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US 5,702,265 AGranted
Connector structure
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorNoboru Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A connector structure includes a housing; a rear holder which is coupled to the rear end portion of the housing; and a pair of operating walls which are confronted with both side edges of the free end portion of a locking arm and are adapted to press the free end portion from both sides to bend the locking arm downwardly. The operating walls is bendable with their lower ends as fulcrums which are located below the center of the housing.
Claims3
A connector structure comprising:
- a housing having a rear end portion;
- a locking arm which is integral with said housing, and is engaged with a mating connector, said locking arm being elastically deformed to disengage from said mating housing;
- a rear holder including at least one locking groove which is coupled to a locking protrusion of the rear end portion of said housing, and regulates movement of terminals accommodated in said housing;
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- flexible operating walls with unlock portions herein, which are able to be pressed towards each other and said locking arm to engage with both side edges of said locking arm, thereby to elastically deform said locking arm downwardly;
- wherein said operating walls are formed on said rear holder;
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- wherein said operating walls are bendable with lower ends thereof as fulcrums which are located below a center of said housing, wherein the rear holder may be made of optionally selected material different from the housing.
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