Connector and method of assembling it
First Claim
1. A connector, comprising:
- a housing formed with at least one cavity for receiving a terminal fitting;
a retainer insertable into the housing for retaining the terminal fitting and including at least one leg insertable into an insertion groove in a side wall of the cavity, a lock provided on the leg being resiliently engageable with an engaging portion in the insertion groove to lock the retainer at a locking position where the retainer retains the terminal fitting; and
an auxiliary locking mechanism in the form of at least one projection and at least one recess formed on surfaces of the leg of the retainer substantially facing the cavity and on a facing surface of the insertion groove so that the projection and the recess are substantially facing each other, the projection being fittable into the recess and the projection and the recess being disposed to be engageable with each other when the retainer is inserted to the locking position.
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Abstract
A shielded terminal (20) is inserted into a cavity (31) of a female housing (30) while inserting stabilizers (28) bulging out to left and right sides therefrom along guide grooves (40), and is partly locked by a locking portion (35). A retainer (50) is inserted into a retainer mount hole (42) while inserting legs (52) at the opposite sides into insertion grooves (44). When the retainer (50) is pushed to a full locking position, retaining portions (54) are engaged with the rear edges of the stabilizers (28) to doubly lock the shielded terminal (20). The retainer (50) is locked at the full locking position by the resilient engagement of full locking claws (58) with full locking sections (48) as well as by the fitting engagement of elongated locking projections (60) formed on the inner surfaces of the leg pieces (52) with end portions of the guide grooves (40).
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Citations
10 Claims
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1. A connector, comprising:
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a housing formed with at least one cavity for receiving a terminal fitting; a retainer insertable into the housing for retaining the terminal fitting and including at least one leg insertable into an insertion groove in a side wall of the cavity, a lock provided on the leg being resiliently engageable with an engaging portion in the insertion groove to lock the retainer at a locking position where the retainer retains the terminal fitting; and an auxiliary locking mechanism in the form of at least one projection and at least one recess formed on surfaces of the leg of the retainer substantially facing the cavity and on a facing surface of the insertion groove so that the projection and the recess are substantially facing each other, the projection being fittable into the recess and the projection and the recess being disposed to be engageable with each other when the retainer is inserted to the locking position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A connector, comprising:
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a housing formed with at least one cavity for receiving a terminal fitting, two insertion grooves being provided at lateral sides of the cavity, two stabilizers projecting to lateral sides from the terminal fitting, guide grooves for permitting insertion of the respective stabilizers being formed in opposite side walls of the cavity and communicating with the insertion grooves; a retainer insertable into the housing for retaining the terminal fitting and including at least one leg insertable into an insertion groove in a side wall of the cavity, a lock provided on the leg being resiliently engageable with an engaging portion in the insertion groove to lock the retainer at a locking position where the retainer retains the terminal fitting; and an auxiliary locking mechanism in the form of at least one projection and at least one recess formed on surfaces of the leg and the insertion groove substantially facing each other and engageable with each other when the retainer is inserted to the locking position, and the projections of both legs are fit into the corresponding guide grooves to hold both stabilizers from substantially opposite sides when the retainer is inserted to the locking position.
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8. A connector, comprising:
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a housing at least one cavity, opposed guide grooves in opposed side walls of the cavity, insertion grooves in the side walls of the cavity and intersecting the respective guide grooves, an engaging portion in each of the insertion grooves; a terminal fitting insertable in the cavity, stabilizers projecting from the terminal fitting and being insertable in the guide grooves, each of the stabilizers having a rear edge; a retainer insertable into the housing and including legs insertable into the insertion grooves of the housing, a lock provided on each of said legs and being resiliently engageable with the engaging portion in the respective insertion groove to lock the retainer at a locking position, a retaining portion on each of said legs for engaging the rear edge of one of said stabilizers for holding the terminal fitting in the cavity, projections formed on surfaces of the legs substantially facing each other and engageable in the guide grooves when the retainer is at the locking position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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Specification