Systems and methods for a coupler including: a cable comprising a bend relief disposed at an end of the cable and one or more wires; a socket comprising one or more pins and one or more socket terminals, where the one or more pins are electrically connected to the one or more socket terminals; and a housing body disposed between the cable and the socket, where the housing body comprises a portion of the bend relief and the one or more wires connected to the one or more socket terminals, and where at least a portion of the housing body is made of hot melt such that the housing body encapsulates the portion of the bend relief, the one or more socket terminals, and the one or more wires connected to the one or more socket terminals.

It is aimed to provide a connector having a function of protecting a male terminal and capable of coping with size reduction. A connector includes a guide, inside which a female housing is arranged, a cavity located behind the guide and communicating with inside of the guide, a holding member arranged movably in a front-rear direction with respect to the guide, and a male terminal arranged inside the cavity and including a tab projecting forward. The male terminal is provided to move integrally with the holding member.

A cassette assembly includes a housing for plugs having release latches, the housing including a support surface and first hinge feature. The assembly also includes a compression lever including a post and a second hinge feature configured to cooperate with the first hinge feature to form a hinge. The assembly also includes a latch depressor including first and second ends, the latch depressor having a channel configured to receive the post. In response to a force applied to the compression lever with the first and second hinge features in cooperation, the channel in receipt of the post, and a plug in the housing, the compression lever rotates about the hinge, the post translates the force to the channel, the first end of the latch depressor abuts and pivots at the support surface, and the second end of the latch depressor contacts the release latch of the plug in the housing.

A verification system for detecting a connector position assurance (CPA) device's closure relative to a corresponding housing, The verification system includes a connector position assurance (CPA) device having a first visible or visual surface; a housing having a second visible or visual surface; and a scan system that scans the first visible or visual surface of said CPA device and said second visible or visual surface of the housing. The the scan system detects whether the CPA device is in full-lock position relative to the housing depending on whether the scan system detects whether the first and second visible or visual surfaces are separated from each other or joined together. Also, a verification method for detecting a CPA device's closure relative to the housing, which includes a step of detecting whether the CPA device is in a pre-lock position or in a full-lock position relative to the housing based on whether the scan system detects whether the first and second visible or visual surfaces are separated from each other or joined together. The scan system or scanning step also detects whether the CPA device is in a pre-lock position or in a full-lock position relative to the housing based on whether the scan system or scanning step detects that a predetermined percentage of a predetermined size or shape has been formed by at least one of a first medium on the CPA device and a second medium on the housing is within a scan window.

A verification system for detecting a connector position assurance (CPA) device's closure relative to a corresponding housing, The verification system includes a connector position assurance (CPA) device having a first visible or visual surface; a housing having a second visible or visual surface; and a scan system that scans the first visible or visual surface of said CPA device and said second visible or visual surface of the housing. The the scan system detects whether the CPA device is in full-lock position relative to the housing depending on whether the scan system detects whether the first and second visible or visual surfaces are separated from each other or joined together. Also, a verification method for detecting a CPA device's closure relative to the housing, which includes a step of detecting whether the CPA device is in a pre-lock position or in a full-lock position relative to the housing based on whether the scan system detects whether the first and second visible or visual surfaces are separated from each other or joined together. The scan system or scanning step also detects whether the CPA device is in a pre-lock position or in a full-lock position relative to the housing based on whether the scan system or scanning step detects that a predetermined percentage of a predetermined size or shape has been formed by at least one of a first medium on the CPA device and a second medium on the housing is within a scan window.

An electrical connector for connecting with a mating electrical connector in a mating direction includes an electrically conductive terminal having an electrical contact, a housing having a plug-in portion insertable into the mating electrical connector along the mating direction, the plug-in portion having a receptacle receiving the electrical contact, a compressive member arranged within the housing and compressed along the mating direction, and a connector position assurance element (CPA) slidable from an unlocked position to a locked position along the mating direction. The locked position allows the electrical connector to be locked to the mating connector when the electrical connector is connected to the mating connector. A central axis of the compressive member is aligned with a central axis of the plug-in portion in the mating direction.

An electrical connector assembly includes a connector body defining a terminal cavity therein and a male terminal projecting along a terminal axis to a tip and secured within the terminal cavity by a primary lock feature. The electrical connector assembly also includes a terminal stabilizer defining an aperture that is disposed within the connector body and is moveable from a pre-staged position to a staged position. The electrical connector assembly further includes a primary lock retaining feature that is integrated with the terminal stabilizer and is configured to engage the primary lock feature as the terminal stabilizer moves from the pre-staged position to the staged position.

An actuator device includes a locking displaceable element and a manual operation element that are displaceably disposed in a fixed portion. The locking displaceable element is displaceable to locked/unlocked positions. The manual operation element engages with the locking displaceable element and displaces the locking displaceable element to lock/unlocked positions via manual operation. The fixed portion includes locking displaceable element stoppers and manual operation element stoppers. The locking displaceable element includes locking displaceable element stopper abutment surfaces. The manual operation element includes manual operation element stopper abutment surfaces. When the manual operation element is operated, the manual operation element stopper abutment surfaces abut against the manual operation element stoppers by to stop displacement of the manual operation element before the locking displaceable element stopper abutment surfaces abutting against the locking displaceable element stoppers.

A connector assembly comprises a connector and a mating connector. The mating connector comprises a mating housing. The mating housing is formed with a release projection. The connector comprises a first housing and a second housing. The first housing is provided with a stopper. The second housing is provided with a stopped portion. One of the first housing and the second housing is provided with a second support portion which supports a supported portion. When the second housing is installed to the first housing, the stopped portion is brought into abutment with the stopper, and a movement of the second housing is regulated by the stopper. When the thus-regulated second housing is received into the mating housing together with the first housing, one of the second support portion and the supported portion is brought into abutment with the release projection so that the regulation of the second housing is released.

Example implementations relate to an electronic port of an electronic device, having a locking assembly to secure an electronic plug within the electronic device. The electronic port includes a receptacle, and the locking assembly including a rocker switch, a bracket, and an elastic arm. The receptacle is releasably connectable to a connector of the electronic plug. The rocker switch is pivotably connected to an enclosure of the electronic device. The bracket extends from the rocker switch, and disposed around a first end portion of the receptacle. The elastic arm includes a locking tab engaged with the bracket, and a seating tab seated on a second end portion of the receptacle. Where, in relaxed state of the elastic arm, lock features of the locking tab protrudes into the receptacle, and where the elastic arm is deformable from relaxed state to biased state to pull the lock features out of the receptacle.