Patent ID: 6866534
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. Electrical plug connector, in particular for use between a receptacle (ignitor) and an electrical control device for a restraint system in motor vehicles, with the following features: a housing for receiving electrically connected contact elements for contacting corresponding contact parts of the receptacle, spring-acting catch arms on the housing for making the housing fastened to the receptacle; a locking element with discrete locking arms which extend from a base portion of the locking element, the locking arms are configured such that the locking arms secure the catch arms against release when the housing is in a locked position with respect to the receptacle; and spring arms that extend from the base portion in the same direction as the locking elements, the spring arms are positioned on both sides of the spring-acting catch arms and the locking arms such that in a preassembled starting position the spring arms rest against the housing in the plug direction and the housing can be plugged into the receptacle through pressure on the locking element but shortly before reaching the locking position with respect to the receptacle the spring arms are released from the preassembled starting position again through running up onto an interior surface of the receptacle.