Connector assembly

Abstract

A connector assembly including a pair of connector housing in which the force of repulsion of a spring which is provided to prevent the incomplete engagement of the connector housings is eliminated when the connector housings are locked to each other. The connector assembly includes a male connector housing (B) including a movable striking member (C) and a female connector housing (A) with a flexible lock arm (10). When the flexible lock arm (10) is elastically displaced during the engagement of the locking protrusion (10b) of the male connector housing and the engaging portion (12) of the female connector housing, the disengaging protrusion (10c) of the flexible lock arm (10) disengages the engaging portion (7) of the movable striking member (C) from the receiver (11) of the male connector housing (B), whereupon the elastic force of the compression coil spring (5) is eliminated to cause the striking flange (6) of the movable striking member (C) to strike against the partition wall (2) of the female connector housing, so that an inertial force is applied to the female connector housing (B) to allow the latter to engage with the male connector housing.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.