Connector housing having temporary locking mechanism for reciprocatingly engaging with another connector housing

• US 6,050,838 A
• Filed: 03/10/1999
• Issued: 04/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Kodama, Shinji, Norizuki, Teruhisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): HYEON, HAE M
• Application Number:
  US09/281,064
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: 439/345, 439/357, 439/358, 439/557, 439/157, 439/701, 439/310, 439/372
• US Class Current: 439/310
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/62933 Comprising exclusively pivoting lever

Abstract

A connector housing (50) is disposable within a cover (30) so as to be slidably reciprocated and engaged with another housing (60). A temporary fitting locking portion (56) of the other connector housing is temporarily fitted to a temporarily fitting stopper (36) formed in the cover when the connector housing is waiting for engagement. A flexible temporary fitting releasing arm (37) is also provided in the cover opposed to a temporary fitting releasing convex portion (65) of the connector housing. A lever (40) is provided which is turned depending on the reciprocation of the connector housing with the other connector housing, so as to draw and push the connectors when they are mated or separated.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a male connector housing;

a female connector housing;

a cover in which one of said male and female connector housings is provided so that the one can be reciprocated, being slid; and

a lever which is turned depending upon the reciprocation of said one connector housing, abase of said lever being supported by said cover so that said lever can be turned, a halfway portion of said lever being linked with a point of application of said one connector housing and an end of said lever being fitted to a fitting portion of the other connector housing when said both connector housings are engaged,

wherein a temporary fitting locking portion which is temporarily fitted to a temporarily fitting stopper formed in said cover in a state waiting for engagement of said one connector housing is provided in said one connector housing, a flexible temporary fitting releasing arm including a convex portion on a leading end thereof is provided at a position of said cover that is opposed to said temporary fitting locking portion of said one connector housing in the state waiting for engagement, and a temporary fitting releasing convex portion is provided at a position of said other connector housing that is opposed to the convex portion of said temporary fitting releasing arm.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein said temporary fitting locking portion is integrally and projectingly provided in each of flexible arms respectively provided integrally with both sides of said one connector housing.