are connected. The second contact section 231 is only adjustable after the two connector devices 1 and 2 have been locked together and only after an actuating force has been manually applied in order to bring the contacts 51, 52 of the two contact sections 100 and 231 into electrically conductive contact with each other and to close a circuit.

[0047] The in the Fig. The connector assembly V shown in Figures 1A to 13B is suitable, for example, for attaching an accessory to a bicycle. The first connector 1 can be permanently mounted to the frame or integrated into the frame. The accessory can then be attached to the second connector 2, which can be attached to the first connector 1. For example, the accessory could be an electrical device, such as a light or a camera, which, via the connection between the second connector 2 and the first connector 1, is not only attached to the bicycle, especially an e-bike or pedelec, but is also connected to an electrical power supply via the first and second contact sections 100 and 231. The exploded view of the Fig. 1A and Fig. Figure 1B shows, for example, a pair of lines L1 and L2, via which the electrical contacts 51 of the second contact section 231 are connected to an electrical consumer not shown in the figures, which is to be attached to a connection section 200 of the second connector device 2.

[0048] As can be seen in particular from the exploded views of the Fig. 1A and Fig. As can be seen in Figure 1B, the second connector 2 has a connecting component 20 on which the connecting section 200 is formed for securing an accessory. A bearing component 21 is rigidly connected to the connecting component 2, and the rod-shaped locking elements 30 and 31 are adjustably mounted on it. The bearing component 21 is fixed to the connecting component 20, for example by one or more screws. The bearing component 21 projects from a base surface of the connecting component 20 and has a connecting opening 21E on its upper surface facing away from the connecting component 20.

[0049] A pin-shaped engagement element 11 of the first connector 1 can be inserted into this connecting opening 21E. The engagement element 11 protrudes from a base body 10 of the first connector 1. A release element 22 is linearly adjustable on the bearing part 21. Furthermore, an actuating element 23, which forms the second contact section 231, is adjustable on the bearing part 21. In a connected state of the first and second connectors 1, 2, the release element 22 and the actuating element 23 of the second connector 2 are arranged between the connecting component 20 and the first connector 1. The actuating element 23 and the release element 22 are adjustable relative to each other, as will be explained in more detail below.

[0050] As shown by the Fig. As illustrated in Figures 2 to 4B, a rod-shaped locking element 30 is located in an unlocked position at two opposing receiving openings 210 of the bearing part 21 before the second connector 2 is attached to the first connector 1. Likewise, a second rod-shaped locking element is also located in an unlocked position at two opposing receiving openings 211 of the bearing part 21. The two locking elements 30 and 31 are inserted longitudinally, and their longitudinal directions are parallel to each other. Transversely to their longitudinal directions, the two locking elements 30 and 31 are offset from each other on the bearing part 21.

[0051] Both locking elements 30 and 31 are magnetically designed, for example, by being made entirely or partially of a ferromagnetic material or by being permanently magnetized. In this way, the two locking elements 30 and 31 can be displaced in the receiving openings 210, 211 of the first connector 1 by magnetic force assistance, in particular by magnetic force control, under the influence of a first magnetic device M1, for example, in the form of a permanent magnet, when the first connector 1 and the second connector 2 are connected to each other. The first magnetic device M1 of the first connector 1 is located within a magnetic receptacle 101 of the base body 10 and is arranged within the engagement element 11.

[0052] When the second connector 2 is attached to the first connector 1 along a straight approach direction Z, such that the engagement element 11 engages in the connecting opening 21E of the bearing part 21, the locking elements 30 and 31 are moved towards each other with a movement component by the first magnetic device M1 into a locking position, in which the locking elements 30 and 31 engage in an associated engagement opening or engagement recess 110, 111 on the engagement element 11. With the locking elements 30 and 31 in their locking position, the connectors 1 and 2 are held together and locked to each other, so that the second connector 2 can no longer be separated from the first connector 1 in the opposite direction to the approach direction Z, at least not without first releasing the locking via the locking elements 30, 31.

