The present application relates to a connector housing whose device, called connector position assurance (CPA) device, installed so as to be able to slide inside the housing, is activated by the front end of the complementary connector housing that is not the lug, commonly called locking nose for locking the housings to one another.

A connector according to an embodiment is provided. The connector may include: a body in which at least one terminal is inserted; a bridge formed on a first side of the body; a latch connected to a second side of the body and extending toward the bridge; and at least one connection rib having a first end connected to an inner side of the bridge and a second end connected to an outer side of the latch.

An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical contact device and a second electrical contact device. The first electrical contact device includes at least one first electrical contact and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The second electrical contact device includes at least one second electrical contact device and an interlock feature to engage the actuator when the actuator is in the first position. The actuator is in the first position when the first electrical contact is in electrical communication with a power source, and the actuator is in the second position when the electrical communication between the first electrical contact and the power source is disconnected. When the actuator is in the first position and the second electrical contact engage the first electrical contact, the interlock feature engages the actuator, thereby securing the first electrical contact device and the second electrical contact device against disconnection.

A receptacle connector having a stable contact point structure and a rigid structure, and a connector assembly including the same, is provided. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing, a plurality of receptacle terminals which are retained and supported in the receptacle housing in a first direction, and one pair of receptacle metal members which are provided on both ends of the receptacle housing in the first direction.

A receptacle connector having a stable contact point structure and a rigid structure, and a connector assembly including the same, is provided. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing, a plurality of receptacle terminals which are retained and supported in the receptacle housing in a first direction, and one pair of receptacle metal members which are provided on both ends of the receptacle housing in the first direction.

A method includes plugging a plug into a socket, wherein the plugging includes pushing the plug into the socket at least up to a point that a latch clicks into the plug and locks the plug in place. Pressing down on a lever that rotates around an axis causes the lever to be pushed down. This results in the latch moving away from the plug and unlocking the plug from the socket, to thereby allow the plug to be separated from the socket.

A pyrotechnical connecting interface of a pyrotechnical vehicle safety device comprises a socket which includes a housing with a plug-in port for accepting a plug, the pyrotechnical connecting interface further comprising pins which end in the plug-in port and via which electricity for activating a pyrotechnical charge can flow, the housing being an injection-molded housing and being provided with a peripheral wall which surrounds end portions of the pins at a distance therefrom and which ends in an end face on the side facing the plug; three radial undercuts for interlocking engagement with three associated latching fingers that are part of the plug are formed on the inner face of the peripheral wall, are spaced apart from each other in the peripheral direction, are entirely closed axially as well as radially outward, and are made in an injection-molding process.

A housing includes a housing main body configured to be fitted with a mating housing, and a cover configured to be mounted to an end portion of the housing main body from which an electric wire is drawn out and to cover the electric wire drawn out from the housing main body. The housing main body includes a lock arm for locking a protruding portion of the mating housing, and a release arm that swings when an operation portion of the release arm is pressed to release a locking of the protruding portion and the lock arm. The cover has a lock piece that is interposed between the housing main body and the operation portion when the cover is mounted to the housing main body so as to restrict a swing of the release arm.

A connector includes: a housing which is connected to a counterpart connector; and a slider held in the housing to be movable in a fitting direction. The housing and the slider include: a guide mechanism configured to guide a movement of the slider to the housing in the fitting direction; and a stopper mechanism configured to prevent the slider from being detached from the housing to the front side of the connector in the fitting direction. The guide mechanism has: a pair of ribs provided in one of the housing and the slider, the ribs extending in the fitting direction; and a pair of grooves provided in the other of the housing and the slider, the grooves extending in the fitting direction. The stopper mechanism is provided at a location adjacent to an end part of the guide mechanism at the front side of the connector in the fitting direction.

A refrigerator including a cabinet in which an electronic device is disposed, a cooling module provided with a cooling air supply system and detachably mounted on an outer side of the cabinet, a cabinet connection device electrically connected to the electronic device and including a cabinet fixing member fixed to the cabinet and a cabinet connector bufferably mounted to the cabinet fixing member, and a module connection device electrically connected to the cooling air supply system and including a module fixing member fixed to the cooling module and a module connector bufferably mounted to the module fixing member.