Connector with inner and outer housings
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorHideto Nakamura
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Abstract
A connector housing (H) is provided with cavities (C) into which male terminal fittings (10) are insertable from behind. The connector housing (H) is divided into an inner housing (20) and an outer housing (50) into which the inner housing (20) is mountable from front. The outer housing (50) is provided with a receiving portion (59) engageable with a lock (35) in the inner housing (20) to hold undetachably the inner housing (20). A locking surface (59a) of the receiving portion (59) engageable with the lock (35) is exposed backward to outside through the cavity (C).
Claims6
A connector having a connector housing with opposite front and rear ends and at least one cavity extending between the front and rear ends, the cavity being configured for receiving a terminal fitting from behind and along an insertion direction, wherein:
- the connector housing being divided into an inner housing and an outer housing into which the inner housing is mountable in a mounting direction from the front;
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- a receiving portion in the outer housing engageable with a lock in the inner housing to hold the inner housing undetachably, the receiving portion having a locking surface for engaging the lock and being exposed rearwardly to outside through the cavity, wherein the lock also serves as at least a part of an inner wall of the cavity while being engaged with the receiving portion.
A connector having a connector housing with opposite front and rear ends and at least one cavity extending between the front and rear ends, the cavity being configured for receiving a terminal fitting from behind and along an insertion direction, wherein:
- the connector housing being divided into an inner housing and an outer housing into which the inner housing is mountable in a mounting direction from the front;
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- a receiving portion in the outer housing engageable with a lock in the inner housing to hold the inner housing undetachably, the receiving portion having a locking surface for engaging the lock and being exposed rearwardly to outside through the cavity, wherein the cavity comprises a large portion at a rear side, a small portion forward of the large portion and a tapered portion therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.