US 4,758,182 AGranted

Electric connector

AssigneeShinagawa Jidosha Densen Co., Ltd.

InventorsTsugio Anbo, Katsuji Shimazawa, Yukifumi Machida

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Abstract

An electric connector including a housing made of resin and having a plurality of cavities for receiving a plurality of terminals and a terminal retaining member made of resin and having a plurality of holes. When a rear portion of the housing is inserted into an opening formed in a front portion of the terminal retaining member, the housing and terminal retaining member are preliminarily coupled with each other in a first coupling mode in which the holes of the terminal retaining member are aligned with the cavities of the housing. After the terminals having electric wires connected thereto have been inserted into the cavities through the holes, the terminal retaining member is shifted in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the terminals are inserted and then is further moved toward the housing to attain a second coupling mode. In the second coupling mode the terminals are engaged with portions of the terminal retaining member to prevent the terminals from being removed out of the housing.

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Dependent claims

An electric connector comprising

a housing comprised of an electrically insulating material and having at least one cavity for receiving a terminal having an electric wire connected thereto and at least one retaining portion formed on an inner surface of the cavity;
a terminal retaining member comprised of an electrically insulating material and having at least one hole through which said terminal can be passed;
a first coupling means for coupling said housing and terminal retaining member with each other in a first coupling mode in which said at least one hole of the terminal retaining member is aligned with said at least one cavity of the housing thus permitting the terminal having the electric wire connected thereto to be inserted into the cavity through the hole, said retaining portion being engaged with a portion of the terminal in said first coupling mode and
a second coupling means for coupling the housing and terminal retaining member with each other in a second coupling mode in which the entire terminal retaining member is shifted with respect to the housing at least in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the terminal is inserted into the cavity, thus preventing the removal of said terminal from the cavity as a result of engagement between the terminal and a portion of the terminal retaining member.

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