Lever type connector
First Claim
1. A lever type connector comprising a housing with a pair of protrusions, and a `C` shaped lever pivoted on the housing, the lever having opposite arms pivoted at one respective end to the housing about a common axis and linked at the other respective end by an operating member, wherein the arms each have a resilient cantilever member with a contact portion to engage one of said protrusions of the housing and thereby resist arcuate movement of the lever in one direction about the common axis, the contact portion of each cantilever member having a longitudinal axis located along a line extending radially from said common axis.
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Abstract
A lever-type electrical connector has resilient return members 40 which extend so as to cut across a radius of a circle which is the center of rotation of the lever 30, and have an anterior end 41 which bends outwards along the radial direction. In this configuration, the anterior end of the pushing member 40 does not protrude excessively from the arm 31, thereby allowing the interaction region of the pushing member 40 that accompanies the pivoting of the lever 30 to be small. Furthermore, the anterior end 41 is pushed in a straight line against the protrusion 25, and thus the return force is more effective.
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- 1. A lever type connector comprising a housing with a pair of protrusions, and a `C` shaped lever pivoted on the housing, the lever having opposite arms pivoted at one respective end to the housing about a common axis and linked at the other respective end by an operating member, wherein the arms each have a resilient cantilever member with a contact portion to engage one of said protrusions of the housing and thereby resist arcuate movement of the lever in one direction about the common axis, the contact portion of each cantilever member having a longitudinal axis located along a line extending radially from said common axis.
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