Connector with force multiplying mechanism
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorMasakazu Suzuki
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Abstract
A connector with a force multiplying mechanism includes first and second fixed connectors (F1, F2) which are arranged side by side and each of which includes cam followers (17, 18), and first and second lever connectors (L1, L2) which are individually connectable to the respective fixed connectors (F1, F2) and each of which includes a rotatably provided lever (20, 70) and is connectable to the corresponding one of the fixed connectors (F1, F2) by a force multiplying action produced by rotating the lever (20, 70) while the cam followers (17, 18) and the lever (20, 70) are engaged directly or indirectly via a slider (19). The first and second fixed connectors (F1, F2) are so arranged that surfaces where the cam followers (17, 18) are formed are perpendicular to each other.
Claims14
A connector with a force multiplying mechanism, comprising:
- at least first and second fixed connectors arranged substantially side by side and first and second cam followers provided on surfaces of the respective first and second fixed connectors;
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- at least first and second lever connectors individually connectable to the respective fixed connectors and provided respectively with first and second displaceable levers, the lever connectors being connectable to the corresponding fixed connector by a force multiplying action produced by displacing the respective lever while the respective lever engages the respective cam follower;
- wherein the surface of the first fixed connector that has the first cam follower is aligned substantially perpendicular to the surface of the second fixed connector that has the second cam follower.
A connector with a force multiplying mechanism, comprising:
- at least first and second fixed connectors arranged substantially side by side and first and second cam followers provided on surfaces of the respective first and second fixed connectors;
- at least first and second lever connectors individually connectable to the respective fixed connectors and provided respectively with first and second displaceable levers, the lever connectors being connectable to the corresponding fixed connector by a force multiplying action produced by displacing the respective lever while the respective lever engages the respective cam follower, at least one of the lever connectors having a housing;
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- a slider mounted through a side surface of the housing and being slidable in a direction intersecting a connecting direction and formed with at least one cam groove engageable with at least one cam follower provided on a mating one of the fixed connectors;
- and the lever including an operating portion on one end and being mounted displaceably on the housing while being interlockingly coupled to the slider;
- the slider being movable with respect to the housing between a start position where the cam follower is received into the cam groove while the slider projects back in a mounting direction thereof and an end position reached by inserting the slider deeper into the housing from the start position to properly connect the connector with the mating connector;
- one of the slider and the lever including a lock that holds the slider at the start position by being locked to the housing, the lock being releasable from the housing by displacing the lever;
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- the lever including a protecting edge disposed for impeding contact with a projecting end part of the slider when the slider is at the start position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.