Connector prevented from undesired separation of a locking member
AssigneesJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, JAE Hirosaki, Ltd.
InventorsTakahiro Yamaji, Koji Kawase, Kazushi Kamata
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Abstract
In a connector including at least one contact and a housing holding the at least one contact, a locking member is received in a lock receiving portion of the housing and serves to lock a fitted state with a mating connector. The locking member includes a shaft portion. The lock receiving portion includes a bottom surface faced to the shaft portion in its axial direction and a side surface for guiding rotation of the shaft portion. At least one of the locking member and the lock receiving portion includes a spring portion pressing the shaft portion towards the bottom surface.
Claims10
A connector comprising:
- at least one contact;
- a housing holding the at least one contact and having a lock receiving portion;
- and
- a locking member received in the lock receiving portion for locking a fitted state with a mating connector;
- wherein:
- the locking member includes a shaft portion;
- the lock receiving portion includes a bottom surface faced to the shaft portion in its axial direction and a side surface for guiding rotation of the shaft portion;
- and
- at least one of the locking member and the lock receiving portion includes a spring portion pressing the shaft portion towards the bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.