Method for mounting a connector on a panel and a connector assembly
First Claim
1. A method of mounting a connector of a pair of connectors that are respectively mounted on a stationary panel and a movable panel, and that engage with one another, a first connector of the pair of connectors being directly fixed to one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, a second connector of the pair of the connectors being movably mounted on the other of the stationary panel and the movable panel via a spring, said method comprising:
- integrating said second connector with a base plate to form an assembly by using a bolt provided with said spring prior to mounting said second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, said base plate being provided between said second connector and one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, said assembly comprising;
said second connector having a flange portion that extends from an outer periphery of said second connector, said flange portion having a first through hole, said base plate having a second through hole that is aligned with said first through hole, and said bolt having the spring, being inserted into said first and second through holes; and
fixing said base plate of said assembly to the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel so as to movably mount said second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel.
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Abstract
A method of mounting a connector of a pair of connectors that are respectively mounted on a stationary panel and a movable panel, and that engage with one another. A first connector of the pair of connectors is movably mounted on one of the stationary panel and the movable panel via a spring. The first connector has a flange portion that extends outwardly from an outer periphery of the first connector and has a first through hole. A base plate has a second through hole that is aligned with the first through hole. The method of mounting the connector includes integrating the second connector and the base plate into an assembly by inserting a bolt having the spring into the first and the second through holes prior to the second connector being mounted on one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, and then fixing the base plate of the assembly on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel so as to movably mount the second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel. The spring can extend between the flange portion and an end of the bolt extending from the flange portion. Thus, the connector mounting operation becomes easier.
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1. A method of mounting a connector of a pair of connectors that are respectively mounted on a stationary panel and a movable panel, and that engage with one another, a first connector of the pair of connectors being directly fixed to one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, a second connector of the pair of the connectors being movably mounted on the other of the stationary panel and the movable panel via a spring, said method comprising:
integrating said second connector with a base plate to form an assembly by using a bolt provided with said spring prior to mounting said second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, said base plate being provided between said second connector and one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, said assembly comprising;
said second connector having a flange portion that extends from an outer periphery of said second connector, said flange portion having a first through hole, said base plate having a second through hole that is aligned with said first through hole, and said bolt having the spring, being inserted into said first and second through holes; and
fixing said base plate of said assembly to the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel so as to movably mount said second connector on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of mounting a connector of a pair of connectors that are respectively mounted on a stationary panel and a movable panel, and that engage with one another, a first connector of the pair of connectors being directly fixed on one of the stationary panel and the movable panel, a second connector of the pair of the connectors being movably mounted on the other of the stationary panel and the movable panel via a spring, said method comprising:
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aligning a first through hole provided in a flange portion extending from an outer periphery of said second connector, with a second through hole provided in a base plate provided between said second connector and one of the stationary plate and the movable plate;
inserting a bolt having said spring into said first and second through holes aligned each other so that said spring extends between an end of said bolt extending from said flange portion and the flange portion; and
fixing said base plate on the one of the stationary panel and the movable panel. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A connector assembly comprising:
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a connector having a flange portion extends outwardly from an outer periphery of said connector, said flange having a first through hole;
a separate base plate having a second through hole aligned with said first through hole;
an elongate member inserted into said first and second through holes aligned each other; and
a spring provided around said elongate member to press said connector between said base plate so that said base plate and said flange portion contact each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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