US 5,344,347 AGranted

Connector device

AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.

InventorsNori Inoue, Mitsuru Ito, Kiyofumi Ichida, Nobuyoshi Tanaka

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Abstract

A female connector housing is formed by arranging a fixed terminal holder so as to be fixed on an outer housing and arranging a movable terminal holder so as to be movable in a direction of insertion. The movable terminal holder is held with a front end thereof being ahead of the fixed terminal holder in the direction of insertion. Therefore, when the female connector housing is inserted into a male connector housing, a terminal group arranged on the movable terminal holder is first coupled, and a terminal group arranged on the fixed terminal holder is then coupled. In other words, all the terminals are coupled while divided into two groups at a single inserting stroke.

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Dependent claims

A connector device for connecting first terminal group mounted with second terminal group, said connector device comprising:

a first connector housing for mounting said first terminal group therein;
a second connector housing for mounting said second terminal group therein comprising:
an outer housing:
a fixed terminal holder having a plurality of terminals and being arranged within said outer housing so as to be fixed;
a movable terminal holder having a plurality of terminals and being arranged within said outer housing so as to be movable in a direction in which said second connector housing is inserted into said first connector housing;
wherein said movable terminal holder is temporarily locked with a front end thereof being ahead of said fixed terminal holder in the connector housing insertion direction.

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Facts

Application: 08/119,832Filed 13 Sep 1993
Priority: JP 4-28549429 Sep 1992
Granted: 6 Sep 1994
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H01R 13/193
Contact members: means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part , e.g. zero insertion force or no friction
H01R 13/506
Composed of different pieces: assembled by snap action of the parts
H01R 13/6271
Snap or like fastening: latching means integral with the housing
H01R 13/631
Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical…:…

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