Connector
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorFumihito Ikegami
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Abstract
Provided is a connector that is capable of preventing breakage or dislocation of an actuator when an excessive force is applied to the actuator in an opening direction of the actuator, and also enables easy and reliable closing of the actuator during assembly of the actuator by an automatic assembling machine. An actuator (40) includes a pair of arms (40B) that are arranged on either side of an accommodation section (20A) and extending from either end of a pressing portion (40A) in an insertion direction of a connection object (12). The pair of arms (40B) and an insulator (20) include first open state restriction unit (40F, 23E) configured to restrict an opening angle of the actuator (40) from a closed state to an opened state.
Claims9
A connector comprising:
- an insulator including an accommodation section with an accommodation opening, the insulator being configured to allow insertion of a connection object through the accommodation opening;
- a contact supported by the insulator and electrically connectable to the connection object in the accommodation section;
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- an actuator that is supported by the insulator in an openable and closable manner, enables insertion of the connection object through the accommodation opening when in an open state, and includes a pressing portion configured to press the connection object in the accommodation section to the contact when in a closed state,
- wherein the actuator includes a pair of arms located on either side of the accommodation section and extending in an insertion direction of the connection object from either lateral end of the pressing portion, and
- the pair of arms and the insulator include a first open state restriction unit configured to restrict an opening angle of the actuator from the closed state to the open state, wherein
- the first open state restriction unit is configured with a pair of abutments provided to the pair of arms and the insulator, the pair of abutments being configured to contact each other when the actuator is in the open state to restrict the opening angle of the actuator, and wherein the abutments of the pair of arms are at least partially located farther in the insertion direction of the connection object than a top end of the pressing portion in the insertion direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.