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US 5,178,553 AGranted
Lever-operated connector assembly
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsYuji Hatagishi, Naoto Taguchi
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AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsYuji Hatagishi, Naoto Taguchi
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A lever-operated connector assembly in which driven pins are provided on the side walls of a male housing which are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the male housing, pin guide grooves are formed in the side walls of a hood of a female housing which is to be engaged with the male housing, levers having cam grooves which are engaged with the driven pins being confronted with the pin guide grooves are swingably provided, the outermost of the levers are coupled to each other with a lever handle, the levers are turned so that the male housing and the female housing are engaged with or disengaged from each other. In the lever-operated connector assembly, the male housing and the hood are divided into at least two small male housings and at least two small hoods in a longitudinal direction, respectively, and the driven pins are provided on each of the small male housings, and the pin guide grooves are formed in each of the small hoods. Furthermore, temporary locking means are provided for the small male housings and the small hoods, and additional levers having cam grooves are coupled to the middle portion of the lever handle in correspondence to the positions of division of the male housing and hood.
A lever-operated connector assembly in which driven pins are provided on lateral side walls of a male housing, pin guide grooves are formed in lateral side walls of a hood of a female housing which is to be engaged with said male housing, levers having cam grooves which are engaged with said driven pins being confronted with said pin guide grooves are swingably provided, the outermost of said levers are coupled to each other with a lever handle, said levers are turned so that said male housing and said female housing are engaged with or disengaged from each other;
A lever-operated connector assembly in which driven pins are provided on lateral side walls of a male housing, pin guide grooves are formed in lateral side walls of a hood of a female housing which is to be engaged with said male housing, levers having cam grooves which are engaged with said driven pins being confronted with said pin guide grooves are swingably provided, the outermost of said levers are coupled to each other with a lever handle, said levers are turned so that said male housing and said female housing are engaged with or disengaged from each other;
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