Patent ID: 6077100
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:a plug and receptacle connector (1a, 2a) each having an integrally formed projection (7a, 11a) thereon;means for mating the connectors (3) in a mating direction including a cover (13) for enclosing the plug and receptacle connectors, said cover (13) having a slider plate (14) with guide slots (15, 16) to accommodate the projections (7a, 11a) on the connectors; andmeans for driving said slider plate (19, 20, 21, 22) in a lateral direction perpendicular to the mating direction comprising a threaded rod (19) rotatable fixed to said cover (13) and a rising and descending member (20) movably connected to said threaded rod (19) and including an actuator projection (21) formed integrally on the rising and descending member,wherein the slider slate (14) includes an oblique slot (22b) adapted to accommodate said actuator projection, andwherein as the slider plate moves in the lateral direction, the guide slots cause the projections to move toward one another, thereby pulling the plug connector and the receptacle connector toward one another until the plug and receptacle connectors are fully mated.