Slide lock panel-mount connector

摘要

An electrical connector (204) for mounting in an opening (248) in a panel (210) comprises a housing (240) having a front (244), a rear (242), and side walls (266, 268) extending between the front (244) and the rear (242). The housing (240) is configured to be loaded through the opening (248) to a loaded position and to be slid within the opening (248) in a mounting direction (A) to a mounted position. Mounting tabs (272) extend from the housing (240) and are configured to be loaded through the opening (248) with the housing (240). Each of the mounting tabs (270) has a rearward facing surface (276) configured to engage the panel (210) when the housing (240) is slid in the mounting direction (A) to the mounted position. A latch arm (302) extends from the housing (240) and has a locking finger (310). The locking finger (310) is unable to move through the opening (248) when the housing (240) is in the loaded position. The latch arm (302) is movable in a deflection direction toward the housing (240) to permit the locking finger (310) to move through the opening (248) when the housing (240) is in the mounted position, and the latch arm (302) is movable in a locking direction away from the housing (240) to permit the locking finger (310) to engage the panel (210) when the housing (240) is in the mounted position.