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Unstressed connector position assurance device and connector assembly

  • US 8,016,606 B1
  • Filed: 01/10/2011
  • Issued: 09/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Connector Position Assurance (CPA) device for ensuring mating of a male header connector with a female housing, the CPA device comprising:

  • a body portion;

    a first arm attached to the body portion, extending from the body portion, and comprising a locking groove proximate a distal end thereof; and

    a second arm attached to the body portion spaced apart from the first arm, extending from the body portion, and comprising a locking latch,wherein the CPA device has a pre-lock position and a final-lock position within the female housing,wherein the CPA device enters the pre-lock position upon partial insertion into a back side of the female housing such that;

    the locking groove engages a first protrusion on the female housing, andthe locking latch engages a second protrusion on the female housing, andwherein the CPA device enters the final-lock position upon insertion of the male header connector into a front side of the female housing such that;

    the locking groove and the locking latch are disengaged from the pre-lock position through contact of a sloped surface at the distal end of the first arm with a leading edge of the male header connector, andwherein, when the CPA device is in the final-lock position, the male header connector is in a completely-mated state with the female housing.

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