An electric power control device has a first connector connected to a second connector provided in a second appliance, and a control circuit provided within a first appliance that exchanges electric power with the second appliance via a harness and connected to the first connector via the harness. The first connector includes a latching solenoid that switches connector connection, i.e., connection between the first and second connectors, between a locked state and an unlocked state. The control circuit outputs a first or second voltage to an operating coil inside the latching solenoid to bring the connector connection into the locked or unlocked state, respectively.

A junction box housing (3) for a photovoltaic panel (4) comprises first and second housing parts (1, 2). The first housing part (1) has a first contact surface (5) for direct or indirect arrangement on a surface (7) of the photovoltaic panel (4). The second housing part (2) has a second contact surface (6) for direct or indirect arrangement on the other surface (8) of the photovoltaic panel (4). The first contact surface (5) is spaced apart from the second contact surface (6) so that a slot (9) for receiving the photovoltaic panel (4) is provided by the first contact surface (5) and the second contact surface (6). The two housing parts (1, 2) are connected to each other via at least one guide (10) and are designed to be displaceable relative to one another along an assembly movement (M) so that the thickness (D) of the slot (9) is adjustable.

A wall mountable connector assembly with an optional wall covering plate is disclosed. The wall mountable connector provides electrical connections to each of a plurality of field wires and is configured to provide electrical connections to a thermostat secured to the wall mountable connector. The optional wall covering plate is configured to fit over the wall mountable connector and provide a pleasing appearance.

Example implementations relate to a connector with a retainer assembly. For example, an apparatus may include a connector having a housing and a retainer assembly to retain a power plug within the housing. The retainer assembly may retain a first type of power plug within the housing with a first retaining feature using a locking fit and retain a second type of power plug within the housing with a second retaining feature using a friction it.

A direct plug device for directly plugging into a printed circuit board, the direct plug device comprising a plug element that comprises an accommodating housing and at least one pluggable, in particular spring-like, contact element accommodated at it; and a plug element receptacle which is designed to at least partially accommodate the plug element, which comprises a locking device and which can be moved relative to the plug element between a contact element-remote state and a contact element-proximal state; wherein the plug element comprises at least one pre-adjusting structure which is to be arranged at the side of the printed circuit board and which, when the plug element is placed onto the printed circuit board, can be connected to at least one corresponding pre-adjusting structure of the printed circuit board in such a way that, in the connected state, the at least one contact element is aligned with at least one correspondingly designed contact element opening of the printed circuit board; and wherein the plug element receptacle can be displaced relative to the plug element, which is placed on the circuit board in a pre-adjusted manner, from the contact element-remote state to the contact element-proximal state in such a way that thereby the locking device and the pre-adjusting structure of the plug element are commonly locked to the pre-adjusting structure of the printed circuit board.

A retaining clip that provides a method for securing electrical connections between male and female electrical connectors is disclosed. Current locking mechanisms are on both the electrical plug and the connector. These locking mechanisms often break when disconnecting the plug. Some embodiments of the present invention eliminate the need for the locking mechanisms. Furthermore, in cases where the mechanisms have been broken, some embodiments provide a method for reusing the electrical plug and/or the connector.

A slide lever (30) provided on a fit-in side housing (F) includes cam functioning portions (31) configured to enter the receptacle (11) in the process of connecting the waiting side housing (M) and the fit-in side housing (F), and the cam functioning portions (31) are formed with cam grooves (32) to be engaged with cam followers (15) in the process of connecting the two housings (F, M). An operating portion (33) projects substantially parallel to a moving direction of the slide lever (30) from rear end parts of the cam functioning portions (31) in an entering direction into the receptacle (11) and is arranged forwardly of a front face (S) of the panel (P).

Example retainer apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example retainer apparatus disclosed herein includes a post having a first end attachable to a wall plate cover opening of an outlet and a second end opposite the first end. The example retainer apparatus also includes a plug retainer to be removably coupled to the post. The plug retainer of the example retainer apparatus is to move relative to the post between the first end of the post and the second end of the post.

To provide a connector that is compact and reliable and can easily be produced, in addition to achieving narrow spacing between protruding parts having a plurality of terminals mounted thereto. Such a connector is therefore provided that includes half body parts, each of which includes a connector main body and a plurality of terminals mounted to the connector main body, and a main body end part formed on each end of the connector main body with the connector main bodies of the half body parts opposite each other. The connector main body is an integrated member and includes a protruding part that extends in the longitudinal direction thereof and holds the terminals, along with an embedded part connected to each end in the longitudinal direction of the protruding part. The main body end part includes a cover part that covers at least part of the embedded part of the connector main body. The cover part is a member integrated with the embedded part.

A plug fixing structure is applied to fixing a power plug inserted into a power socket of an electronic device. The power plug has a plug portion and a main body portion. A first engaging structure is formed on an outer periphery of the power socket. The plug fixing structure includes a sleeve casing jacketing the main body portion to expose the plug portion and a first resilient arm having a first arm portion and a first front hook. The first arm portion protrudes from an outer surface of the sleeve casing. The first front hook extends from the first arm portion toward the first engaging structure. The first front hook is engaged with the first engaging structure when the plug portion is inserted into the power socket along a first axis, so as to constrain movement of the power plug along the first axis relative to the power socket.