An electrical connector system includes a terminal carrier lock having a housing defining a cavity or a plurality of cavities. For each cavity, there is a forward stop structure on one side of the cavity and a primary terminal lock on the opposite side of the cavity. The forward stop structure has a terminal forward stop and a pre-lock retention ledge. The corresponding female shroud has a shroud housing defining a cavity or a plurality of cavities, and for each cavity there is a shroud retention feature for engaging the pre-lock retention ledge, and a positive lock retention surface and a terminal position assurance shelf on the inside of the housing facing the cavity. The connector system of the invention provides a terminal position assurance retention feature in each cavity.

The present invention reduces cost. A female side connector (F) is provided with: a female side housing (30) fitted to a male side housing (10); a lock function part (57) that is provided to the female side housing (30) and that locks, in a fitted manner, the female side housing (30) and the male side housing (10) by locking the male side housing (10); and a releasing member (63) that is a component separate from the female side housing (30) and that is attachable to and detachable from the female side housing (30), wherein the releasing member (63) can cause the lock function part (57) to be displaced so as to be released and separated from the male side housing (10) in a state where the releasing member is attached to the female side housing (30).

A low profile high voltage connector, having a minimal height and meeting high voltage requirements and a method of assembling thereof, includes a male housing and a female housing, and further includes a terminal position assurance (TPA) device and a connector position assurance (CPA) device, the TPA device ensuring that a terminal, housed within the female housing, provides a secondary lock, so as to ensure that the terminal is secured or locked within the female housing. The CPA device assures that the male and female housings remain locked and inseparable from each other. The terminal is housed within the female housing in such a way as to have the female housing, engaged within the male housing, to meet a minimal height requirement. Each of the TPA device and the CPA device functions in a pre-lock position or a full-lock position when engaging with the low profile high voltage connector. The method also improves clearance and creepage in the low profile high voltage connector by allowing the clearance or electrical path to extend from at least an electrical wire or cable to the female housing.

A plug connector for plugging onto or into a counterpart plug connector, having at least two counterpart contact elements, in a plugging direction. The plug connector has a housing having a first plane that faces in the plugging direction. The housing has at least two contact chambers, each of which has an opening in the first plane. At least two of the contact chambers in the housing are embodied separately from one another. A wall, which protrudes from the first plane when viewed oppositely from the plugging direction, is disposed between at least two mutually adjacent contact chambers. Alternatively or additionally, at least one groove is disposed in the first plane between at least two mutually adjacent contact chambers.

A harness component (1) includes a plurality of terminals (2), a housing (3) and a plurality of electric wires (4). The plurality of terminals (2) each have a rod-shaped rod terminal portion (21) connected to a circuit board (11), and a bent terminal portion (22) formed by bending a conductive plate. The housing (3) has a plurality of through-holes (31) and a plurality of terminal storage holes (32). The rod terminal portions (21) of the respective terminals (2) pass through the through-holes (31). The bent terminal portions (22) are arranged in the respective terminal storage holes (32). The terminal storage holes (32) are connected to the through-holes (31) and each have an opening (321) on the side opposite to the corresponding through-hole (31). Each of the electric wires (4) is inserted into the terminal storage hole (32) from the corresponding openings (321). Each of the electric wires (4) is fastened to the corresponding bent terminal portion (22).

A multipole electrical plug-in connector includes a plug-in connector housing and a mounting block. The plug-in connector housing has a housing base that extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the plug-in connector housing. The housing base has insertion openings. Contact elements are respectively inserted through the housing base insertion openings. Each contact element has a contact portion that is connectable to a mating plug-in connector, a press-in portion, with a fir tree profile, that is pressed into the housing base insertion opening in which the contact element is inserted through, and a connection portion for connecting an electrical connection line. Each contact element further has a retaining portion between the press-in portion and the connection portion. The retaining portions of the contact elements are inter-lockingly fastened in the mounting block. A method for producing a multipole electrical plug-in connector of this type is provided.

The present application provides a mounting bracket assembly for fixing a charging socket and a charging socket assembly. The mounting bracket assembly has a mounting frame and a locking member. The mounting frame defines an installation region configured for receiving the charging socket, and provided with a connection structure configured for installing the locking member. The locking member and the connection structure are movably connected between the pre-locking position and the final-locked position. When the locking member and the connection structure are connected to each other at the pre-locking position, the charging socket is receivable within the installation region of the mounting frame. After the charging socket is received in the installation region, the locking member is moved from the pre-locking position to the final-locked position, and the charging socket is detachably fixed in the installation region. The mounting bracket assembly or the charging socket assembly provided by the present application simplifies working procedures and effectively improves working efficiency.

A connector includes a housing body provided with a plurality of cavities inside, a front mask to be mounted on a front surface of the housing body, and a lock arm extending rearward from a base end portion provided on the housing body. The front mask includes a locking portion to be locked to the base end portion.

A connector system that uses an elastomeric suspension to provide compliance for mating alignment and to provide an axial compression force of the two connector halves. This connector system uses a first connector half mounted to a body and a second connected half that comprises a rigidly mounted outer housing with elastomeric suspension element(s) that suspend an inner connector housing. The outer housing could be mounted to another body in such a way that the mating process of the two connector halves might not be observable. The axial compression force of the two connector halves keeps them tightly mated.

An example connector includes a housing made of a dielectric material, in which cells are formed. Terminals are housed in the cells and extend essentially in a longitudinal direction. The housing is also equipped with a terminal position assurance device having locking means interacting with a stop surface located on the terminal. The terminal position assurance device may possibly have a system of ramps arranged to move the locking means sequentially, perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, and then parallel to the longitudinal direction. The leakage path between two terminals can then be lengthened.