[0053] The receiving openings 210 and 211 in the bearing part 21 are designed such that the locking elements 30 and 31 are each adjustable within them in a plane defined by the insertion direction Z and a transverse direction extending across it. The respective locking element 30, 31 is adjustable in this plane via the receiving openings 210 and 211 both obliquely to the insertion direction Z and obliquely to the transverse direction (see in particular the illustration of the Fig. 7A and Fig. 7B).

[0054] In principle, the first magnetic device M1 and the second magnetic device M2 also interact magnetically when the first and second connector devices 1, 2 are attached, such that the first and second connector devices 1, 2 are magnetically biased towards each other along the attachment direction X. The first and second magnetic devices M1, M2 thus magnetically assist the attachment and connection of the connector devices 1, 2. When the first and second connector devices 1 and 2 are in their connected state and locked together by the locking elements 30 and 31 in their locking positions, the two contact sections 100 and 231, or rather their electrical contacts 51 and 52, are not yet in contact with each other in the illustrated embodiment of a connector assembly V. In this case, additional actuation by a user is required for this.Thus, the actuating element 23, which has the second contact section 231, is in the embodiment variant of the . Fig. 1A to 13B are magnetically loaded into a retaining position in which the actuating element 23 and thus the second contact section 231 is locked against adjustment to the first contact section 100 of the first connector device 1.

[0055] In the present case, the actuating element 23 is designed with an additional support section 232, which extends essentially perpendicular to the contact section 231 through a bearing opening 212 in the bearing part 21. A magnet receptacle 2320 of this support section 232 (see also Fig. 1B) A second magnetic device M2 is arranged, for example in the form of a permanent magnet. This second magnetic device M2 interacts with a magnetically formed holding element in the form of a narrow steel plate 4. The steel plate 4 is received in a recess 204 of the connecting component 20 and fixed therein. The actuating element 23, which is adjustable relative to the connecting component 20, is moved by the magnetic force between the second magnetic device M2 and the steel plate 4 into, for example, the Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B The retaining position shown is magnetically loaded. In this retaining position, the actuating element 23 with an end-face actuating surface 230 protrudes transversely to the insertion direction Z on the second connector 2. In this state, the actuating element 23 can be adjusted by a user along the connecting component 20 in an actuating direction X, which in this case runs perpendicular to the insertion direction Z, by applying an actuating force to the actuating surface 230 (see in particular Figure 4B). Fig. 5 and Fig. 6) To adjust the actuating element 23, the applied actuating force in actuating direction X must exceed the magnetic force applied by the second magnetic device M2 in conjunction with the steel plate 4.

[0056] On the support section 232, pin-shaped locking elements 2323 and 2325 project transversely to the direction of actuation X, each of which slidably engages in an L-shaped recess of an associated retaining section 231 or 215 of the bearing part 21. A pair of locking elements 2323, 2325 is provided on each longitudinal side of the support section 232. The locking elements 2323, 2325 are offset from each other in the direction of actuation X on each side of the support section 232.

[0057] If the actuating element 23 with the second contact section 231 is in its retaining position according to the Fig. In the case of 2 to 4B or 5 to 7B, a locking element 2323 or 2325 is located in a locking area 213a or 215a of the respective retention section 213, 215. In this locking area 213a or 215a, the respective locking element 2323 or 2325 is adjustable in the retaining position of the second contact section 231 exclusively in the actuation direction X and is otherwise locked against any other adjustment, in particular against adjustment parallel to or in the application direction Z.

[0058] Are the two connector devices 1 and 2 configured according to the Fig. When the actuator elements 5 to 7B are connected and locked together, a user can adjust the actuator element 23 in the actuation direction X transversely to the insertion direction Z. This causes the locking elements 2323 and 2325 within their respective L-shaped recesses of the associated retaining section 213 or 215 to move into a release area 213b or 215b, in which the locking elements 2323, 2325, and thus the support section 232, are no longer locked against adjustment transversely to the actuation direction X. Instead, adjustment in the insertion direction Z is permitted at the release areas 213b and 215b. By moving the actuator element 23 along the actuation direction X, the actuator element 23 can therefore be moved from its retaining position to a release position with the second contact section 231, in which further adjustment is possible.

