Connector
AssigneeSumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
InventorNorihiko Tanigawa
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Abstract
A connector includes a holder (10) having a peripheral wall (11) open on opposite first and second ends. A first housing (21) is assembled in the peripheral wall (11) from the first end of the holder (10), a second housing (40) is connected to the first housing (21) from the second end of the holder (10). Stoppers (20) are formed on the peripheral wall (11) and resilient contact pieces (28) are formed on the first housing (21). The resilient contact pieces (28) are deflected by interference with the stoppers (20) in the process of assembling the first housing (21) into the peripheral wall (11). The resilient contact pieces (28) are locked to the stoppers (20) to regulate detachment of the first housing (21) from the peripheral wall (11) toward the first end in the process of assembling the first and second housings (21, 40).
Claims4
A connector (A), comprising:
- a holder with a peripheral wall open on opposite first and second ends;
- a first housing assembled to be accommodated into the first end of the peripheral wall;
- a second housing to be connected to the first housing from the second end surface of the holder;
- a stopper formed on one of an inner surface of the peripheral wall and an outer surface of the first housing;
- and
- a resilient contact piece formed on the other of the inner surface of the peripheral wall and the outer surface of the first housing;
- wherein:
- the resilient contact piece is deflected resiliently by interference with the stopper in the process of assembling the first housing into the peripheral wall;
- and
- the resilient contact piece is locked to the stopper to regulate detachment of the first housing from the peripheral wall toward the first end in the process of connecting the first and second housings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.