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US 9,178,306 B2Granted
Lever-type connector
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsTomohiko Shimizu, Akinori Tashiro, Akihiro Tsuruta, Kazuya Terao
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AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsTomohiko Shimizu, Akinori Tashiro, Akihiro Tsuruta, Kazuya Terao
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A lever-type connector includes a first connector, a second connector, and a lever that rotates to fit the first connector and the second connector together, the first connector and the second connector being mounted into a mounting hole of a panel when the first and second connectors are in a fitted state. The lever includes a flexible locking portion. The first connector includes a locked portion with which the locking portion is engaged in a manner such that the lever rotates to bend the locking portion when the first and second connectors are properly fitted together. The locking portion includes a regulating portion positioned to face an edge portion of the mounting hole of the panel when the first connector and the second connector properly fitted together are mounted in the mounting hole so as to prevent the engagement between the locking portion and the locked portion from being released.
A lever-type connector comprising:
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Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical…:…
Comprising exclusively pivoting lever: pivoting lever comprising supplementary/additional locking means
Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement: additional means for holding or locking…
Using snap fastening means: integral with the housing
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The present invention relates to a lever-type connector attached to a panel.
There are known lever-type connectors attached to a panel, the connectors each including a male connector housing as a first connector, a female connector housing as a second connector fittable into the male connector housing, and a lever that is provided with the male connector housing and rotates to fit the male connector housing and the female connector housing together, wherein the male connector housing and the female connector housing fitted together are mounted into a mounting hole of the panel (for example, PTL 1).
In such a lever-type connector, the lever has a guide formed substantially in front of the lever, wherein the guide is oblique to the mounting direction of the connector into the mounting hole and is brought into contact with an edge of the mounting hole when the lever is in a fitting position. In addition, a rear surface of the female connector housing is substantially flush with or in front of the guide when the lever is in a standby position and when the female connector housing is fitted in the male connector housing.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lever-type connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the lever-type connector according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the lever-type connector according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, a lever-type connector according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
A lever-type connector 1 according to the present embodiment includes a first connector 3, a second connector 5 fittable into the first connector 3, and a lever 7 that is provided with the first connector 3 and rotates to fit the first connector 3 and the second connector 5 together. The first connector 1 and the second connector 3 fitted together are mounted into a mounting hole 11 of a panel 9.
The lever 7 includes a flexible locking portion 13, and the first connector 3 includes a locked portion 15 with which the locking portion 13 is engaged in a manner such that the lever 7 rotates to bend the locking portion 13 when the first connector 1 and the second connector 5 are properly fitted together.