Lever-type connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorAtsushi Yamaoka
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Abstract
A flexible lock (50) is disposed on a side plate (41) of a lever (12) within a thickness of the side plate (41). The flexible lock (50) can elastically deform toward or away from a side wall of a male housing (10). A locking portion (51) on an inner surface of the flexible lock (50) is locked to a lock-receiving portion (52) on an outer surface of the male housing (10) to lock the lever (12) at a fit-in position. The lever (12) does not project out from the lever (12) in a thickness direction thereof. Thus a connector is compact in its widthwise direction. An unlocking portion (53) for unlocking the lever (12) at the fit-in position is nearer an operation portion (42) of the lever (12).
Claims12
A lever type connector, comprising:
- a first housing;
- a second housing configured for mating with the first housing, at least one cam pin projecting from the second housing;
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- a lever mounted rotatably on the first housing and having a cam groove for receiving the cam pin on the second housing, the cam groove being configured for cooperating with the cam pin for moving the housings as the lever is rotated, a seesaw-shaped flexible lock formed on the lever and having opposite first and second ends that are displaceable towards and away from the first housing, a locking portion formed on the first end and facing towards the first housing, the locking portion being configured to lock to an outer surface of said first housing when said first and second housings are fit together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.