Connector with reinforced retainer mount hole
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorHideto Nakamura
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Abstract
A female housing (10) is formed with a retainer mount hole (11) communicating with cavities (14) into which female terminal fittings (50) are insertable while crossing the cavities (14). The retainer mount hole (11) makes an opening from the upper surface of the female housing (10) to the opposite side surfaces thereof, and a retainer (40) is inserted through one of the opposite side surfaces. Reinforcements (20) are provided on the upper surface of the female housing (10) to cross over the opening of the retainer mount hole (11) in a direction intersecting with the opening. The reinforcements (20) are behind pressing portions (13) and arranged on planes of projection of the pressing portions (13) when viewed from the front.
Claims16
A connector, comprising:
- a housing formed with cavities for receiving terminal fittings, and a retainer mount hole extending transversely across the housing and communicating with the cavities, the retainer mount hole being open in two opposite side surfaces of the housing and an adjacent surface that is adjacent to both of the two opposite side surfaces;
- a retainer insertable into the retainer mount hole to lock the terminal fittings in the cavities;
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- at least one reinforcement on the adjacent surface and crossing the retainer mount hole.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing formed with cavities for receiving terminal fittings, and a retainer mount hole extending transversely across the housing and communicating with the cavities, the retainer mount hole being open in at least one side surface of the housing and an adjacent surface, the housing having a front end for mating with a mating housing along a connecting direction, a pressing portion projecting from the adjacent surface of the housing in proximity to the front end for pressing a slider in the mating housing:
- a retainer insertable into the retainer mount hole to lock the terminal fittings in the cavities;
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- at least one reinforcement on the adjacent surface and crossing the retainer mount hole, the reinforcement being rearward of the pressing portion and substantially aligned with the pressing portion along the connecting direction of the housings.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a housing formed with cavities for receiving terminal fittings, and a retainer mount hole extending transversely across the housing and communicating with the cavities, the retainer mount hole being open in at least one side surface of the housing and an adjacent surface;
- a retainer insertable into the retainer mount hole to lock the terminal fittings in the cavities;
- a mating housing having a receptacle for receiving the housing along a connecting direction;
- a slider assembled into the mating housing and movable along the connecting direction of the housings;
- a biasing means between the mating housing and the slider for accumulating a biasing force for separating the housings;
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- at least one reinforcement on the adjacent surface and crossing the retainer mount hole.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing formed with cavities for receiving terminal fittings, and a retainer mount hole extending transversely across the housing and communicating with the cavities, the retainer mount hole being open in at least one side surface of the housing and an adjacent surface that is perpendicular to the side surface;
- a retainer insertable into the retainer mount hole to lock the terminal fittings in the cavities;
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- at least one reinforcement on the adjacent surface and crossing the retainer mount hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.