MUMBAI, India, Sept. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411012675 A) filed by Hyundai Motor Company; and Kia Corporation, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on Feb. 22, 2024, for 'self-ejecting secondary lock connector position assurance mechanism and connector comprising the same.'
Inventor(s) include Mecheri Ravisubramanian, Gowri Shankar.
The application for the patent was published on Sept. 12, under issue no. 37/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a self-ejecting secondary lock connector position assurance mechanism comprises: a fixed terminal, a plurality of curved moving terminals, and several spring-loaded micro-switches. The present invention also provides a connector system for a vehicle comprising: a male connector having male terminals; a female connector having female terminals; a first and second lock; and a self-ejecting secondary lock connector position assurance mechanism; wherein each female terminal includes a curved moving terminal; a fixed terminal that passes through each female terminal, starting from one end to the other; and multiple micro spring-loaded switches on the fixed terminal."
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