Electrical connector capable of preventing plugging error
AssigneeHirose Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsYukinori Miyake, Kenji Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Tetsuya Ozaki
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AssigneeHirose Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsYukinori Miyake, Kenji Kawamura, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Tetsuya Ozaki
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An electrical connector, comprising a housing body having a tubular plugging face for plugging in a mating connector, the tubular plugging face (12) having a sectional shape of substantially square (14) with respect to a sectional plane perpendicular to a direction of plugging into the mating connector, the tubular plugging face including a square tubular portion (13) and a cylindrical portion (14), wherein the square tubular and cylindrical portions have sectional shape of a square and a circle, respectively, with respect to the sectional plane, which are overlapped with each other, and at least one key (32A) or at least one key groove (14A) for preventing a plugging error, the key or key groove provided in the cylindrical portion.
An electrical connector, comprising a housing body having a tubular plugging face for plugging in a mating connector, said tubular plugging face having a sectional shape of a substantially square with respect to a sectional plane perpendicular to a direction of plugging into said mating connector, said tubular plugging face including a square tubular portion and a cylindrical portion having sectional shapes of a square and a circle, respectively, with respect to said sectional plane, which are overlapped with each other, and at least one key or at least one key groove provided in said cylindrical portion and preventing a plugging error.
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