Lever-type connector and method of connecting it
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorSatoru Nishide
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Abstract
A moving side connector (30) has a housing (31) with a receptacle (32). Male terminal fittings (33) are mounted in the housing (31) and have tabs (33a) that project into the receptacle (32). A waiting side connector (20) has a mating housing (21) that can fit in the receptacle (32). Levers (38) are supported rotatably on the male housing (31). A cam pin (40) is provided at an end of each lever (38) and is supported slidably in a corresponding cam groove (47) of a frame (46). A moving plate (35) is mounted in the receptacle 32 for movement along a connection direction (CD). The moving plate (35) has positioning holes (42) for positioning the tabs (33a) and cam pins (44) that engage cam grooves (39) of the levers (38) together with cam pins (24) of the mating housing (21).
Claims14
A lever-type connector (30) having a housing (31) for accommodating terminal fittings (33) that can be brought into contact with mating terminal fittings (22), the housing (31) being connectable with a mating housing (21), and at least one lever (38) rotatably supported thereon, comprising:
- at least one cam means (39) on the lever (38) for engaging at least one mating cam means (24) on the mating housing (21) and a supportable portion (40) on the lever (38) for slidable support on a supporting portion (47) of a supporting member (46) to permit rotation of the lever (38);
- the housing (31) is displaced to approach the supporting member (46) as the housings (31, 21) are connected, and the supportable portion (40) is moved relative to the supporting portion (47) to rotate the lever (38), thereby engaging the cam means (24) with the mating cam means (39) to exhibit a cam action;
- a moving plate (35) formed with positioning holes (42) for receiving and positioning the terminal fittings (33), the moving plate (35) being mounted in the housing (31) for movement substantially along a connecting direction (CD).
A lever-type connector (30) comprising:
- a frame (46) mounted to a support for movement in a transverse direction (TD), the frame being formed with cam grooves (47);
- a housing (31) movable in the frame (46) along a connecting direction (CD) transverse to the transverse direction (TD), the housing (31) having a receptacle (32) and support shafts (37);
- terminal fittings (33) having tabs (33a) projecting into the receptacle (32);
- a moving plate (35) mounted in the receptacle (32) for movement along the connecting direction (CD), the moving plate (35) having positioning holes (42) for receiving and positioning the tabs (33a), cam pins (44) projecting from the moving plate (35);
- a mating housing (21) connectable with the housing (31) along the connecting direction (CD), cam pins (24) projecting from the mating housing (21) and being engageable with the cam pins (44) of the moving plate (35);
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- levers (38) rotatable about the support shafts (37) of the housing (31), the levers (38) each having a cam groove (39) engaging the cam pins (24, 44) on the mating housing (21) and on the moving plate (35), the levers (38) further having cam pins (40) engaging the cam grooves (47) in the frame (46), whereby movement of the mating housing (21) and the housing (31) towards one another rotates the levers (38) and generates a cam action between the cam pins (24, 44, 40) and the respective cam grooves (39, 47) for moving the housing (31) relative to the frame (46) and for moving the moving plate (35) and the mating housing (21) relative to the receptacle (32) along the connecting direction (CD).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.