US 5,476,392 A · Connector device

Abstract

In a connector device, a female connector is fixedly mounted on a first base body, and a male connector 10 is mounted on a second base body which is swingable about a rotating axis with respect to the first base body, in such a manner that the male connector is loosely fitted in a guide, being displaceable in a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis, and is kept urged towards the rotating axis by urging means. Hence, the guide member of the male connector is engaged with a guide hole of the female connector while abutting against the wall surface, on the side of the rotating shaft, of the guide hole, which makes it possible to decrease the dimension L1 of the guide hole in the direction perpendicular to the rotating axis. That is, the connector device can be miniaturized.

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Dependent claims

A connector device comprising:

a first base body;
a female connector having at least one contactor to which an electrical wire is connected, and a guide portion in the form of a recess, the female connector being mounted on said first base body;
a second base body which is pivotally connected to said first base body along a pivot axis extending in a first direction;
and
a male connector having an electrode pin therein which is engageable with said connector, and a guide member which is engageable with said guide portion to position said male connector with respect to said female connector, the male connector being movably mounted on said second base body so as to be movable in a second direction transverse to said first direction;
and
a spring for urging said male connector in said second direction with respect to said second base body towards the pivot axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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