Patent ID: 6254419
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, in particular for connecting a receptacle to an electrical control unit for restraint systems in motor vehicles, comprising:a housing having a base body extending in a longitudinal direction and a plugging part projecting perpendicularly from the base body and facing the receptacle,a locking member for securing the housing and the receptacle together,wherein a first portion of the locking member is U-shaped with legs extending in parallel and the legs as well as the base body of the housing have corresponding guiding means for guiding the first portion of the locking member in the longitudinal direction of the base body of the housing, anda second portion of the locking member is U-shaped, the parallel legs of which secure the housing and the receptacle against an accidental detachment, after the first portion having been moved in the longitudinal direction of the base body of the housing and the legs of the second portion having been guided through corresponding openings in the base body of the housing, the first and second portions together forming in cross-section an L-shaped configuration;wherein each of the legs of the first portion of the locking member extending in parallel, has at least one peg projecting perpendicularly and the pegs can be moved along corresponding grooves extending in the base body of the housing in the longitudinal direction of the base body of the housing.