Double lock connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorMotohisa Kashiyama
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Abstract
A double lock connector capable of locking an electric terminal with double locking mechanisms is provided, which includes: a connector housing with an opening; a rear holder to be inserted into the connector housing from the opening in a direction orthogonal to a direction of insertion of the electric terminal so as to lock finally the electric terminal; and an engaging portion provided on the rear holder and having a tapered engaging plane to slidingly engage an edge of the opening so as to engage the rear holder with the connector housing, wherein the rear holder moves inside the connector housing when the electric terminal is pulled out. Thus, a double lock connector capable of preventing disengagement of the rear holder from the connector housing can be realized.
Claims4
A double lock connector, comprising:
- a connector housing having an opening;
- an electric terminal insertable into said connector housing;
- a rear holder insertable into said connector housing through said opening, in a direction orthogonal to a direction of insertion of said electric terminal, so as to lock said electric terminal;
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- an engaging projection provided on said rear holder and having a tapered engaging plane being in engagement with an edge of said opening so as to engage said rear holder with said connector housing,
- wherein said tapered engaging plane is formed on an outside surface of said engaging projection and tapered inwardly with respect to an opposite direction of insertion of said electric terminal so that said rear holder moves along said tapered engaging plane toward the inside of said connector housing when force is applied to pull out said electric terminal, thereby preventing disengagement of said rear holder from said connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.