Feeding connector
First Claim
1. A feeder connector including a feeding-side connector provided on the side of a feeder apparatus and a receiving-side connector provided on a vehicle body or the like, the feeding-side connector comprising;
- a casing,a connector body slidably installed in a front half section of said casing and accommodating a plurality of terminals,a handle mounted in a rear half section of said casing,a lever which is rotatably supported at an intermediate portion thereof in said casing, and having a working portion at one side thereof extended to be pivotably attached to one of said handle and said connector body, and also having an operating portion at the other side thereof extended outside said casing, said lever, when rotated, causing the handle to move forwardly to bring said connector body into engagement with a mating connector body of said receiving-side connectora primary locking means for locking said lever in such a position that said connector body and said mating connector body are maintained engaged with each other,a secondary locking means for locking said primary locking means in the locked state, said secondary locking means comprising an electromagnetic coil provided at a position offset from a fitting axis of said connector body, anda means for releasing said lever from a primarily locked state thereof after said primary locking means is released from said secondary locking means through de-energizing of said electromagnetic coil.
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Abstract
The feeder connector consists of feeding-side and receiving side connectors, wherein the feeding-side connector consists of a connector body slidably installed in a front half section of a cylindrical-shape casing, and a handle movably mounted in a rear half section of the casing such that it advances to push the connector body against the receiving-side connector in accordance with a rotational movement of a lever. To the lever there are provided; a primary locking means for locking the lever such that the connector body and the mating connector body are maintained engaged with each other, a secondary locking means for locking the primary locking means in the locked state, which secondary locking means comprising an electromagnetic coil, and a means for releasing the lever from a primarily locked state thereof after the primary locking means is released from said secondary locking means through de-energizing of the electromagnetic coil. In addition, the feeding-side connector further comprises a preliminary fitting means for preliminarily fitting the casing to the receiving-side connector before connecting it to the receiving-side connector, and also a stopping means for hampering the connector body from moving forward to be connected to the receiving-side connector before being fitted thereto.
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1. A feeder connector including a feeding-side connector provided on the side of a feeder apparatus and a receiving-side connector provided on a vehicle body or the like, the feeding-side connector comprising;
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a casing, a connector body slidably installed in a front half section of said casing and accommodating a plurality of terminals, a handle mounted in a rear half section of said casing, a lever which is rotatably supported at an intermediate portion thereof in said casing, and having a working portion at one side thereof extended to be pivotably attached to one of said handle and said connector body, and also having an operating portion at the other side thereof extended outside said casing, said lever, when rotated, causing the handle to move forwardly to bring said connector body into engagement with a mating connector body of said receiving-side connector a primary locking means for locking said lever in such a position that said connector body and said mating connector body are maintained engaged with each other, a secondary locking means for locking said primary locking means in the locked state, said secondary locking means comprising an electromagnetic coil provided at a position offset from a fitting axis of said connector body, and a means for releasing said lever from a primarily locked state thereof after said primary locking means is released from said secondary locking means through de-energizing of said electromagnetic coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A feeder connector including a feeding-side connector provided on the side of a feeder apparatus and a receiving-side connector provided on a vehicle body or the like, the feeding-side connector comprising;
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a casing, a connector body slidably installed in a front half section of said casing and accommodating a plurality of terminals, a handle mounted in a rear half section of said casing, a lever which is rotatably supported at an intermediate portion thereof in said casing, and having a working portion at one side thereof extended to be pivotably attached to one of said handle and said connector body, and also having an operating portion at the other side thereof extended outside said casing, said lever, when rotated, causing the handle to move forwardly to bring said connector body into engagement with a mating connector body of said receiving-side connector, a locking means for locking said lever in position such that said connector body and said mating connector body are maintained engaged with each other and having a release lever at one end thereof, and a preliminary fitting means for preliminarily fitting said casing to the receiving-side connector before connecting said connector body to said receiving-side connector;
wherein said preliminary fitting means further includes a stopping means for hampering said connector body from moving forward to be connected to said receiving-side connector before being fitted thereto. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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