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US 4,902,247 AGranted
Electrical connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsIzumi Suzuki, Hideki Ogawa
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AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsIzumi Suzuki, Hideki Ogawa
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An electrical connector, particularly adapted for use in motor vehicles, having an outer wall, a housing cap adapted to cover the front end of the housing, and one or more wire assemblies each having a terminal recess on the inside surface thereof. The assembly is adapted to be inserted into the housing from the rear and the housing has a corresponding number of receiving passages extending longitudinally therethrough. There is a narrowed portion of the passages which forces the assemblies being inserted outwardly against a deflectable arm in the outer wall. When the assembly is completely in place, the narrowed portion fits into the terminal recess, thereby permitting the flexible portion of the outer wall to return to its normal position. Thus, unless the assemblies are fully seated, the housing cap cannot be fitted over the housing, thereby preventing misassembly of the connector.
An electrical connector comprising a housing having an outer wall, a housing cap adapted to cover a front end of said housing by movement along a longitudinal path located radially outward of said housing, at least one wire assembly having a terminal recess on an inside surface thereof, said assembly having a terminal adapted to enter said housing from a rear end remote from said front end, said housing having at least one receiving passage extending longitudinally therethrough and having an inner wall and an inner surface, a deflectable arm in said outer wall, a blocking portion on said housing and projecting into said passage, said blocking portion forcing said deflectable arm outwardly into said path as said assembly is inserted into said passage until said assembly reaches a predetermined position wherein said assembly is fully seated, whereupon said blocking portion is received in said terminal recess and is no longer in said path, whereby said cap cannot be seated on said front end unless said assembly is in said predetermined position.
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