[0059] In the release position, the actuating element 23, together with the second contact section 231 and the support section 232, can be moved towards the first connector 1, in this case linearly along the insertion direction Z, with magnetic force assistance. The two magnetic elements M1 and M2 of the two connector assemblies 1 and 2 thus attract each other magnetically. Consequently, if the actuating element 23 is no longer prevented from doing so by one or more retaining sections 213, 215 of the bearing part 21, the actuating element 23 is moved towards the engagement element 11 by the effect of the mutually attracting magnetic direction M1 and M2. Over the permissible adjustment range (for example, defined by the length of the L-shaped cam of the retaining sections 213, 215), the electrical contacts 51 of the second contact section 231 then also come into electrically conductive contact with the electrical contacts 51 of the first contact section 100 (see figure). Fig. 8 to 10B).

[0060] The first magnetic device M1 of the first connector 1 is thus not only intended for adjusting the locking elements 30, 31 into their respective locking positions, but also participates in adjusting the actuating element 23 and thus the second contact section 231. The second magnetic device M2 of the second connector 2 is furthermore not only involved in the magnetic loading of the actuating element 23 into the retained position, but also participates in adjusting the second contact section 23 into a position that is in the Fig. 8 to 10B shows the contacting position in which the electrical contacts 51 and 52 of the two contact sections 100 and 231 are brought into electrically conductive contact with each other.

[0061] The ends of the rod-shaped locking elements 30 and 31 protrude from their receiving openings 210 and 211 on both sides of the bearing part 21. When adjusted to their respective locking positions, the locking elements 30 and 31 can thus engage a first drive section of the release element 22 in the form of a drive edge 222a, 223b (see in particular [reference]). Fig. 1A and Fig. 10B) act to engage the release element 22. By adjusting the locking elements 30, 31 into their respective locking positions, the release element 22 is consequently engaged relative to the bearing part 21 in the insertion direction Z and moved from a position into the Fig. Resting position shown in 2 to 4B in a position within the Fig. The actuation position shown in sections 5 to 7B is adjusted. The release element 22 is also adjusted to the actuation position relative to the actuation element 23, which is still in its retaining position.

[0062] Is the actuating element 23 connected to the second contact section 231 according to the Fig. When 8 to 10B is moved into its contacting position, the actuating element 23 additionally secures the release element 22, which is in its actuating position, against accidental repositioning towards its rest position mechanically.

[0063] The release element 22, when in its actuated position, can not only release the locking mechanism via the locking elements 30 and 31, but also, by moving the release element 22 from its actuated position back to its rest position, separate the contacts 51 and 52 of the two contact sections 100 and 231. Thus, when the release element 22 is moved towards its rest position, the drive edges 222a and 222b of the release element 22 act on the ends of the locking elements 30 and 31 in the opposite direction to the initial direction Z1.This causes the locking elements 30 and 31 to be moved within their receiving openings 210 and 211 of the bearing part 21 into their respective unlocked positions, in which the locking elements 30 and 31 are each disengaged from the engagement element 11 of the first connector 1, thus allowing the two connectors 1 and 2 to be completely separated from each other again. Simultaneously, the release element 22 acts on the actuating element 23, particularly via two second drive sections in the form of drive lugs 223. The second contact section 231 projects into a gap between the two drive lugs 223 when the second contact section 231 is in its contacting position. Therefore, in the actuating position of the release element 22, the drive lugs 223 can already be in contact with a section of the actuating element 23 adjacent to the second contact section 231.If the release element 22 is moved from its actuation position in the opposite direction to the application direction Z towards its rest position, the actuation element 23 and thus the second contact section 232 are carried along in the direction of the release position via the drive lugs 223.

