Switching power connector and electrical connection element with safety interlock

An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrica...

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Hauptverfasser: Briggs Roger James, Rollmann Paul Jason, Eckroth Kurt von, Johnson Jeffrey Troy, Hastings Jerome Kenneth, Rathi Abhijeet, Satyanarayanan Karthik, Kona Kaushik Naidu, Juds Mark Allan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.