Half-fitting prevention connector
First Claim
1. A half-fitting prevention connector comprising:
- a housing having an electrical terminal therein;
a resilient member mounted on said housing;
a lock member disposed in said housing for retaining engagement with a retaining projection disposed on a mating connector, said lock member pivoting as said mating connector is inserted into said housing in an insertion direction, said lock member having lock release projections formed respectively on opposite sides thereof; and
a cover member slidably fitted on said housing and covering said housing over an entire periphery thereof, said cover member having cover lock release ribs formed on an inner surface thereof for abutting against said lock release projections which pivotally move said lock member as said cover member slides in the insertion direction of said mating connector during insertion of said mating connector into said housing,wherein said resilient member urges said cover member in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of said mating connector.
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Abstract
In a half-fitting prevention connector, a cover is slidably fitted on a housing, and covers entire housing except a fitting side thereof. Cover lock release ribs are formed on an inner surface of the cover, and abut against lock release projections in accordance with the fitting of the connector relative to a mating connector. Retaining grooves for retaining engagement with the mating connector are formed on the inner surface of a front end portion of the cover. A lock arm, serving as a lock member when fitting the connector, is formed integrally on a partition wall, and is pivotally movable. The lock arm includes a support portion serving as a fulcrum for the pivotal movement, and a retaining portion for retaining engagement with the mating connector, the lock release projections formed respectively on opposite sides thereof, and a press portion at a rear end thereof, the press portion being operated when releasing a locked condition.
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1. A half-fitting prevention connector comprising:
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a housing having an electrical terminal therein; a resilient member mounted on said housing; a lock member disposed in said housing for retaining engagement with a retaining projection disposed on a mating connector, said lock member pivoting as said mating connector is inserted into said housing in an insertion direction, said lock member having lock release projections formed respectively on opposite sides thereof; and a cover member slidably fitted on said housing and covering said housing over an entire periphery thereof, said cover member having cover lock release ribs formed on an inner surface thereof for abutting against said lock release projections which pivotally move said lock member as said cover member slides in the insertion direction of said mating connector during insertion of said mating connector into said housing, wherein said resilient member urges said cover member in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of said mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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