Electrical connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorsRyuichi Komiyama, Kazushige Sakamaki
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Abstract
There is provided an electrical connector in which the retaining force of retaining a front cover is improved. Electrical connectors 1, and 1′ each have a housing 10 having contact accommodating cavities 13; a front cover 20 that is attached to the front side of the housing 10 and that has mating connector inserting openings 24 at positions that correspond to the contact accommodating cavities 13; and a retainer 30 that is attached form the lower side of the housing 10 and that locks contacts accommodated in the contact accommodating cavities 13. Retaining means 27, 28, 32, and 33 is arranged at the front cover 20 and the retainer 30 to cause the retainer 30 to retain the front cover 20.
Claims16
An electrical connector comprising:
- an inner housing having contact receiving cavities;
- a front cover attached to a front side of the inner housing and having mating connector insertion openings at positions that correspond to the contact receiving cavities;
- a retainer attached from a lower side of the inner housing and locking contacts in the contact receiving cavities, and
- a retaining mechanism arranged to maintain connection of the retainer with the front cover, wherein the retaining mechanism comprises:
- a front cover retaining protrusions arranged at the upper end surface of the retainer;
- and front cover openings arranged at the upper wall of the front cover and regulating a front-rear movement of the front cover retaining protrusions are inserted through the front cover openings when the retainer is attached to the inner housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.