US 12,438,307 B2
Connector and connector assembly
Yuchen Yang, Shanghai (CN); Xiao (Nichee) Zhou, Shanghai (CN); Kaixuan (Evan) Jiang, Shanghai (CN); and Ziwei (Vivi) Li, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed by Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,193.
Claims priority of application No. 202210224214.1 (CN), filed on Mar. 9, 2022; and application No. 202220498838.8 (CN), filed on Mar. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0291150 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/53 (2006.01); H01R 13/621 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/639 (2013.01) [H01R 13/53 (2013.01); H01R 13/621 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing having a slot and a mounting port;
a connection assembly installed in the mounting port and adapted to fasten a terminal of the connector to a mating terminal of a mating connector;
a safety cover movably mounted on the housing and movable between an initial position where the connection assembly is not covered by the safety cover and a safety position where the connection assembly is covered by the safety cover, when the connection assembly is not fastened the connection assembly is in a position that interferes with the safety cover and prevents the safety cover from being moved from the initial position to the safety position; and
a high-voltage interlock movably installed in the slot and movable between a connected position where the high-voltage interlock is engaged with a mating high-voltage interlock of the mating connector and a disconnected position where the high-voltage interlock is separated from the mating high-voltage interlock, the safety cover is slidably connected with the high-voltage interlock, the high-voltage interlock is moved to the disconnected position when the safety cover is moved to the initial position and the high-voltage interlock is moved to the connected position when the safety cover is moved to the safety position.