Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorsToshifumi Ichio, Michiaki Okamoto
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Abstract
A connector has housing (10) with a terminal accommodating portion (11) formed with cavities (19) for terminal fittings (13). A lock (20) projects into each cavity (19) for locking the corresponding terminal fitting (13). Partition walls (22) extend between adjacent cavities (19) and are formed with notches (23) that open forward from the base ends of the locks (20). A holder (50) is mounted on the terminal accommodating portion (11) from the front for supporting the front ends of the terminal fittings (13). Partition walls (60) project from the holder (50) and into the notches (23) for partitioning adjacent cavities (19). Minimum clearances are defined between the locks (20) and the partition walls (60) to avoid hindering the resilient deformation of the locks (20).
Claims14
A connector, comprising:
- a housing with a plurality of cavities and resiliently deflectable locks projecting respectively into the cavities and being deflectable in a deflecting direction for engaging terminal fittings inserted to a proper depth into the respective cavities;
- a sealing ring mountable on an outer surface of the housing to be squeezed between the housing and a mating housing fitted around the housing and being held in close contact with the housings for providing a watertight fit between the housings;
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- a holder mountable on the housing and having a stop wall for supporting the terminal fittings inserted into the cavities, and partition walls insertable along an insertion direction substantially normal to the deflecting direction of the locks and into positions substantially adjacent the locks for forming side walls between the cavities, the holder having a sealing ring holder for locking the sealing ring by engaging the sealing ring from the front.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing with a plurality of cavities and resiliently deflectable locks projecting respectively into the cavities and being deflectable in a deflecting direction for engaging terminal fittings Inserted to a proper depth into the respective cavities, wherein portions of adjacent cavities are at least partly divided by housing partition walls, each said partition wall being formed with a notch;
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- a holder mountable on the housing and having a stop wall for supporting the terminal fittings inserted into the cavities, and partition walls insertable along an insertion direction substantially normal to the deflecting direction of the locks and into positions substantially adjacent the locks, and wherein the partition walls of the holder are insertable into the respective notches in the housing partition wall and into positions substantially adjacent the locks for forming side walls between the cavities.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing with a terminal accommodating portion having opposite front and rear ends, a plurality of cavities extending through the terminal accommodating portion from the front end to the rear end, resiliently deflectable locks projecting respectively into the cavities and being deflectable in a deflecting direction;
- terminal fittings inserted into the respective cavities and having front ends projecting forwardly beyond the front end of the terminal accommodating portion, the terminal fittings being locked in the respective cavities by the respective locks;
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- a holder mountable on the front end of the terminal accommodating portion and having a stop wall for supporting the front ends of the terminal fittings, the holder further having partition walls insertable along an insertion direction substantially normal to the deflecting direction of the locks and into positions substantially adjacent the locks for forming side walls between the cavities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.