Self-rejecting automotive harness connector

摘要

A plug-in connector for connecting to a receptacle including a housing including fins, at least one electrically conductive terminal at least partly situated in the housing and defining a mating axis and a mating direction, cantilevered locking beams arranged in the housing, a slider slidingly coupled to the housing and including blocking beams extending in the mating direction, a compressive member arranged to urge the slider outward away from the housing in the mating direction. The fins are situated to engage with the blocking beams during an initial stage of relative movement between the housing and the slider against a bias of the compressive member and allow inward deflection of the locking beams. The blocking beams are configured to prevent inward deflection of the locking beams after a final stage of the relative movement between the housing and the slider.

主权项

1. A receptacle connector for connecting to a plug connector, the receptacle connector comprising:
a housing including a plurality of fins; at least one electrically conductive terminal at least partly situated in said housing and defining a mating axis and a mating direction; a plurality of cantilevered locking beams arranged in said housing; a slider slidingly coupled to said housing and including a plurality of blocking beams extending in the mating direction; and a compressive member arranged to urge said slider outward away from said housing in the mating direction, wherein said fins are situated to engage with said blocking beams during an initial stage of relative movement between said housing and said slider against a bias of said compressive member and allow inward deflection of said locking beams, and wherein said blocking beams are configured to prevent inward deflection of said locking beams after a final stage of the relative movement between said housing and said slider, and the receptacle connector has an electrically interconnected state only when in the final stage.