Patent ID: 7402056

Claim:
A locking mechanism at an electrical connection assembly, comprising: a first locking portion ( 3 , 103 ) which is attached to an elastically deformable locking arm ( 2 , 102 ) which forms part of a first element ( 1 , 101 ) of the connection assembly; a second locking portion ( 32 , 132 ) which is connected to a second element ( 30 , 130 ) of the connection assembly and which can be made to engage or to be disengaged from the first locking portion ( 3 , 103 ); a securing slide ( 12 , 112 ) which is linearly adjustably guided in a guide ( 8 , 108 ), which is urged by a spring element ( 18 , 118 ) into a first position in which it prevents the locking arm ( 2 , 102 ) from being elastically deformed and which comprises a control face ( 23 , 123 ) which is loadable by the second element ( 30 , 130 ) in such a way that the securing slide ( 12 , 112 ) can be transferred into a second position in which it permits the locking arm ( 2 , 120 ) to be elastically deformed, wherein the guide ( 8 , 108 ) is associated with the first element ( 1 , 101 ), wherein the locking arm ( 2 , 102 ), in a deforming direction ( 5 , 105 ), is elastically deformed towards the guide ( 8 , 108 ) from an untensioned position and wherein the securing sleeve ( 12 , 112 ) is adjustably guided in a setting direction ( 6 , 106 ) between the locking arm ( 2 , 102 ) and the guide ( 8 , 108 ) transversely to the deforming direction ( 5 , 105 ).