Press-connecting connector with integral cover

Abstract

A press-connecting connector with an integral cover, in which the number of component parts is small, and the production cost can be reduced by reducing the number of steps in a connector housing-molding process, and an automatic assembling process can be simplified by a relatively simple mechanical operation. A press-connecting connector 11 of the invention includes: a housing body 16 having terminal receiving chambers 14 which respectively receive press-connecting terminals 13, and having respective open sides 15, a tubular housing cover 17 fitted on an outer periphery of the housing body 16 to cover the open sides 15 of the terminal receiving chambers 14; connecting piece portions 18 interconnecting the housing body 16 and the housing cover 17 in such a manner that a front end portion of the housing body 16 is received in the housing cover 17; and elastic bands 31 which are integrally connected to the housing body 16 and the housing cover 17, and are disposed in respective spaces 30 provided between the front end portion of the housing body 16 and the housing cover 17.

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