Fitting structure and method of a lever connection
First Claim
1. A fitting structure of a lever connector for attaching equipment to a housing comprising:
- a first connector housed in said housing;
a second connector directly attached to said equipment and fitted to said first connector when said equipment is attached to said housing;
a lever supported by said first connector so that the lever can be rotated to pull said second connector on the side of said first connector and fit both connectors completely; and
a flexible member initially engaged with the end of said lever and formed in said housing to allow said lever to rotate upon the displacement of said first connector in an equipment attachment direction, wherein;
said lever connector is constituted so that said first and second connectors are completely fitted to each other before the attachment of said equipment to said housing is completed; and
when said first and second connectors are completely fitted and said lever is displaced in said housing in the equipment attachment direction in a state that the rotation of said lever is disabled, said flexible member is bent by said lever so as to disengage said lever from said flexible member.
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Abstract
In the fitting structure of a lever connector according to the present invention, after a first connector 10 and a second connector 20 are completely fitted and the swing of a lever 11 is disabled, the lever 11 can be displaced in an equipment attachment direction in a housing 30. When the equipment C further approaches the housing 30, the engagement between a flexible locking arm 32 and the lever 11 is released by flexing the flexible locking arm 32 by the lever. Therefore, the flexible locking arm 32 does not prevent the equipment C from being displaced on the side of the housing 30 and the equipment C can be securely attached to the housing 30.
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1. A fitting structure of a lever connector for attaching equipment to a housing comprising:
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a first connector housed in said housing; a second connector directly attached to said equipment and fitted to said first connector when said equipment is attached to said housing; a lever supported by said first connector so that the lever can be rotated to pull said second connector on the side of said first connector and fit both connectors completely; and a flexible member initially engaged with the end of said lever and formed in said housing to allow said lever to rotate upon the displacement of said first connector in an equipment attachment direction, wherein; said lever connector is constituted so that said first and second connectors are completely fitted to each other before the attachment of said equipment to said housing is completed; and when said first and second connectors are completely fitted and said lever is displaced in said housing in the equipment attachment direction in a state that the rotation of said lever is disabled, said flexible member is bent by said lever so as to disengage said lever from said flexible member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A fitting method for a lever connector comprising, equipment attached to a housing, a first connector housed in said housing, a second connector directly attached to said equipment and fitted to said first connector when said equipment is attached to said housing, and a lever supported by said first connector so that the lever can be rotated to pull said second connector on the side of said first connector and fit both connectors completely, the fitting method comprising the steps of:
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providing a flexible member initially engaged with the end of said lever and formed in said housing to allow said lever to rotate upon the displacement of said first connector in an equipment attachment direction; completely fitting said first and second connectors to each other before the attachment of said equipment to said housing is completed; bending said flexible member by said lever so as to disengage said lever from said flexible member when said first and second connectors are completely fitted and said lever is displaced in said housing in the equipment attachment direction in a state that the rotation of said lever is disabled; and completely attaching said equipment to said housing after said step of bending.
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