US 12,334,675 B2
Connector
Helmut Pritz, Ampfing (DE); and Thomas Halbig, Dietfurt (DE)
Assigned to MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH, Waldkraiburg (DE)
Filed by MD ELEKTRONIK GmbH, Waldkraiburg (DE)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,173.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 127 030.8 (DE), filed on Oct. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123491 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/436 (2006.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6273 (2013.01) [H01R 13/4362 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for connection to a mating connector, the connector comprising:
a connector housing having at least one contact chamber configured to accommodate a contact assembly extending from a contact side toward a mating side, the connector housing having at least one access opening connected to the at least one contact chamber; and
a secondary retention element having two mounting arms and at least one securing element disposed between the mounting arms, the secondary retention element being movable between a pre-latched position and a final latched position,
wherein:
at least one of the two mounting arms has a first latching unit which, in the final latched position, is connected to a first mating latching unit disposed on the connector housing,
at least one of the two mounting arms has a locking element protruding toward the contact assembly and extending parallel to a mating axis,
in the pre-latched position, the locking element protrudes inward within the connector housing toward the contact assembly and is positioned between the contact assembly and the mating connector so as to block the mating connector from connecting to the contact assembly,
in the final latched position, the securing element extends through the access opening into the contact chamber and locks the contact assembly in place in the contact chamber.