Connector continuity checking device

Abstract

A continuity checking device for a connector which comprises a connector holding part 3, a checking part 11 including continuity checking pins 5 capable of contacting with terminals 4, and insertion checking pins 8 which can be inserted into spaces where flexible locking lances 7 of the connector are deflected, the checking part being movable back and forth with respect to the connector holding part, and links 12 which are connected to the checking part at its one end and connected to an operating lever 13 at the other end, wherein the insertion checking pins 8 are immovably fixed inside the checking part, whereby a gap 14 is created between the checking part 11 and the connector holding part 3, when the insertion checking pins are abutted against the flexible locking lances 72. Each of the links 12 includes a displacement absorbing mechanisms. Each of the links includes a pair of link plates 51, 52 and a link cover, and the displacement absorbing mechanism includes elongated holes 57, 58 respectively provided in the link plates, shafts 61 of the link cover, and an elastic member provided in the link cover for urging the link plates in an expanding direction. Biasing force of the elastic member is larger than resisting force for advancing the checking part 11.

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