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Connector

  • US 10,141,687 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2018
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector mateable with a mating connector having a mating lock portion along a front-rear direction under a state where the mating connector is located forward of the connector in the front-rear direction, wherein:

  • the connector comprises a contact, a housing, a slider, a regulating portion and an operation portion;

    the contact is held by the housing;

    the housing has a lock portion;

    the lock portion is supported to be movable between a lock position and a release position;

    under a mated state where the connector is mated with the mating connector, the lock portion is located at the lock position and locks the mating lock portion of the mating connector;

    the slider is attached to the housing to be movable in the front-rear direction;

    the slider has a release portion and a regulated portion;

    when the slider is moved in a release direction in parallel to the front-rear direction under the mated state, the release portion moves the lock portion from the lock position to the release position and releases the mating lock portion;

    under the mated state, the regulating portion faces the regulated portion in the release direction and regulates a movement of the slider along the release direction; and

    when the operation portion is operated to be pressed inward of the connector in an operation direction intersecting with the front-rear direction, at least one of the regulating portion and the regulated portion is moved, and the regulating portion does not regulate the movement of the slider;

    wherein;

    the housing is provided with the regulating portion; and

    the slider is provided with the operation potion.

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