[0064] In the illustrated embodiment, the two drive lugs 223 are also connected by a central lug. This central lug can, if necessary, act centrally on the support section 232 to move the release element into the release position. Furthermore, a second drive lug is provided at an end of the release element 22 spaced apart in the direction of actuation X, through which the release element 22 can act on the end of the support section 232 of the actuating element 23. This allows the actuating element 23 to be loaded more evenly and prevents it from tilting when the release element 22 moves it into the release position.

[0065] Lie in this in the Fig. In the release position shown in Figures 11 to 13B, when the locking elements 2323 and 2325 are again adjacent to the locking areas 213a and 213b at the retention sections 213 and 215, the actuating element 23, and thus the second contact section 231, is automatically moved back into the retention position. In this way, the actuating element 23 is biased into the retention position by the second magnetic device M2, which interacts magnetically with the steel plate 4, and in the release position, it is no longer prevented from moving in the opposite direction to the actuating direction X by the release area 213b or 215b.

[0066] To facilitate manual adjustment of the release element 23 from the actuated position to the rest position for the user, the release element 22 has an actuating edge 220 on its outer surface. The actuating edge 220 can, for example, have a concave curvature in cross-section to facilitate the application of an actuating force with one or more fingers of a hand.

[0067] To support straight guidance of the release element 22 on the bearing part 21 parallel to the insertion direction Z, the release element 22 of the embodiment variant of the Fig. 1A to 13B have a guide rib 221 on an inner side. This guide rib 221 is slidably guided in the longitudinally extended release area 213b of the bearing part 21.

[0068] The Fig. 14A to 26B show in with the Fig. Views 1A to 13B, which correspond to each other, show a second embodiment of a proposed connector assembly V. In the Fig. Components 14A to 26B are identical and marked with identical reference numbers. Unlike the version of the Fig. 1A to 13B are in the version variant of the Fig. In sections 14A to 26B, the second electrical pin-shaped contacts 52 of the second contact section 231 are not spring-loaded. Furthermore, the second contact section 231 has a smaller extension in the insertion direction Z.

[0069] In the version of the Fig. In sections 14A to 26B, the actuating element 23 is returned to the holding position by means of at least one spring element. Alternatively, a magnetically formed holding element in the form of the steel plate 4 can also be arranged again in the recess 204 of the connecting component 20.

[0070] The Fig. 27 to 39B show in with the Fig. In views 1A to 13B, a third variant of a proposed connector assembly V is shown. Fig. Figures 27 to 39B do not show the connecting component 20, which is also present in the second connecting device 2. However, the bearing part 21 is also fixed to such a connecting component 20.

[0071] In contrast to the various versions of the Fig. 1A to 13B and 14A to 26B are used in the version variant of the connector assembly V. Fig. A release element 22' is provided in sections 27 to 39B, comprising the second contact section 231 and the support section 232. Therefore, no actuating element 23 adjustable relative to the release element 22' is provided. Accordingly, when the two connector devices 1 and 2 are joined, the adjustment of the locking elements 30 and 31 to their locking position, and thus the engagement of the engagement element 11, is not only magnetically assisted. Rather, the locking action also directly aligns with the adjustment of the release element 22' relative to the bearing part 21 in the direction of the base body 10 of the first connector device 1, in order to move the second contact section 231 towards the first contact section 100 and bring the first and second contacts 51, 52 into electrically conductive contact with each other.The first magnetic device M1 of the first connector 1 thus not only magnetically attracts the locking elements 30 and 31 when the two connectors 1 and 2 are connected. Rather, the magnetic device M1 also interacts with the second magnetic device M2 of the release element 22' to directly effect an adjustment of the second contact section 231 relative to the bearing part 21 in the direction of its contacting position. Therefore, no additional user action is required to trigger the adjustment of the second contact section 231 to its contacting position, in particular no manual application of an actuating force to move the second contact section 231 from a retained position.

