Double locking connector with fallout preventing protrusion
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorKatsuya Ito
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Abstract
A connector includes a connector housing and at least one metal terminal. The connector housing has at least one terminal accommodating hole for receiving the metal terminals, a primary locking device for elastically engaging with the metal terminals, at least one fallout preventing protrusion formed on the wall of the terminal accommodating holes, and at least one window for inserting a jig. The metal terminal includes a secondary locking device extended from the metal terminal, confronting with the window when the metal terminal is locked by the primary locking device while avoiding interference with the fallout preventing protrusion. The secondary locking device is adopted to be deformed by a jig inserted into the window to engage with the fallout preventing protrusion.
Claims8
A connector comprising:
- a connector housing;
- and
- at least one metal terminal,
- said connector housing comprising:
- at least one terminal accommodating hole for receiving said at least one metal terminal;
- primary locking means for elastically engaging with said at least one metal terminal;
- at least one fallout preventing protrusion formed on a wall of said at least one terminal accommodating hole;
- and
- at least one window for inserting a jig, said metal terminal comprising;
- secondary locking means extended from said metal terminal, confronting said window when said metal terminal is locked by said primary locking means while avoiding interference with said fallout preventing protrusion, said secondary locking means being deformed by a jig inserted into said window such that said fallout preventing protrusion prevents removal of said metal terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.