Connector
First Claim
1. A connector comprising:
- a connector body;
a male terminal housing section provided in said connector body, said male terminal housing section having therein a male terminal extending toward an opening of said male terminal housing section, said male terminal housing section adapted for receiving a counter-female terminal housing section from said opening for connection between said male terminal and a female terminal disposed in said counter-female terminal housing section; and
an insulator cap reciprocally slidable within said male terminal housing section and biased toward said opening by biasing means, said insulator cap having a first wall confronting said opening, said first wall having a guide hole for said male terminal and being located at a position forward of a tip of said male terminal relative to said opening, wherein said insulator cap is forced rearward within said male terminal housing section relative to said opening against a biasing force of said biasing means while guiding said male terminal through said guide hole when said female terminal housing section is received in said male terminal housing section.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A connector includes a male terminal housing section having an opening for receiving a female terminal housing section of a counter-connector for connection between a male terminal disposed in the male terminal housing section and a female terminal disposed in the female terminal housing section. The connector further includes an insulator cap slidably disposed in the male terminal housing section. The insulator cap has a guide hole for the male terminal and is biased by a spring toward the opening of the male terminal housing section. The insulator cap is positioned forward of a tip of the male terminal relative to the opening of the male terminal housing section so that contact of an operator'"'"'s finger to the tip of the male terminal is reliably prevented when, for example, fixing the connector. On the other hand, when the female terminal housing section is received in the male terminal housing section, the insulator cap is forced rearward away from the opening of the male terminal housing section against a biasing force of the spring while guiding the male terminal through the guide hole for connection to the female terminal. The insulator cap can be easily removed from within the male terminal housing section using an arrangement of tapers provided both on the insulator cap and on an inner wall of the male terminal housing section.
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Citations
5 Claims
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1. A connector comprising:
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a connector body; a male terminal housing section provided in said connector body, said male terminal housing section having therein a male terminal extending toward an opening of said male terminal housing section, said male terminal housing section adapted for receiving a counter-female terminal housing section from said opening for connection between said male terminal and a female terminal disposed in said counter-female terminal housing section; and an insulator cap reciprocally slidable within said male terminal housing section and biased toward said opening by biasing means, said insulator cap having a first wall confronting said opening, said first wall having a guide hole for said male terminal and being located at a position forward of a tip of said male terminal relative to said opening, wherein said insulator cap is forced rearward within said male terminal housing section relative to said opening against a biasing force of said biasing means while guiding said male terminal through said guide hole when said female terminal housing section is received in said male terminal housing section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Specification