Electrical connector with a terminal retainer with an intermediate lock
First Claim
1. A connector comprising:
- a housing with opposite first and second sides spaced from one another in a width direction and cavities arranged substantially side-by-side in at least one row along the width direction of the housing, the cavities being configured for accommodating terminal fittings, a retainer-mounting hole formed in the housing and communicating with the cavities; and
a retainer mounted in the retainer-mounting hole and entering the cavities when the retainer is mounted in said retainer-mounting hole at a predetermined normal depth for holding the terminal fittings in the cavities, the retainer having opposite first and second sides disposed substantially at the first and second sides of the housing, first and second side locks disposed respectively at the first and second sides of said retainer and configured to lock to side to-be-locked surfaces of the housing with a selected locking strength, an intermediate lock disposed between said first and second side locks, said intermediate lock being configured to lock to an intermediate to-be-locked surface of the housing with a locking strength greater than the selected locking strength of the side locks.
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Abstract
A connector has a housing (10) with cavities (12) for accommodating terminal fittings (30). A retainer-mounting hole (17) is formed in a side of the housing (10) and communicates with the cavities (12). A retainer (50) can be mounted in the retainer-mounting hole (17) at a predetermined normal depth to lock the terminal fittings (30) in the cavities (12). The retainer (50) has side locks (61) at both sides of the retainer (50) that lock to a corresponding side to-be-locked surface (22) in the housing (10). The retainer (10) also has an intermediate lock (68) at a central position of the retainer (50) that locks to an intermediate to-be-locked surface (22) in the housing (10). The blocking strength of the intermediate lock (68) exceeds the locking strength of the side locks (61).
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1. A connector comprising:
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a housing with opposite first and second sides spaced from one another in a width direction and cavities arranged substantially side-by-side in at least one row along the width direction of the housing, the cavities being configured for accommodating terminal fittings, a retainer-mounting hole formed in the housing and communicating with the cavities; and a retainer mounted in the retainer-mounting hole and entering the cavities when the retainer is mounted in said retainer-mounting hole at a predetermined normal depth for holding the terminal fittings in the cavities, the retainer having opposite first and second sides disposed substantially at the first and second sides of the housing, first and second side locks disposed respectively at the first and second sides of said retainer and configured to lock to side to-be-locked surfaces of the housing with a selected locking strength, an intermediate lock disposed between said first and second side locks, said intermediate lock being configured to lock to an intermediate to-be-locked surface of the housing with a locking strength greater than the selected locking strength of the side locks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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