Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsMitsunori Kitajima, Shigeto Kataoka
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Abstract
A female connector (F) includes a retainer (30) to be housed into a mounting hole (14) and selectively mounted, in a housing (10), at a partial locking position for allowing insertion of terminal fittings (50) and a full locking position for locking already inserted terminal fittings (50). A base (33) is at a rear end of the retainer (30) in a mounting direction into the housing (10) and is located outside a mounting hole (14) when the retainer (30) is at the partial locking position. Backlash eliminating portions (21, 22, 41, 42) are formed on the base (33) and in the housing (10) and are configured to restrict a relative displacement of the retainer (30) with respect to the housing (10) when the retainer (30) is at the partial locking position.
Claims3
A connector (F), comprising:
- a housing (10) with a mounting hole (14) open into the housing (10);
- a terminal fitting (50) to be inserted into the housing (10);
- a retainer (30) mounted into the mounting hole (40) and selectively movable between a partial locking position for allowing an inserting operation of the terminal fitting (50) and a full locking position for locking the already inserted terminal fitting (50);
- a base (33) defined at a rear end of the retainer (30) in a mounting direction into the housing (10) and located outside the mounting hole (14) when the retainer (30) is at the partial locking position;
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- backlash eliminating portions (21, 22, 41, 42) formed on the base (33) and in the housing (10) and configured to restrict a relative displacement of the retainer (30) with respect to the housing (10) by contact each other when the retainer (30) is at the partial locking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.