Thin-profile connector having a cover which can be readily operated and reliably locked in a closed state
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorsAkihiro Matsunaga, Akira Natori
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Abstract
In a connector for electrically connecting a mating object, a cover 12 is used for pressing the mating object against a contact 16 held by a housing 11. The cover is held on the housing 11 to be rotatable in a first direction and to be movable in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The cover is kept in a connected state by locking portions 14 and 21 which are engaged with each other in a direction opposite to the first direction and in the second direction. Upon disconnection of the mating object, the cover is rotated in the first direction to release the engagement of the locking portions and is moved in the second direction, thereby allowing the mating object to be disconnected.
Claims9
A connector for electrically connecting a mating object, the connector comprising:
- a conductive contact;
- a housing fixedly holding the contact;
- a cover connected to the housing for pressing the mating object against the contact to establish electrical connection between the mating object and the contact;
- a locking mechanism connected to the housing and the cover for keeping the cover in a connected state in which the electrical connection is established, the locking mechanism comprising a housing locking mechanism coupled to the housing and a cover locking mechanism connected to the cover, the cover being held on the housing to be rotatable in a first direction and to be movable in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the housing locking mechanism and the cover locking mechanism being engaged in a direction opposite to the first direction and in the second direction, disconnection of the mating object being carried out by rotating the cover in the first direction to disengage the locking mechanism and by moving the cover in the second direction, thereby allowing the mating object to be disconnected;
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- a lock plate fixed to the housing, the lock plate being made of a metal material and having the housing locking mechanism and a ground-connecting portion for connecting the ground, the cover and the cover locking mechanism being made of a metal material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.