Patent ID: 9071003
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A plug-in connector ( 1 ) for lockable and unlockable engagement with a counter connector ( 2 ), the counter connector having electrical contacts therewithin, wherein said plug-in connector ( 1 ) comprises an exterior housing ( 10 ) defining an open plug-in side ( 11 ) for engagement with the counter connector ( 2 ) and a cable connector side ( 14 ) for receiving an electric cable ( 5 ) having a plurality of individual conductors ( 6 ), a locking mechanism ( 30 ) within said exterior housing ( 10 ) for lockable engagement with the counter connector ( 2 ), a fastening frame ( 20 ) within said exterior housing ( 10 ) extending between the open plug-in side and the cable connector side, said fastening frame ( 20 ) defining a cable manager formed by a plurality of longitudinal grooves ( 21 ) to receive the plurality of individual conductors in a side-by-side relationship, a fixing clip ( 24 ) arranged transversely to said longitudinal grooves ( 21 ) to hold the individual conductors within the longitudinal grooves and adjacent to a circuit board ( 50 ), said individual conductors connected to said circuit board ( 50 ), said circuit board connected to said fastening frame ( 20 ) and extending into the open plug-in side of said exterior housing ( 10 ) for making direct contact with the electrical contacts of the counter connector ( 2 ) when the exterior housing ( 10 ) is in lockable engagement with the counter connector ( 2 ), and an unlocking latch ( 40 ) extending outwardly from the exterior housing ( 10 ) and manually shiftable to unlock the exterior housing ( 10 ) from the counter connector ( 2 ).