Patent ID: 6402573
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A terminal position assurance (TPA) member and wire harness connector body combination, the wire harness connector body of the type adapted to receive a plurality of wire harness terminals inserted from a rear terminal-receiving end such that forward portions of the inserted terminals rest in forward terminal-mating ends of the terminal chambers, further comprising;a TPA platform formed in the connector body above the terminal chambers, the platform having a forward slotted portion with slots extending through the platform and communicating with portions of the terminal chambers behind the forward portions of the inserted terminals, the platform further including forward platform latching structure at a forward end of the platform and rearward platform latching structure at a rearward end of the platform; and the TPA member having TPA latching structure at a forward end thereof and at a rearward end thereof for axially engaging the forward and rearward platform latching structure on the TPA platform, the TPA member further including terminal blocking members located intermediate the forward and rearward TPA latching structure and located to extend through the slots in the slotted portion of the platform when the forward and rearward TPA latching structure is fully engaged with the forward and rearward platform latching structure on the platform, so as to lie behind the forward portions of the inserted terminals and prevent their withdrawal.