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Connector Assembly
| Content Provider | The Lens |
|---|---|
| Related Links | https://www.lens.org/lens/patent/011-070-174-996-42X/frontpage |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2017-03-29 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Alternative Title | Verbinderbaugruppe Ensemble Connecteur |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
| Date Applied | 2012-06-12 |
| Agent | De Vries & Metman |
| Applicant | Framatome Connectors Int |
| Application No. | 12770213 |
| Claim | A connector assembly (1) of a first connector (2) and a second connector (3), the connector assembly comprising at least one latch (10, 11) at a lateral face biased to a locking position to lock the assembly in cooperation with a complementary locking section (44), the connector assembly comprising a release member (30) movable in a direction towards a top face (29) of one of the connectors from a rest position to a release position, the top face being the surface that does not face other connector assemblies when the assemblies are arranged in a row, wherein the release member pushes the latch away from the locking position when the release member is moved to the release position, wherein the release member (30) comprises a contact face (54) engaging the latch (10, 11) at a lateral side of the latch, characterized in that the contact face (54) is shaped to gradually push the latch (10, 11) in a direction under an angle with the direction of movement of the contact face. A connector assembly according to claim 1 wherein the moving direction of the contact face (54) of the release member (30) and the moving direction of the latch (10, 11) are substantially orthogona A connector assembly according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the second connector comprises a receiving opening (16) for receiving the first connector and wherein the release member (30) comprises an actuating portion (31) extending adjacent the receiving opening. A connector assembly according to claim 3 wherein the actuating portion (31) extends over the top face (29) of the first connector (2) and wherein the actuating portion is pivotably coupled to an adjacent front edge (36) of a top face of the second connector, and wherein pivoting the actuating portion moves the release member (30) to the release position. A connector assembly according to claim 4 wherein the release member (30) comprises a lever (37) extending from the pivoting axis into the receiving opening (16) and resiliently abutting an inner surface of the second connector. A connector assembly according to claim 5 wherein the lever is a C-shaped element with two ends (39, 40) connected to the actuating portion (31) and a middle portion (41) upwardly offset from the two connected ends. A connector assembly according to claim 6 wherein the middle portion hooks behind a projection (42) of the abutting inner surface of the second connector. A connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the second connector comprises a top face covered with a heat sink. A connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims -2 - 8, wherein the side of the second connector with the receiving opening (17) slopes backwardly. A connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the first connector comprises at least one spring (13, 14) forcing the first connector and the second connector apart against the action of the one or more latches (10, 11). A connector assembly according to claim 10 wherein the first connector is a cable connector comprising a cable holder (6) held in a ferrule (7), a casing (8) holding the ferrule slideable in a mating direction, the casing carrying a latch (10, 11) at either lateral side of the ferrule, the casing having an inner surface around a passage for the cable holder, wherein the springs are symmetrically arranged compression springs between said inner surface and an opposite face of the ferrule. A connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the contact face (54) is a bulging face of an arm (50) of the release member acting against a counter surface (55) at a lateral side of the respective latch. A connector assembly according to claim 12 wherein the contact surface (55) of the latch is positioned at a lateral surface in an interruption (49) of a cam of the latch. A connector assembly according to claim 12 or 13 wherein the release member (30) comprises at least one arm (50) with a contact face (54) engaging the latch (10, 11), wherein the contact face (54) is shaped to gradually push the latch (10, 11) away from the locked position, wherein the arm is supported by an inner wall of the housing (19) of the second connector. A connector assembly according to any one of the preceding claims comprising a symmetrical arrangement of two latches (10, 11) and associated contact faces (54) of the release member, wherein both latches extend at a respective lateral side of the first connector. |
| CPC Classification | OPTICAL ELEMENTS; SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS Electrically-Conductive Connections;Structural Associations Of A Plurality Of Mutually-Insulated Electrical Connecting Elements;Coupling Devices;Current Collectors TRANSMISSION PRINTED CIRCUITS;CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS;MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS |
| Extended Family | 109-786-260-864-770 097-117-510-029-144 063-547-001-012-770 028-950-210-812-388 068-150-409-831-557 080-872-409-125-555 130-792-153-716-002 071-525-318-437-868 039-206-841-184-473 011-070-174-996-42X 102-482-903-412-720 028-978-064-307-483 076-465-848-700-205 |
| Patent ID | 2859623 |
| Inventor/Author | Droesbeke Gert Julien |
| IPC | H01R13/627 G02B6/42 H01R13/635 |
| Status | Active |
| Owner | Amphenol Fci Asia Pte. Ltd. Amphenol Fci Asia Pte. Ltd., Sg |
| Simple Family | 109-786-260-864-770 097-117-510-029-144 063-547-001-012-770 028-950-210-812-388 068-150-409-831-557 080-872-409-125-555 130-792-153-716-002 071-525-318-437-868 039-206-841-184-473 011-070-174-996-42X 102-482-903-412-720 028-978-064-307-483 076-465-848-700-205 |
| CPC (with Group) | G02B6/3893 G02B6/4269 G02B6/3885 G02B6/4219 G02B6/4292 H01R13/6275 H04B10/40 H05K7/20154 |
| Issuing Authority | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
| Kind | Patent/Patent 1st level of publication/Inventor's certificate |
