Lever type connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorHiroki Osawa
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Abstract
A miniaturized lever is provided for an electrical lever type connector having a moving plate to support protruding terminals. Recesses are provided on cam pins of a moving plate and these fit together with cam pins of a female connector housing. As a result, the cam pins of the moving plate and female connector housing are unified, and in this unified state are then fitted in a cam groove of a lever. Consequently only a single cam groove is required, compared to the prior art where two cam grooves corresponding to the two cam pins are necessary.
Claims11
A lever type electrical connector comprising a first housing having a plurality of electrical terminals protruding therefrom, each electrical terminal having a free end and a root, a plate having a plurality of apertures through which individual terminals pass, said plate being movable from an advanced position adjacent the free ends of said terminals to a retracted position closer to the root of said terminals, and a lever attached to said first housing for pivotal movement about an axis, said lever including a cam surface, said connector further comprising a second housing having a plurality of electrical terminals engageable with the terminals of said first housing, wherein said plate and second housing each have cam pins which are received and directed by the same said cam surface such that pivoting of said lever draws said first and second housings together, and moves said plate from the advanced to the retracted position.
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