[0072] Basically, in a modification of the depicted design variant, the Fig. In sections 27A to 39B, it is also conceivable to completely dispense with the second magnetic device M2 in the second connector 2. Thus, even without the second magnetic device M2, the release element 22' would be moved into the locking elements 30, 31 via the locking elements 30, 31, which are moved into their locking positions by means of the first magnetic device M1. Fig. The actuation position shown in figures 34 to 36B (in the application direction Z, and thus upwards in the figures) is adjusted. Alternatively, the second magnetic device M2 can also be provided, for example, in the bearing part 21 or the connecting part 20.

[0073] However, the release element 22' can also be used in the execution variant of the Fig.27A to 39B, by means of a single adjustment of the release element 22' from an actuating position, which the release element 22' has assumed under the influence of the locking elements 30 and 31 adjusted to their locking position and / or by the attraction between the first and second magnetic devices M1 and M2, into the rest position (opposite to the application direction Z), both the locking via the locking elements 30, 31 is released and the contact between the electrical contacts 51 and 52 is separated. Thus, here too, the release element 22' takes the locking elements 30, 31 with it via drive sections in the form of drive edges 222a and 22b when adjusting along the bearing part 21 in the direction of its rest position (towards the connecting component 20) and adjusts the locking elements 30, 31 at the receiving openings 210 and 211 into their respective unlocking position.At the same time, the second contact section 231, which is an integral part of the release element 22' or is firmly connected to it, is adjusted and thus spaced apart from the first contact section 100 of the first connector device 1, even before the two connector devices 1 and 2 are separated from each other. Reference symbol list 1 First connector device 10 basic bodies 100 First contact section 101 Magnetic recording 11 Intervention element 110, 111 Incision opening 2 Second connector device 20 Connecting component 200 connecting section 204 recess 21 Bearing part 210 Intake opening 211 Intake opening 212 Warehouse opening 213 Retention section 213a, 215a Restricted area 213b, 215b Release area 215 Retention section 21E Connection opening 22, 22' Release element 220 Actuating edge 221 Guide bridge 222a, 222b Drive edge (first drive section) 223 Drive plate (second drive section) 23 Actuating element 230 operating area 231 Second contact section 232 Carrier section 2320 Magnetic recording 2323 Locking element 2325 Locking element 30, 31 Locking element 4 steel plates (holding element) 51, 52 Contact L1, L2 line M1 First magnetic device M2 Second magnetic device V connector assembly X Actuation direction Z Direction of application

