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US 2018/0294586 A1Published application
Connector and connector assembly
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsDaiki TANAKA, Yuji Naito, Naoto Yoshikawa
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Abstract
A receptacle connector is provided with a slider and a first securing metal fitting. The slider can slide between a locking position where the slider locks a plug connector and a lock releasing position where the slider is separated from the plug connector to an outer side in a longitudinal direction such that locking of the plug connector is released. The first securing metal fitting has the hook, and the slider has the first engageable part that engages with the hook.
Claims9
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a first connector including:
- a first housing having two first wall parts extending in a longitudinal direction and opposing in a short direction, two second wall parts positioned on end parts of the two first wall parts and opposing in the longitudinal direction, and a recessed part formed on an inner side of the first wall parts and second wall parts;
- and a first terminal retained on the first wall parts;
- and
- a second connector including:
- a second terminal for connecting to the first terminal, and a second housing retaining the second terminal, the second connector being mated to an inner side of the recessed part of the first housing;
- wherein:
- the first connector includes:
- a slider supported by at least one of the two second wall parts and that can slide in the longitudinal direction;
- and a first metal fitting attached to at least one second wall part,
- the slider can slide between a locking position where the slider locks the second connector mated to the inner side of the recessed part and a lock releasing position where the slider is separated from the second connector to an outer side in the longitudinal direction such that locking of the second connector is released,
- the first metal fitting has an engaging part,
- the slider has a first engageable part to which the engaging part is engaged,
- at least one of the engaging part and first engageable part can elastically deform, and
- movement of the slider from the locking position to the lock releasing position is restricted by engagement between the engaging part and the first engageable part, and sliding between the locking position and lock releasing position is permitted by at least one of the aforementioned parts.
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A connector, comprising:
- a housing having two first wall parts extending in a longitudinal direction and opposing in a short direction, two second wall parts positioned on end parts of the two first wall parts and opposing in the longitudinal direction, and a recessed part formed on an inner side of the first wall parts and second wall parts;
- a terminal retained by the housing;
- a slider supported by at least one of the two second wall parts and that can slide in the longitudinal direction;
- and
- a metal fitting attached to at least one of the second wall parts;
- wherein:
- the slider can slide between a locking position where the slider locks a mating connector mated to the inner side of the recessed part and a lock releasing position where the slider is separated from the mating connector to an outer side in the longitudinal direction such that locking of the mating connector is released,
- the metal fitting has an engaging part,
- the slider has a first engageable part to which the engaging part is engaged,
- at least one of the engaging part and first engageable part can elastically deform, and
- movement of the slider from the locking position to the lock releasing position is restricted by engagement between the engaging part and the first engageable part, and sliding between the locking position and lock releasing position is permitted by at least one of the aforementioned parts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.