Connection assembly comprising a support provided with an opening and a connector housing mounted on the support
First Claim
1. A connection assembly comprising:
- a support including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane;
an electrical connector housing; and
assembly means for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly means being configured firstly to enable the housing to be held relative to the support in a rest position in which the housing extends at least in part through the opening in the support, and secondly to enable the connector housing to move relative to the rest position, at least in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening, said assembly means including at least one resilient return member configured to be capable of deforming elastically to accompany movement of the connector housing in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening and to return the connector housing to the rest position, wherein the resilient return member comprises a coil spring, and wherein the retaining member includes a shank engaged between turns of the spring, the shank (30) being connected to a head secured to one end of the spring.
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Abstract
A connection assembly may include: a support including an opening, in particular a panel element including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane; an electrical connector housing; and an assembly for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly being arranged firstly to enable the housing to be held relative to the support in a rest position in which the housing extends at least in part through the opening in the support, and secondly to enable the connector housing to move relative to the rest position, at least in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening, the assembly including at least one resilient return member arranged to be capable of deforming elastically to accompany movement of the connector housing in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening and to return the connector housing to the rest position.
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27 Claims
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1. A connection assembly comprising:
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a support including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane;
an electrical connector housing; and
assembly means for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly means being configured firstly to enable the housing to be held relative to the support in a rest position in which the housing extends at least in part through the opening in the support, and secondly to enable the connector housing to move relative to the rest position, at least in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening, said assembly means including at least one resilient return member configured to be capable of deforming elastically to accompany movement of the connector housing in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening and to return the connector housing to the rest position, wherein the resilient return member comprises a coil spring, and wherein the retaining member includes a shank engaged between turns of the spring, the shank (30) being connected to a head secured to one end of the spring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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- 23. A connector housing for a connection assembly, the housing including an orifice and a substantially frustoconical guide surface adjacent to the orifice.
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26. A connection assembly comprising:
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a support including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane;
an electrical connector housing; and
assembly means for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly means being configured firstly to enable the housing to be held relative to the support in a rest position in which the housing extends at least in part through the opening in the support, and secondly to enable the connector housing to move relative to the rest position, at least in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening, said assembly means including at least one resilient return member configured to be capable of deforming elastically to accompany movement of the connector housing in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening and to return the connector housing to the rest position, wherein, in the rest position, the connector housing does not contact the support.
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27. A connection assembly comprising:
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a support including an opening, the opening extending substantially in a plane;
an electrical connector housing, the connector being substantially rectangular; and
assembly means for assembling the connector housing to the support, the assembly means being configured firstly to enable the housing to be held relative to the support in a rest position in which the housing extends at least in part through the opening in the support, and secondly to enable the connector housing to move relative to the rest position, at least in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening, said assembly means including at least one resilient return member configured to be capable of deforming elastically to accompany movement of the connector housing in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening and to return the connector housing to the rest position.
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