Connector and a method for assembling a connector

A connector, comprising first and second housings (20;

• 10), the housings (20;
• 10) each having a front end, the front ends of the housings (20;
• 10) being connectable to one another by moving the housings (20;
• 10) along a connecting direction (CD), the second housing (10) having a receptacle (11) with a substantially rigid leading end defining a pushing portion (14), the first housing (20) comprising:
• a terminal accommodating portion (21) dimensioned for insertion into the receptacle (11) along the connecting direction (CD);
• a slider (51) movably disposed in the first housing (20) for movement substantially parallel to the connecting direction (CD), the slider having a pushable portion (58) disposed for contact by the pushing portion (14) during connection of the housings (20;
• 10) for moving the slider (51) away from the front end of the first housing (20);
• at least one spring (50) disposed in the first housing (20) for biasing the slider (51) toward the front end of the first housing (20);
• and
• at least one guiding portion (41) for inclining the slider (51) sufficiently for separating the pushable portion (58) from the pushing portion (14) when the housings (20;
• 10) substantially reach a fully connected condition, such that the spring (50) propels the inclined slider (51) passed the pushing portion (14) and toward the front end of the first housing (20).

A method for assembling a connector comprising first and second housings (10, 20) that are connectable with each other, comprising the following steps:

• fitting the housings (10, 20) with each other and thereby accumulating in a resilient member (50;
• 51) of the first housing (20) a biasing force acting in a direction (CD) to separate the housings (10, 20),
• pushing a pushable portion (58) of the resilient member (50;
• 51) by a pushing portion (14) of the second housing (10), and
• guiding the pushable portion (58) in a direction intersecting connecting direction (CD) to displace it to a position (FIG. 12) spaced from the pushing portion (14), thereby moving the resilient member (50;
• 51) forward, as the housings (10, 20) are connected properly with each other.