US 7,402,071 B2Granted

Connector system having a connection detecting mechanism

AssigneeYazaki Corporation

InventorsKazuto Ohtaka, Toshiharu Takahashi, Shigeru Tanaka

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Abstract

Providing a connector system, which can detect securely connection of connector housings, the connector system includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector housing, on an outer surface of which a lock projection and a pair of electrodes are provided. The second connector includes a second connector housing having a main body, a lock arm and a shorting member. The lock arm supported by the main body is engaged with the lock projection. One end portion of the shorting member is mounted on the main body, and the other end is formed like a free end of a cantilever. The other end has a contact point. When the connector housings are fitted together, the contact point and lock projection are arranged in a direction perpendicular to a fitting direction.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A connector system comprising:

a first connector housing having a pair of electrodes for detecting connection and a lock projection on a outer surface thereof;
and
a second connector housing fitting to the first connector housing, said second connector housing having a lock arm to be engaged with the lock projection, a main body supporting the lock arm and a shorting member to short the pair of electrodes to each other when the lock arm is engaged with the lock projection,
wherein the lock arm is formed into a cantilever-shape, one end of which is continuous to the main body, and the other end of which is a free end,
wherein one end portion of the shorting member is mounted on the main body, and the other end portion of the shorting member is formed like a free end of a cantilever and supported by the other end of the lock arm and moved to follow a motion of the lock arm,
wherein, when contact points of the shorting member touch the pair of electrodes, the lock projection and the contact points are arranged along a direction perpendicular to a direction of fitting the first and second connector housings.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/518,561Filed 12 Sep 2006
Priority: JP 2005-26377212 Sep 2005
Published: US 2007/0059968 A115 Mar 2007
Granted: 22 Jul 2008
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H01R 13/6275
Snap or like fastening: latching arms not integral with the housing
H01R 13/641
Means for preventing incorrect coupling: by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement
H01R 31/08
Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart: short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart
H01R 13/703
With built-in switch: operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part