ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM HAVING DIELECTRIC SPRING TO ABSORB AXIAL POSITIONAL MATING TOLERANCE VARIATION FOR MULTIPLE CONNECTORS
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Abstract
A ganged electrical connection system includes an arrangement having a spring including a plurality of engagement portions. A plurality of first connectors is receivably coupled in a plurality of receptacles in the arrangement and a plurality of second connectors is matable to the coupled first connectors along mating axes. The plurality of coupled first connectors have floatable movement in the plurality of receptacles. The floatable movement is in at least an axial direction in relation to the plurality of receptacles and the axial positional mating tolerance variation of each second connector in the plurality of second connectors in relation to each first connector in the plurality of coupled first connectors that manifests at each receptacle in the plurality of receptacles is assimilated by each respective spring engagement portion when the plurality of second connectors mate to the plurality of coupled first connectors.
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12 Claims
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1-3. -3. (canceled)
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8. An electrical connection system comprising:
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an arrangement defining a plurality of receptacles and including a spring having a plurality of engagement portions in communication with the plurality of receptacles; a plurality of first connector housings respectively including at least one electrical contact, said plurality of first connector housings being receivably coupled in the plurality of receptacles; and a plurality of second connector housings including at least one mating electrical contact, said plurality of second connector housings being matable to the plurality of coupled first connector housings along mating axes and the at least one mating electrical contact being matable to the at least on electrical contact of the plurality of coupled first connector housings also along said mating axes, wherein the plurality of receptacles are configured for floatable movement of the plurality of coupled first connector housings therein, said floatable movement being in at least an axial direction in relation to the plurality of receptacles so that axial positional mating tolerance variation of each second connector housing in the plurality of second connector housings in relation to each coupled first connector housing in the plurality of coupled first connector housings that manifests at each receptacle in the plurality of receptacles is assimilated by each respective spring engagement portion in the plurality of engagement portions of the arrangement when the plurality of second connector housings mate to the plurality of coupled first connector housings and said at least one mating electrical contact associated with plurality of second connector housings mate with said at least one electrical contact associated with the plurality of coupled first connector housings. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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