Opposed-contact connector with slidable contact cover
First Claim
1. An opposed-contact connector, comprising:
- a housing attachable to a mounting member;
a terminal insertable into said housing and retainable at a position in which a contact of said terminal projects beyond a front portion of said housing;
a spacer slidably mounted on said front portion of said housing to enclose said contact; and
a retaining device for retaining said spacer to said housing,wherein, before mounting said housing on said mounting member, said spacer is provisionally retained on said housing by said retaining device so that said spacer encloses said contact, andwherein when said housing is mounted on said mounting member, said retaining device is releasable to allow said spacer to move from said provisionally-retained condition to a completely retained condition whereat said contact projects beyond both said spacer and said front portion of said housing.
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Abstract
An opposed-contact connector (11) in which terminal contacts are prevented from projecting from the connector except when they are to be electrically contacted with their respective mating electrodes, and the terminal contacts can be projected to have an appropriate contact pressure only when they are electrically contacted with the mating electrodes, respectively. The opposed-contact connector (11) includes a housing (13), terminals (51) received in the housing in such a manner that contacts (53) of the terminals project from a front portion of the housing, a spacer (15) slidably mounted on the front portion of the housing so as to enclose the contacts, and a spacer provisionally-retaining device (27,39) provided between the spacer and the housing, and before the housing is mounted on a mounting member (55), the spacer is provisionally retained on the housing by said retaining device in such a manner that the spacer encloses the contacts, and when mounting the housing on the mounting member, the retaining device releases the provisionally-retained condition, and allows the spacer to slide.
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6 Claims
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1. An opposed-contact connector, comprising:
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a housing attachable to a mounting member; a terminal insertable into said housing and retainable at a position in which a contact of said terminal projects beyond a front portion of said housing; a spacer slidably mounted on said front portion of said housing to enclose said contact; and a retaining device for retaining said spacer to said housing, wherein, before mounting said housing on said mounting member, said spacer is provisionally retained on said housing by said retaining device so that said spacer encloses said contact, and wherein when said housing is mounted on said mounting member, said retaining device is releasable to allow said spacer to move from said provisionally-retained condition to a completely retained condition whereat said contact projects beyond both said spacer and said front portion of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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