Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorYasuo Matsushita
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Abstract
A connector (A) has first and second housings (10, 20). A lever (30) on the first housing (10) is pivotal from a standby position to a connection position for connecting the housings (10, 20). Fixed interfering ribs (16) are formed on the outer surface of a first housing (10), and movable interfering portions (35) are formed on the lever (30). Both interfering portions (16, 35) can be located in an opening area of a mount hole (H) of a panel (P) when the lever (30) is at the connection position. Thus, connector (A) can be fit into the mount hole (H). Either the movable interfering portions (35) or the fixed interfering ribs (16) bulge out of the opening area of the mount hole (H) when the lever (30) is at the standby position to interfere with an edge of the mount hole (H). Thus, the connector (A) cannot be mounted on the panel (P).
Claims15
A connector comprising first and second housings connectable to one another and a movable member movably mounted on the first housing for movement between first and second positions, a cam mechanism on the movable member and the second housing for effecting connection of the housings in response to movement of the movable member from the first position to the second position, the connector being mountable in a mount hole in a panel after the first housing and the second housing are connected, comprising:
- an interfering means including at least one movable interfering portion on the movable member and dimensioned for location entirely within an opening area of the mount hole when the movable member is at the second position, and dimensioned for bulging out of the opening area of the mount hole when the movable member is at the first position, thereby interfering with an edge of the mount hole.
A connector comprising first and second housings connectable to one another and a movable member movably mounted on the first housing for movement between first and second positions, a cam mechanism on the movable member and the second housing for effecting connection of the housings in response to movement of the movable member from the first position to the second position, the connector being mountable in a mount hole in a panel in a preferred orientation after the first housing and the second housing are connected, the mount hole defining a cross section, comprising:
- an interfering means including at least one movable interfering portion on the movable member and defining a cross section smaller than the cross section of the mount hole when the movable member is at the first position such that the interfering portion is dimensioned for disposition within the opening area of the mount hole when the movable member is at the first position, and defining a cross section greater than the cross section of the mount hole when the movable member is at the second position such that the interfering portion bulges out of the opening area of the mount hole when the movable member is at the second position, thereby interfering with an edge of the mount hole.
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