A connector assembly includes a housing having a housing base, a housing body protruding from the housing base, and a first housing protrusion provided inside the housing body. A protection part includes a protection base facing the housing base, a protection body protruding from the protection base, and a first protection arm extending from the protection body for engaging with the first housing protrusion. An insertion part of the assembly includes an insertion body for inserting inside of the protection part, and a first insertion protrusion protruding from the insertion body to interfere with the first protection arm. The first insertion protrusion deforms the first protection arm and causes the first protection arm to disengage from the first housing protrusion while the insertion body is inserted inside of the protection part.

The presentation invention relates to a first electrical connector element for a modular construction element and/or system, including a first connector part having a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to a plurality of electrical conductors. The first electrical connector is adapted to connect with a second electrical connector element, and includes a strain relief part to securely hold the plurality of electrical conductors thereby securing the plurality of electrical conductors to the first electrical connector element. The first electrical connector also includes a number of lock and release elements for engaging with the second electrical connector element when mechanically and electrically coupled together and releasing the coupling of the first and the second electrical connector elements when subjected to one or more pull forces above a predetermined release threshold.

An apparatus for interconnecting a vehicle charging connector with a charging port of a vehicle wherein a latch arm is slidably mounted in the charging connector to slide toward and away from the charging port and toward and into an opening in the charging port. A tip portion is positioned on the latch arm so as to be insertable downwardly into a cavity formed in an interior surface of the opening of the charging port and a linear actuator is configured to drive the latch arm towards and away from the charging connector. In an illustrative embodiment, the charging connector comprises part of a robot configured to move the tip of the latch arm downwardly into the cavity in the opening of the charging port to enable pulling the charging connector and charging port together to establish electrical contact.

A connector includes a slider retained in a housing to be slidable along a fitting direction, and an elastic member disposed between a cover member and the slider and applying to the slider an elastic force acting along the fitting direction, the housing including a pair of lock pieces that are arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to the fitting direction and that lock a fitting state between the connector and a counter connector by being fitted in the counter connector, the cover member having a pair of outer surfaces that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to both the fitting direction and the first direction and that are inclined to approach each other toward a rear end of the cover member.

A CPA attachment structure capable of suppressing increase in connector size, a CPA-attached connector and a wire harness are provided. A CPA-side lock structure of the CPA attachment structure includes a pair of arms provided so as to be bendable in an in-plane direction of a housing outer surface, a CPA-side lock portion which is temporarily locked to a connector-side lock structure and which is released from the temporary locking at a time of fitting. The connector-side lock structure includes a pair of ribs that are arranged to stand according to an arrangement interval of the pair of arms, a temporary lock portion to which the CPA-side lock portion is temporarily locked, and a final lock portion to which the CPA-side lock portion is finally locked.

A connector housing includes a connector housing, a cantilever-shaped fit-lock portion disposed on a housing outer surface, and a pair of ribs disposed on the housing outer surface to guide attachment of a CPA member that ensures fitting to a mating connector housing body and to guide final locking of the CPA member. The pair of ribs stands so as to sandwich the fit-lock portion between each other and includes temporary lock portions and final lock portions. The connector housing further includes a rear face wall covering a rear face end of the connector housing body and including an exposure window through which an operation portion of the fit-lock portion and the pair of ribs are exposed to enable operation on the operation portion and attachment of the CPA member.

A connector assembly for coupling with one or more electrodes includes one or more cables with wires. A plug is electrically coupled with an end or ends of the cables. An electrode connector structure is electrically coupled with the cables and includes a body that is configured for forming an internal space. A cantilevered first arm has an end that cantilevers toward the internal space. The cantilevered first arm has a rest position and a flexed position. A stationary second arm and arm end extend into the internal space opposite the first arm. At least one of the ends of the cantilevered first arm and stationary second arm include an electrical contact. In the rest position, the end of the cantilevered first arm is positioned opposite the stationary second arm a first distance. In the flexed position, the cantilevered arm, moves away from the stationary second arm to separate the ends to a greater distance to receive the electrode and returns to the rest position to grip the electrode.

A connector that has a conductive shell that supports at least one signal contact therein. The shell comprises a front end for mating with a mating connector and a back end opposite the front end for connecting to a power or data transmission cable. A coupling member is configured to engage the conductive shell and engage a corresponding component associated with the mating connector to mechanically couple the connector and the mating connector together. A plurality of ground connections are provided at the front end of the conductive shell and the front section of the coupling member for grounding.

A low insertion force contact terminal which has a conductor mating portion, a securing portion and a substrate mating portion. The conductor mating portion is configured to terminate a conductor therein. The securing portion is configured to secure the terminal in a terminal receiving cavity of a housing. The substrate mating portion extends from the securing portion. The substrate mating portion has at least two sections which have curved portions thereon. The at least two sections move independently, which allows the curved portions to exert a normal force on walls of through holes of a substrate to which the contact terminal is mated which is sufficient to provide a stable electrical connection while allowing for a low insertion force.

An electrical connector includes a housing having a bottom and a wall bounding an opening adjacent the bottom, and a shell configured to encircle an outer surface of the wall. The shell may include: first shell corners configured to conform with first housing corners of the housing, second shell corners configured to be spaced apart from second housing corners of the housing in a first direction, a plurality of first portions configured to conform with the outer surface of the wall, and a plurality of second portions configured to be spaced apart from the outer surface of the wall. The first and second shell corners have a height greater than a maximum height of the housing. Such a connector may be miniaturized, yet provide for robust operation and resist unintentional demating as a result of twisting forces on a plug inserted into the connector.