US 5,848,902 AGranted

Connector device

AssigneeYazaki Corporation

InventorsAtsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Minoru Kubota

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Abstract

A unit side connector (15) is provided on top of an electric equipment unit (C), which connector has a first connector body (16), and first and second guide flanges (24, 24'). A wait connector (26) is fixed at the ceiling section of an automobile body panel, which connector has a second connector body (27), a connector cover (30), an insertion guide groove (32), and support pieces (33). The unit side connector (15), after its first guide flange (24) is inserted into the insertion guide groove (32), is as a whole pushed against the connector cover (30), and then slid toward the second connector body (27) to cause the first and second connector bodies (16, 27) to be fitted and connected to each other and the second guide flanges (24, 24') to be supported on the support pieces (33). A connector device is provided which enables a connecting operation to be performed easily even at unfavorable positions such as at the ceiling section of an automobile cabin which requires an operator to look up during work.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A connector device comprising:

a unit side connector provided on a surface of an electric equipment unit, said unit side connector comprising a connector support, a first connector body accommodating at least one first terminal therein and provided at one end of said connector support, and a first guide flange provided projecting on an end surface of the other end of said connector support and second guide flanges provided projecting at lateral end surfaces of said connector support;
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a wait connector fastened to a wall surface of an automobile body panel, said wait connector comprising a connector cover, a second connector body accommodating therein at least one mating terminal for said first-terminal and provided at one end of said connector cover, an opening formed at the other end side of said connector cover, adjacent to said second connector body for accommodation therein of said unit side connector, an insertion guide groove formed at one end of said opening at said the other end side of said connector cover, and support pieces provided projecting inwardly at lateral opposte sides of said opening,
wherein said unit side connector, after said first guide flange thereof is inserted into said insertion guide groove, is as a whole moved into said opening and pushed against a ceiling wall thereof, and then slid toward said second connector body to cause said first and second connector bodies to be fitted and connected to each other and said second guide flanges to be supported on said support pieces.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.