Patent ID: 11942715
Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A connector assembly, comprising:
a first connector comprising a connector housing, the connector housing having a hollow portion in communication with openings at both ends, the hollow portion defining a passage for insertion of a mating connector; and
a terminal position assurance (TPA) device, the terminal position assurance device is to be mounted onto the connector housing and is to be switched between a pre-installed state and a fully installed state, wherein the terminal position assurance device comprises: a main body including a main board, an upper board and a lower board, wherein the upper board and the lower board are perpendicular to the main board and are located on the same side of the main board, and the upper board and the lower board have distal ends away from the main board, an extension arm extending from the distal end of the upper board in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main board, and a stopper extending from an outer edge of the extension arm and thus going beyond the main body, wherein, the stopper of the terminal position assurance device is in the passage of the connector housing for entrance of the mating connector when the terminal position assurance device is in pre-installed state and the stopper of the terminal position assurance device is outside the passage of the connector housing for entrance of the mating connector when the terminal position assurance device is in fully installed state.