Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsMakoto Fukamachi, Hajime Kawase
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Abstract
A split connector comprises an open frame 2 having apertures 8 into which female housings 1 are inserted against abutments 6. Cut-away windows 14 are formed in the two side walls 9, and clamping members 15 are able to open and close via self-hinges 20. After the female housings 1 have been inserted into the apertures 8 the clamping members 15 are pivoted and locked to retain the female housings 1. A cover 3 encloses the wires and double locks the clamping members in the closed condition. In an alternative embodiment the cover itself holds the connector housings in place.
Claims13
An electrical connector assembly comprising a frame defining at least one aperture, an electrical connector removably received within an aperture of the frame and having a lead protruding from the rear thereof, and a removable cover for the frame, said cover being engageable with and coextensive with said frame to cover said lead, said frame and connector including respective abutment surfaces to limit insertion of said connector in the aperture, said assembly further including a clamping member integral with the frame and engageable with said connector to retain said connector in the frame, and said cover being further engageable with said clamping member in the closed condition and adapted to prevent movement of said clamping member from the closed condition to the open condition.
An electrical connector assembly comprising a frame defining at least one aperture, an electrical connector removably received within an aperture of the frame and having a lead protruding from the rear thereof, and a cover for the frame, said cover being removably engageable with said frame, said frame and connector including respective abutment surfaces to limit insertion of said connector in the aperture, and said cover further including an integral clamping member engageable with said connector to retain said connector in the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.