Housing for a connector and a connector produced therewith
AssigneeJapan Solderless Terminal Mfr. Co., Ltd.
InventorAkira Nagamine
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Abstract
A cavity that crosses chambers and opens in an external wall is formed in a housing proper of a housing. A retainer is slidably fitted into the cavity, and linking parts that link chambers being divided into a front portion and a rear portion by the cavity are formed in the retainer. The linking parts are arranged in such a way that when the terminals are in a regular position in the chambers, the linking parts allow the retainer to shift in the sliding direction and the retainer is secondarily fixed to the terminals by this shift. The retainer is provided to be integral with the housing proper by means of a hinge.
Claims6
A housing for a connector in which terminals are to be fixed, said housing comprising:
- a plurality of chambers into which said terminals are inserted,
- at least one cavity that crosses said plurality of chambers and opens in two external walls of said housing to divide said plurality of chambers into a front portion and a rear portion,
- at least one retainer being slidably fitted into said at least one cavity of said housing, said at least one retainer having a linking part that links said plurality of chambers, said at least one retainer being shiftable in a sliding direction when said terminals are in a regular position in said plurality of chambers, and being secondarily fixed to said terminals by said shift, and
- at least one hinge integrally connecting said at least one retainer with said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.