Lever-type connector

A lever-type connector comprising:

• a housing body configured to be connected to a mating connector housing;
• a fitting operation lever including a rotation operation portion which extends in a width direction of the housing body, and lever bodies which respectively extend from both ends of the rotation operation portion and are connected to both outer side surfaces of the housing body so as to turn with respect to the housing body, wherein the fitting operation lever is configured to be moved from a fitting starting position to a fitting completion position;
• a lock portion, provided on the housing body to protrude therefrom, and configured to engage with the rotation operation portion so as to fix the fitting operation lever in a state where the fitting operation lever is positioned at the fitting completion position;
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• an urging arm configured to be elastically deformed so as to abut against the lock portion in the state where the fitting operation lever is positioned at the fitting completion position, so that a load is applied to the rotation operation portion in a direction of returning the fitting operation lever to the fitting starting position,
• wherein the lock portion includes an elastic arm portion which is extended from an outer surface of the housing body toward an arrival position where the rotation operation portion reaches when the fitting operation lever is moved to the fitting completion position and an engaging portion which is provided on the elastic arm portion and is configured to engage with the rotation operation portion positioned at the arrival position so as to restrict movement of the rotation operation portion, and
• wherein an initial shape of the elastic arm portion is set so that the elastic arm portion is deformed so as to put the engaging portion and the rotation operation portion into a pressure-contact state in a state where the rotation operation portion engages the engaging portion.