US 6,669,503 B2Granted

Connector having a function of reliably correcting the position of an object to be connected

AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

InventorKumi Hirose

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Abstract

For connecting an object having protruding portions protruding reverse to each other in a first direction, a connector includes a housing for guiding the object to an inserted position in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a contact held by the housing, and an actuator movable in a predetermined direction with respect to the housing so as to bring the object into press contact with the contact. The housing has receiving portions for receiving the protruding portions, respectively. The actuator has cover portions to face the receiving portions and to cover the protruding portions, respectively, when the object is brought into press contact with the contact. The cover portions respectively having slant surfaces to be engaged with the protruding portions of the object, when the object is located at a position deviated from the inserted position, to force the object towards the inserted position following the movement of the actuator to bring the object into press contact with the contact.

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Dependent claims

A connector adapted to be connected to an object having a pair of protruding portions protruding reverse to each other in a first direction, said connector comprising:

a housing for guiding said object to an inserted position in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction;
a contact held by said housing;
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an actuator movable in a predetermined direction with respect to said housing so as to bring said object into press contact with said contact, said housing having a pair of receiving portions for receiving said protruding portions, respectively, said actuator having a pair of cover portions to face said receiving portions and to cover said protruding portions, respectively, when said object is brought into press contact with said contact, said cover portions respectively having slant surfaces to be engaged with edges of said protruding portions of said object, when said object is located at a position deviated from said inserted position, to force said object towards said inserted position following the movement of said actuator to bring said object into press contact with said contact, wherein said actuator is held by said housing to be rotatable with respect to said housing.

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