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US 7,114,999 B2Granted
Connector and a connector assembly
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorTakeshi Tsuji
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Abstract
Two kinds of female terminal fittings (13a, 13b) are accommodated in a housing (10) and have connecting portions (22a, 22b) of different lengths. These terminal fittings (13a, 13b) are inserted into cavities (26a, 26b) of the housing (10) so that front ends of the terminal fittings (13a, 13b) are displaced along forward and backward directions so that rear ends of the connecting portions (22a, 22b) align along an inserting direction of a retainer (33). Thus, the retainer (33) can lock the respective terminal fittings (13a, 13b) substantially simultaneously.
Claims10
A connector, comprising:
- a single integrally formed housing with a plurality of cavities arranged substantially along a width direction;
- a plurality of kinds of terminal fittings that are insertable into the cavities, the terminal fittings having connecting portions of different lengths along forward and backward directions, lockable parts being defined on the connecting portions of the respective terminal fittings and being substantially aligned with one another along the forward and backward direction when the terminal fittings are inserted properly into the cavities;
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- a single intergrally formed retainer mountable into the housing along the width direction and being engageable with the lockable parts on the connecting portions of the terminal fittings that have been inserted properly into the respective cavities for retaining the terminal fittings in the cavities.
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A connector assembly, comprising:
- a housing with a plurality of cavities arranged substantially along a width direction;
- a plurality of kinds of terminal fittings that are insertable into the cavities, the terminal fittings having connecting portions of different lengths along forward and backward directions, lockable parts being defined on the connecting portions of the respective terminal fittings and being substantially aligned with one another along the forward and backward direction when the terminal fittings are inserted properly into the cavities;
- a mating connector having a main body configured for connection with the housing, a forcible connection preventing wall provided on the main body of the mating connector and configured to interfere with the housing when trying to connect the housing and the mating connector in an improper poster;
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- a retainer mountable into the housing along the width direction and being engageable with the lockable parts on the connecting portions of the terminal fittings that have been inserted properly into the respective cavities for retaining the terminal fittings in the cavities, the retainer being formed with an insertion hole to permit insertion of the forcible connection preventing wall when the retainer locks the terminal fittings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.