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

Claim 11:
12. The connector assembly in accordance with claim 8, wherein in the pre-installed state, an upper engaging portion and/or a lower engaging portion of the terminal position assurance device are respectively engaged with one of the three positioning grooves of a corresponding one of the upper and lower portions of the connector housing of the first connector that is closest to the main board of the terminal position assurance device, the stopper of the terminal position assurance device partially blocks a passage in the hollow portion into which the mating connector enters and wherein in the fully installed state, the upper engaging portion and/or the lower engaging portion of the terminal position assurance device are respectively engaged with a middle one of the three positioning grooves of a corresponding one of the upper and lower portions of the connector housing of the first connector, the stopper further extends into the hollow portion and is positioned outside the passage in the hollow portion into which a female connector enters.