US 11,837,822 B2
Connector assembly with a connector position assurance indicator
John D. Schneider, Warren, OH (US); Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Royapettah (IN); and Velmurugan Kandasamy, Salem (IN)
Assigned to APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, St. Michael (BB)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael (BB)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,230.
Application 17/696,230 is a continuation of application No. 17/028,223, filed on Sep. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,296,462.
Prior Publication US 2022/0209464 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/641 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 43/26 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/641 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A connector, comprising:
a connector body having a mating interface configured to engage a complementary mating connector during a mating operation;
a first indicator feature carried by a first portion of the connector body, the first indicator feature having a first partial visual identifier disposed thereon; and
a second indicator feature carried by a different second portion of the connector body and having a second partial visual identifier disposed thereon, wherein the first and second indicator features are movable relative to each other between a separated position and a joined position, characterized in that the first and second indicator features form a complete visual identifier only when in the joined position, wherein the complete visual identifier is selected from a list consisting of a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, and a three-dimensional barcode, wherein the first and second indicator features are in the separated position when the connector body is not fully mated to the mating connector, and wherein the first and second indicator features are in the joined position or movable to the joined position when the connector body is fully mated to the mating connector.