Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorTakahiro Shibata
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Abstract
A moving plate (40) is formed such that a wall (42) projects forward from a plate-like main body (41). Since the wall (42) surrounds only tabs (31C) located near the center of a receptacle (12) and crosses the inside of the receptacle (12) instead of extending along the inner periphery of the receptacle (12). Accordingly, even if an attempt is made to insert a female connector (50) in an oblique posture into the receptacle (12), the female connector (50) cannot be inserted deeply into the receptacle (12) due to interference with the wall (42), and the damage of the tabs (31A, 31B) and (31C) by the female connector (50) can be prevented.
Claims14
A connector, comprising:
- a housing formed with a receptacle having an open front end for receiving a mating connector;
- male terminal fittings having tabs projecting forward into the receptacle and at least partly surrounded by the receptacle;
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- at least one moving plate movable in the receptacle between a position close to the open front end of the receptacle and a position rearward of the open front end of the receptacle, the moving plate including a main body through which a plurality of the tabs are passed for aligning the tabs and a wall projecting unitarily from the main body and surrounding the tabs that pass through the main body, the main body having only some of the plurality of tabs passed therethrough.
A connector, comprising:
- a housing formed with a receptacle having an open front end for receiving a mating connector;
- male terminal fittings having tabs projecting forward into the receptacle and at least partly surrounded by the receptacle;
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- at least one moving plate movable in the receptacle between a position close to the open front end of the receptacle and a position rearward of the open front end of the receptacle, the moving plate including a main body through which a plurality of the tabs are passed for aligning the tabs and a wall projecting unitarily from the main body and surrounding the tabs that pass through the main body, wherein the wall divides an internal space of the receptacle into a plurality of spaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.