Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsSatoru Nishide, Ryotaro Ishikawa
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Abstract
A connector has a housing (20) with a recess (21). A moving plate (50) is located at an initial position in the recess (21) by a resilient restoring force of a spring (40) with a slider (30) held at a returning position in the recess (21). A mating connector moves the moving plate (50) to a connection position in this state and a resilient restoring force is accumulated in the spring (40). If the state of the slider (30) held at the returning position is canceled with the mating connector properly connected and the moving plate (50) at the connection position, the resilient force accumulated in the spring (40) is released as the slider (30) is moved to a releasing position. Thus, the spring (40) is free from permanent set in fatigue.
Claims17
A connector (M), comprising:
- a housing (20) having a front end and an engaging recess (21) extending into the front end for receiving a mating connector (F);
- terminal fittings (60;
- 150) accommodated in the housing (20) and extending into the recess (21);
- a biasing member (40) in the housing (20) and having front and rear ends, the front end of the biasing member (40) facing toward the front end of the housing (20) and being disposed for engagement by the mating connector (F);
- a slider (30) movable with the rear end of the biasing member (40) between a front position (FIGS. 1-4;
- 11) and a rear position (FIG. 5;
- 24);
- and
- a holder (23;
- 32) for holding the slider (30) at the front position (FIGS. 1-4;
- 11) and for canceling a held state of the slider (30).
The connector of claim 10, wherein the lock arm (24) is substantially at a widthwise center position and the accommodation space (24D) is formed in a substantially widthwise center portion of the lock arm (24).
A connector assembly comprising a first connector (M) and a second connector (F), the first connector (M) comprising:
- a housing (20) having a front end and an engaging recess (21) extending into the front end for receiving the second connector (F);
- terminal fittings (60;
- 150) accommodated in the housing (20) and extending into the recess (21);
- a biasing member (40) in the housing (20) and having front and rear ends, the front end of the biasing member (40) facing toward the front end of the housing (20) and being disposed for engagement by the mating connector (F);
- a slider (30) movable with the rear end of the biasing member (40) between a front position (FIGS. 1-4;
- 11) and a rear position (FIG. 5;
- 24);
- and a holder (23;
- 32) for holding the slider (30) at the front position (FIGS. 1-4;
- 11) and for canceling a held state of the slider (30).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.