Claims

[1] Connector assembly, with a first connector device (1) comprising a base body (10) with at least one engagement element (11), and a second connector device (2) comprising a bearing part (21) with at least one locking element (30, 31) adjustable thereon, wherein the first connector device (1) and the second connector device (2) can be attached to each other and connected to each other along an attachment direction (Z), wherein in a connected state of the first and second connector devices (1, 2) the at least one locking element (30, 31) automatically assumes a locking position in which the at least one locking element (30, 31) engages with the at least one engagement element (11), so that the first connector device (1) and the second connector device (2) are held together in the connected state along the insertion direction (Z), wherein the first connector (1) has a first contact section (100) with at least one first electrical contact (51) and the second connector (2) has a second contact section (231) with at least one second electrical contact (52) and wherein the second contact section (231) on the second connector device (2) can be adjusted separately by a user between a retaining position and a release position in order to bring the first and second electrical contacts (51, 52) into electrically conductive contact with each other after the at least one locking element (30, 31) is in the locking position, characterized by , that the first connector assembly (1) comprises a first magnet assembly (M1) and the second connector assembly (2) comprises a second magnet assembly (M2) and The first and second magnetic devices (M1, M2) interact magnetically to attract each other, in order to move the second contact section (231) from the release position to a contacting position in which the first and second contacts (51, 52) are brought into contact with each other. [2] Connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized by , that the first magnetic device (M1) is arranged in a receptacle (101) of the engagement element (11). [3] Connector assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by , that the second magnetic device (M2) is arranged on a carrier section (232) connected to the second contact section (231). [4] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by, that the second contact section (231) is adjustable from the retaining position to the release position along an actuation direction (X) and from the release position to the contacting position along an adjustment direction (Z) which runs transversely to the actuation direction (X). [5] Connector assembly according to claim 4, characterized by that the adjustment direction runs parallel to or is identical to the application direction (Z). [6] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the first magnetic device (M1) and the second magnetic device (M2) interact magnetically attracting each other when the first and second connector devices (1, 2) are attached, such that the first and second connector devices (1, 2) are magnetically biased towards each other along the attachment direction (Z). [7] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by, that the second contact section (231) is adjustable from the release position to a contacting position in which the first and second contacts (51, 52) are brought into contact with each other, and the second contact section (231) is locked in its retaining position against adjustment to the contacting position by means of at least one retaining section (213, 215). [8] Connector assembly according to claim 7, characterized by , that at least one retention section (213, 215) is provided at the storage part (21). [9] Connector assembly according to claim 7 or 8, characterized by , that at least one retention section (213, 215) is formed with an L-shaped cam into which at least one locking element (2323, 2325) connected to the second contact section (231) engages slidably. [10] Connector assembly according to claim 3 and claim 9, characterized by, that at least one locking element (2323, 2325) is provided on the carrier section (232) on which the second magnetic device (M2) is arranged. [11] Connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the second contact section (231) is magnetically and / or spring-loaded into the retaining position. [12] Connector assembly according to claim 11, characterized by , that the second magnetic device (M2) magnetically attracts a magnetically formed retaining element (4) of the second connector device (2) to magnetically load the second contact section (231) into the retaining position. [13] Connector assembly according to claim 11 or 12, characterized by , that the second contact section (231) can be manually adjusted by a user from the holding position to the release position by overcoming a restoring force applied magnetically and / or via at least one spring element. [14] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the first connector device (1) comprises a first magnetic device (M1) and that the at least one locking element (30, 31) is magnetically designed, such that the at least one locking element (30, 31) can be adjusted into the locking position when connecting the first and second connector devices (1, 2) to each other under the action of the first magnetic device (M1). [15] Connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the insertion direction (Z) spans a plane with a transverse direction (X) running perpendicular to it, in which the at least one locking element (30, 31) is linearly adjustable in its locking position when the first and second connector devices (1, 2) are connected to each other. [16] Connector assembly according to claim 15, characterized by, that at least one locking element (30, 31) is linearly adjustable in the plane both obliquely to the insertion direction (Z) and obliquely to the transverse direction (X). [17] Connector assembly according to claim 15 or 16, characterized by , that at least two locking elements (30, 31) are adjustable on the bearing part (21), which can be adjusted towards each other in their locking positions with at least one movement component. [18] Connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that at least one second contact (52) is spring-loaded on the second contact section (231). [19] Connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by, that the second connector device (2) comprises a release element (22) which is adjustable on the second connector device (2) relative to the bearing part (21) by adjusting the at least one locking element (30, 31) from a rest position to an actuating position. [20] Connector assembly according to claim 19, characterized by , that in the connected state of the first and second