A locking pin driving mechanism includes a motor, a preceding gear, a round gear, a feed screw and a slider. The feed screw is coaxially fixed to the round gear. A locking pin is mounted in the slider. A center axis of the locking pin and a center axis of the feed screw are each disposed in parallel with a center axis of a vehicle inlet. An interaxial distance between the center axis of the vehicle inlet and the center axis of the feed screw is set to be larger than an interaxial distance between the center axis of the vehicle inlet and the center axis of the locking pin.

A locking plate portion is disposed so as to be movable in a lateral direction. A connection terminal is inserted while a locking piece of a connection portion of the connection terminal passes through an insertion groove of the locking plate portion Subsequently, an operating member is pushed in an arrow direction with respect to the locking plate portion and the locking plate portion is laterally moved by a wedge mechanism. Then, the locking piece is transferred to a locking portion provided in the front end side portion of the insertion groove. As a result, the locking portion locks the rear portion of the locking piece and a rearward movement of the connection terminal is regulated.

A connector apparatus including a housing, and a primary lock reinforcement. The housing includes at least one substantially cylindrical coaxial cavity therein. The coaxial cavity has a first end, a second end, and a locking finger. At least one stop is located proximate the second end. A locking finger is positioned intermediate the first end and the second end. The locking finger includes a locking tab, and an unlocking surface. The locking finger is formed to be flexible and capable of flexing between a lock position and an unlock position. The locking finger is biased toward the lock position. The primary lock reinforcement is placed in the housing and has an opening therein corresponding to the second end of the cylindrical coaxial cavity.

A connector includes a housing body, a lock arm and a sub lock portion. The lock arm and the sub lock portion lock a mating housing to hold the housing body and the mating housing in a connected state. The lock arm is shaped to project from the housing body and be deflectable and deformable. The sub lock portion is arranged at a position facing the lock arm in a deflecting direction of the lock arm in the housing body.

An alignment device for use in an electrical connector or electrical connector assembly having coaxial terminals. The alignment device includes a planar plate portion having a first wall and an oppositely facing second wall. A plurality of coaxial terminal receiving openings extend through the plate portion. The coaxial terminal receiving openings are configured to receive mating ends of the coaxial terminals. Alignment members extend from the second wall of the plate portion in a direction away from the first wall, the alignment members are positioned proximate the coaxial terminal receiving openings.

An electronically lockable, electrical plug configured to communicate power and data signals to mobile electronic devices (MED) includes a male electrical plug body insertable into a female electrical socket of the MED and plurality of electrical contacts defined in the male electrical plug for communicating the power and data signals to and from the MED, via corresponding electrical contacts associated with an MED electrical socket. The MED electrical socket is shaped and sized to physically receive and support therein said male electrical plug body. Plug locking elements are formed in the male plug body are so formed as to be lockable to or with corresponding, complementary socket locking elements of the MED, so that upon insertion of the male plug body into the MED socket the electrical plug is locked with the MED An associated, electronically operable locking mechanism is operable to mechanically disengage the plug locking elements from the socket locking elements to thereby enable the electrical plug to be released from the MED and an electrical cable is coupled to the male plug body for electrically conducting the signals.

The disclosure relates to the field of cabled robots and more particularly a connector for cables including a first block and a second block, the first and second blocks being configured to be connected together and to form, when they are connected together, a plurality of sliding guides in each of which a pair of first and second cables connected together at their respective first ends is intended for sliding, the connector further including a first locking component mounted on the first block so as to be movable between a locking position and a release position of the set of first ends of the first cables, and further including a second locking component mounted on the second block so as to be movable between a locking position and a release position of the set of first ends of the second cables.

A connector apparatus including a housing, and a primary lock reinforcement. The housing includes at least one substantially cylindrical coaxial cavity therein. The coaxial cavity has a first end, a second end, and a locking finger. At least one stop is located proximate the second end. A locking finger is positioned intermediate the first end and the second end. The locking finger includes a locking tab, and an unlocking surface. The locking finger is formed to be flexible and capable of flexing between a lock position and an unlock position. The locking finger is biased toward the lock position. The primary lock reinforcement is placed in the housing and has an opening therein corresponding to the second end of the cylindrical coaxial cavity.

A connector includes a housing that has an opening fitting with a mating connector, a plate-shaped terminal that is housed and held in the housing with a first side surface of the terminal facing the opening, an insulating cover member that is mounted on the terminal and covers the first side surface, and a holder that has through-holes into which mating terminals as terminals of the mating connector are inserted, is attached to the housing from the opening side, and locks the cover member.

An electronically lockable, electrical plug configured to communicate power and data signals to mobile electronic devices (MED) includes a male electrical plug body insertable into a female electrical socket of the MED and plurality of electrical contacts defined in the male electrical plug for communicating the power and data signals to and from the MED, via corresponding electrical contacts associated with an MED electrical socket. The MED electrical socket is shaped and sized to physically receive and support therein said male electrical plug body. Plug locking elements are formed in the male plug body are so formed as to be lockable to or with corresponding, complementary socket locking elements of the MED, so that upon insertion of the male plug body into the MED socket the electrical plug is locked with the MED. An associated, electronically operable locking mechanism is operable to mechanically disengage the plug locking elements from the socket locking elements to thereby enable the electrical plug to be released from the MED and an electrical cable is coupled to the male plug body for electrically conducting the signals.