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AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsHideto Nakamura, Ryotaro Ishikawa, Hajime Kawase, Yuuichi Nankou, Naoya Kurimoto
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A connector has a housing (40) with cavities (41) and resiliently deformable locks (43) that project into the cavities (41). Terminal fittings (10) are insertable into the cavities (41) and deform the locks (43) in a deforming direction (DD) that intersects the inserting and withdrawing directions (IWD) of the terminal fitting (10). The locks (43) then restore and locking surfaces (64) of the locks (43) lock the terminal fittings (10) in the cavities (41). Each locking surface (64) has an upper locking surface (58) furthest into the cavity (41) and a lower locking surface (61). The lower locking surface (61) is at an obtuse angle to the withdrawing direction of the terminal fitting (10), whereas an angle of the upper locking surface (58) to the withdrawing direction is smaller than the angle of the lower locking surface (61).
A connector comprising a housing (40) with at least one cavity (41), a terminal fitting (10) being inserted along an inserting direction (ID) into the cavity (41) and being withdrawable along a withdrawing direction (WD), a lock (43) formed in the housing (40) and projecting into the cavity (41), the lock (43) being deformable in a deforming direction (DD) that intersects the inserting direction (ID) in response to insertion of the terminal fitting (10) into the cavity (41) and returning resiliently toward an undeformed position for locking the terminal fitting (10) in the cavity (41), the lock (43) having a locking surface (64) for engaging the terminal fitting (10), the locking surface (64) comprising a deforming-direction front section (61) and a deforming-direction rear section (58), the deforming-direction rear section (58) being aligned to the withdrawing direction (WD) of the terminal fitting (10) at an angle (β) that is smaller than an angle (α) of the deforming-direction front section (61) to the withdrawing direction (WD) of the terminal fitting (10).
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