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Connector system having a connection detecting mechanism

  • US 7,402,071 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2006
  • Issued: 07/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector system comprising:

  • a first connector housing having a pair of electrodes for detecting connection and a lock projection on a outer surface thereof; and

    a second connector housing fitting to the first connector housing, said second connector housing having a lock arm to be engaged with the lock projection, a main body supporting the lock arm and a shorting member to short the pair of electrodes to each other when the lock arm is engaged with the lock projection,wherein the lock arm is formed into a cantilever-shape, one end of which is continuous to the main body, and the other end of which is a free end,wherein one end portion of the shorting member is mounted on the main body, and the other end portion of the shorting member is formed like a free end of a cantilever and supported by the other end of the lock arm and moved to follow a motion of the lock arm,wherein, when contact points of the shorting member touch the pair of electrodes, the lock projection and the contact points are arranged along a direction perpendicular to a direction of fitting the first and second connector housings.

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