Connector

• US 20200136310A1
• Filed: 09/23/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Nishiyama, Noritaka
• Granted Patent: US 10,862,243 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6272 comprising a single latching arm
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/635 by mechanical pressure, e.g. spring force
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/639 Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/64 Means for preventing incorrect coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/641 by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement

Abstract

A connector including a male housing and a female housing is provided. A beak portion of the male housing has a push-back surface provided on a front side of the male housing with a top portion of the beak portion as a boundary and inclined outward gradually toward a rear side of the male housing, and a pull-in surface provided on the rear side of the male housing with the portion of the beak portion as a boundary and inclined inward gradually toward the rear side of the male housing. When the locking claw of the locking arm of the fitting assurance member reaches a boundary between the locking projection of the male housing and the lock piece of the female housing, the pressing claw of the elastic arm in the fitting assurance member is disposed on the pull-in surface side over the top portion of the beak portion.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a first housing,

a second housing that is fitted to the first housing, and

a fitting assurance member that is assembled to the second housing to assure a fitting state of the second housing with respect to the first housing,

wherein the first housing includes

a locking projection which projects outward from an outer peripheral surface of the first housing, and

a beak portion which projects outward from the outer peripheral surface of the first housing,

wherein the second housing includes

a lock arm having a lock piece locked with the locking projection by getting over the locking projection when the second housing is fitted with the first housing,

wherein the fitting assurance member includes

a locking arm having a locking claw for riding over and locking the locking projection and the lock piece that locks the locking projection while pressing the lock piece to ride over the locking projection, and

an elastic arm that elastically deformed when a front end of the pressing claw is brought into contact with the beak portion during fitting of the second housing with respect to the first housing so as to generate a repulsive force in a direction separating from the first housing,

wherein the beak portion includes

a push-back surface provided on a front side of the first housing with a top portion of the beak portion as a boundary and inclined outward gradually toward a rear side of the first housing, and

a pull-in surface provided on the rear side of the first housing with the portion of the beak portion as a boundary and inclined inward gradually toward the rear side of the first housing, and

wherein the pressing claw of the elastic arm is disposed on the pull-in surface side over the top portion of the beak portion when the locking claw of the locking arm reaches a boundary between the locking projection and the lock piece that locks the locking projection.

2. The connector according to claim 1,

wherein in the lock piece that has locked with the locking projection, an outer surface of the lock piece is disposed inside the top portion of the locking projection.

3. The connector according to claim 1,

wherein the outer surface of the lock piece is an inclined surface that inclines inward gradually toward the front side of the second housing.

4. The connector according to claim 1,

wherein the first housing is provided with a pair of the beak portions on facing surfaces opposed to each other in an outer peripheral surface of the first housing, and

the fitting assurance member is provided with a pair of the elastic arms having the pressing claws respectively in contact with the beak portions.