Nonpolarized electrical connector assembly especially for use as automotive squib connector

摘要

A nonpolarized electrical connector assembly (10) includes a receptacle connector subassembly (20) and a plug connector subassembly (100). The receptacle connector subassembly (20) can be mated with an electronic component subassembly, such as an airbag inflation initiator or squib (2), and includes a cylindrical housing (22) with a central plug passage (38). Receptacle contacts (50A, 50B and 50C) are positioned at different arcuate locations in this passage (38) with resilient cantilever beams (56) of different lengths so that contact points (58) on the beams (56) are at different axial locations in the passage (38). A plug connector subassembly has axially spaced cylindrical plug contacts (102A, 102B) and (102C) on a plug post (106) that is inserted into the passage (38) so that the plug connector subassembly (100) can be positioned at any angular position relative to the mating axis between the two connector subassemblies.