connector devices (1, 2) and the first and second electrical contacts (51, 52) brought into electrically conductive contact with each other, the release element (22) is adjustable from the actuating position towards the rest position, thereby disengaging at least one locking element (30, 31) from the engagement element (11) and moving the second contact section (231) towards its retaining position. [21] Connector assembly according to claim 20, characterized by, that the release element (22) has at least one first drive section (222a, 222b) which acts on the at least one locking element (30, 31) when the release element (22) is moved from the actuating position to the rest position, and that the release element (22) has at least one second drive section (223) which causes the second contact section (231) to be moved when the release element (22) is moved from the actuating position to the rest position. [22] Connector assembly according to claim 21, characterized by , that the at least one first drive section (222a, 222b) of the release element (22) is provided for acting on an end of the at least one locking element (30, 31) projecting from the bearing part (21) in order to disengage the at least one locking element (30, 31) from the engagement element (11). [23] Connector assembly according to one of claims 19 to 22, characterized by, that the release element (22) is adjustable parallel to the application direction (Z) from the actuation position towards the rest position. [24] Connector assembly, with a first connector device (1) comprising a base body (10) with at least one engagement element (11) and a magnetic device (M1), and a second connector device (2) comprising a bearing part (21) with at least one magnetically designed locking element (30, 31) adjustable thereon, wherein the first connector (1) and the second connector (2) can be attached to each other and connected to each other along an attachment direction (Z), and wherein in a connected state of the first and second connector devices (1, 2) the at least one locking element (30, 31) automatically assumes a locking position under the action of the magnetic device (M1), in which the at least one locking element (30, 31) engages with the at least one engagement element (11), so that the first connector device (1) and the second connector device (2) are held together in the connected state along the insertion direction (Z), characterized by , that the first connector device (1) has a first contact section (100) with at least one first electrical contact (51) and the second connector device (2) has a second contact section (231) with at least one second electrical contact (52) and the second contact section (231) on the second connector device (2) is magnetically supported and adjustable relative to the bearing part (21) in the direction of a contacting position in which the first and second electrical contacts (51, 52) are brought into electrically conductive contact with each other. [25] Connector assembly according to claim 24, characterized by , that the second contact section (231) is adjustable in the direction of its contacting position after the at least one locking element (30, 31) is in the locking position or when the at least one locking element (30, 31) is moved into the locking position. [26] Connector assembly according to claim 24 or 25, characterized by, that a further magnetic device (M2) is arranged on a carrier section (232) connected to the second contact section (231), which magnetically attracts the magnetic device (M1) of the first connector device (1) in order to magnetically assist the second contact section (231) on the second connector device (2) to adjust relative to the bearing part (21) in the direction of the contacting position. [27] Connector assembly according to one of claims 24 to 26, characterized by , that the first magnetic device (M1) and the second magnetic device (M2) interact magnetically attracting each other when the first and second connector devices (1, 2) are attached, such that the first and second connector devices (1, 2) are magnetically biased towards each other along the attachment direction (Z). [28] Connector assembly according to one of claims 24 to 27, characterized by, that the second connector device (2) comprises a release element (22') which is adjustable on the second connector device (2) relative to the bearing part (21) by adjusting the at least one locking element (30, 31) from a rest position to an actuating position. [29] Connector assembly according to claim 28, characterized by , that in the connected state of the first and second connector devices (1, 2) and the first and second electrical contacts (51, 52) brought into electrically conductive contact with each other, the release element (22') is adjustable from the actuating position towards the rest position, thereby disengaging at least one locking element (30, 31) from the engagement element (11) and moving the second contact section (231) into an adjustment position in which the first and second contacts (51, 52) no longer make electrically conductive contact with each other. [30] Connector assembly according to claim 29, characterized by , that the release element (22') includes the second contact section (231), in particular is formed with the second contact section (231) or the release element (22') is firmly connected to the second contact section (231). [31] Connector assembly according to claim 29 or 30, characterized by , that the release element (22') comprises at least one driver section (222a, 222b) which is provided for acting on an end of the at least one locking element (30, 31) projecting from the bearing part (21) in order to disengage the at least one locking element (30, 31) from the engagement element (11) by moving the release element (22') into its rest position. [32] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, insofar as it relates back to one of claims 14, 15, 19 or 24, characterized by, that at least one locking element (30, 31) is rod-shaped. [33] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the second connector (2) has a connecting section (200) for attaching an electrical consumer or the first connector (1) has a connecting section for attaching an electrical consumer. [34] Connector assembly according to claim 33, characterized by , that the connecting section (200) is provided on a connecting component (20) of the second connecting device (2) connected to the bearing part (21) or is an integral part of the bearing part (21). [35] Connector assembly according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the connector assembly (V) is intended for the attachment of an electrical consumer to a bicycle.

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