Low insertion force connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorMakoto Yamanashi
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Abstract
A low insertion force connector for fitting a division connector, mounted on one connector, to a second connector in a staged manner, thereby reducing a connector insertion force. The division connector is mounted on the first connector for sliding movement of the first connector relative to the second connector in a connector fitting direction. After the division connector is fitted in the first connector, the first connector is fitted to the second connector. An elastic abutment arm having an abutment portion and a slanting portion is provided on the first connector, an engagement portion for the abutment portion is provided on the division connector, and an abutment release portion for urging the slanting portion to flex the elastic abutment arm is provided on the second connector.
Claims5
A low insertion force connector comprising:
- a first connector (1) having a resilient abutment arm (14) with an abutment portion (15) and a slanting portion (16), and further having a resilient stop arm (12) and an engagement projection (11);
- a second connector (4) provided with an abutment release portion (30) for urging the slanting portion (16) to displace the resilient abutment arm (14) when the first connector (1) is fitted to the second connector (4);
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- a division connector (2) provided with an engagement portion (26) for engaging the abutment portion (15) and an advance stop projection (28) for displacing the resilient stop arm (12) and for engaging the engagement projection (11) when the division connector (2) is inserted in the first connector (1) prior to fitting the first connector (1) to the second connector (4), whereby relative motion of the division connector (2) in the first connector (1) is prevented until the division connector (2) is fully engaged with the second connector (4) when the first connector (1) is partially fitted to the second connector (4), after which the first connector (1) is fully engaged with the second connector (4) so that an insertion force applied only to the first connector (1) effects connection of the division connector (2) with the second connector (4) and connection of the first connector (1) with the second connector (4) in a staged manner to reduce the insertion force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.