Electrical connector with mechanically assisted engagement

A mechanically assisted electrical connector including a lever and a slider. The slider is coupled to the lever such that movement of the lever moves the slider. The slider defines a slot that is configured to cooperate with a post of a mating connector in a manner effective to urge the electrical c...

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Main Authors EICHORN DANIEL S, WHEELER GRANT MICHAEL, JOZWIAK ANDREW JOSEPH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.06.2016
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRICITY
LINE CONNECTORS
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Summary:A mechanically assisted electrical connector including a lever and a slider. The slider is coupled to the lever such that movement of the lever moves the slider. The slider defines a slot that is configured to cooperate with a post of a mating connector in a manner effective to urge the electrical connector and the mating connector together when the lever is moved from a first position to a second position. A ramp angle of the slot is varied to reduce a peak value of an applied force to advance the lever from the first position to the second position when connecting the electrical connector to the mating connector.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414470016