Multi-pin electrical connector
First Claim
1. Multi-pin electrical connector, comprising a socket having a socket body containing a block of electrically insulative material and a plug having a plug body containing a block of electrically insulative material, one of said socket and plug being provided with female pins and the other thereof being provided with male pins, a ring rotatably mounted on said plug body for ensuring relative axial displacement between the ring and plug body when when the ring rotates on the plug body, said ring and said socket body each including ribs arranged for interfitting with one another while permitting rotation of the ring on the socket body, locking means for angularly positioning said ring relative to said plug, in the position where the ring is farthest forward the end of the plug, said locking means being disposed between said ring and said plug body for unlocking by an axial movement relative to the socket body, said socket body being located outside of the plug body and between said ring and said plug body, said socket body having a length such that, when the socket and plug are assembled the socket body acts on the locking means to effect unlocking thereof.
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Abstract
Multi-pin electrical connector comprising a socket (1) and a plug (2), composed of a socket body (4) and a plug body (7), a ring (3) mounted to rotate on the plug body (7) and locking means for angularly positioning the ring in relation to the plug, in the position in which the ring is farthest forward in relation to the end of the plug, said connector being characterized in that the locking means (17) is disposed between the ring (3) and the plug body (7) and is designed so that it can be unlocked by an axial displacement command and in that the socket body (4) is assembled outside the plug body (7) and is housed between the ring (3) and the plug body (7), the length of the socket body (4) being such that upon assembly of the connector, it acts on the locking means (17) in order to unlock it.
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- 1. Multi-pin electrical connector, comprising a socket having a socket body containing a block of electrically insulative material and a plug having a plug body containing a block of electrically insulative material, one of said socket and plug being provided with female pins and the other thereof being provided with male pins, a ring rotatably mounted on said plug body for ensuring relative axial displacement between the ring and plug body when when the ring rotates on the plug body, said ring and said socket body each including ribs arranged for interfitting with one another while permitting rotation of the ring on the socket body, locking means for angularly positioning said ring relative to said plug, in the position where the ring is farthest forward the end of the plug, said locking means being disposed between said ring and said plug body for unlocking by an axial movement relative to the socket body, said socket body being located outside of the plug body and between said ring and said plug body, said socket body having a length such that, when the socket and plug are assembled the socket body acts on the locking means to effect unlocking thereof.
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