Lever-type connector

A lever-type connector comprising:

• a lever including an operation part and a pair of arm parts respectively extended from ends of said operation part, said arm parts of said lever being supported respectively on right and left outer side surfaces of a connector housing, said lever being rotatable between a wait position and an engaged position, the lever extending in a first direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the connector when in the wait position and extending in a second direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis when in the engaged position,
• cam grooves with entrances respectively formed in said arm parts, said entrances being opened toward a mating connector and facing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction when the lever is in the wait position, to enable cam pins of the mating connector to move thereinto, and
• impact receive portions which, in a state where said lever is in said wait position, project beyond projecting end portions of said arm parts, in the right and left end portions of a lower surface of said connector housing,
• wherein said impact receive portions are formed to fill up clearances existing respectively between said projecting end portions of said arm parts and outer side surfaces of said connector housing, and
• wherein said impact receive portions include side and bottom surfaces that meet each other at about 90 degrees.

A lever-type connector comprising:

• a lever including an operation part and a pair of arm parts respectively extended from ends of said operation part and substantially to a lowest surface of a connector housing, said arm parts of said lever being supported respectively on right and left outer side surfaces of a connector housing, said lever being rotatable between a wait position and an engaged position, the lever extending in a first direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the connector when in the wait position and extending in a second direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis when in the engaged position,
• cam grooves with entrances respectively formed in said arm parts, said entrances being opened toward a mating connector and facing in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction when the lever is in the wait position, to enable cam pins of the mating connector to move thereinto, and
• impact receive portions which, in a state where said lever is in said wait position, project beyond projecting end portions of said arm parts, in the right and left end portions of a lower surface of said connector housing,
• wherein said impact receive portions are formed to fill up clearances existing respectively between said projecting end portions of said arm parts and outer side surfaces of said connector housing,
• wherein said impact receive portions includes side and bottom surfaces connected to said connector housing and creating an open space between said connector housing and side and bottom surfaces, and
• wherein said connector housing includes a hood portion having an oval shape.