CPC H01R 13/64 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6273 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
a housing formed in a single piece and including a recess;
a compression spring disposed in the recess, the compression spring is unloaded in a plugged-in position of the electrical connector into a mating connector along a plug-in direction, the compression spring opposes plugging of the electrical connector into the mating connector in a loaded state of the compression spring; and
a position assurance element having a head disposed in the recess and inserted through a first end of the compression spring, the position assurance element is displaceable in the plug-in direction when the electrical connector is plugged into the mating connector from a delivery position toward the plugged-in position, the first end of the compression spring exerts a force only on the position assurance element, the position assurance element exerts a force on the single piece housing, a second end of the compression spring opposite the first end along a longitudinal axis of the compression spring exerts a force only on the recess of the housing.
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