Connector having a terminal retainer with pressing means
First Claim
1. A connector, comprising:
- a housing;
at least one terminal fitting to be inserted into the housing;
a retainer mounted in the housing at a partial locking position for permitting insertion of the terminal fitting into the housing and movable to a full locking position for retaining the terminal fitting in the housing;
locking means formed on the housing and the retainer and engageable with one another for holding the retainer at the partial locking position; and
pressing means formed on the housing and the retainer and pressing against each other in directions intersecting a moving direction of the retainer from the partial locking position to the full locking position when the retainer is at the partial locking position for restricting a movement of the retainer toward the full locking position.
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Abstract
A connector (10) includes a retainer (30) made of synthetic resin for mounting in a housing (11) at a partial locking position for permitting the insertion of a terminal fitting (20) into the housing (11) and at a full locking position for retaining the inserted terminal fitting (20). Locks (16, 35) are formed on the housing (11) and the retainer (30) and are engageable to hold the retainer (30) at the partial locking position. A pressure receiving surface (15) is formed on the housing (11) and is configured to restrict a movement of the retainer (30) toward the full locking position by pressing the retainer (30) in directions intersecting a moving direction of the retainer (30) from the partial locking position to the full locking position when the retainer (30) is at the partial locking position.
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12 Claims
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1. A connector, comprising:
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a housing; at least one terminal fitting to be inserted into the housing; a retainer mounted in the housing at a partial locking position for permitting insertion of the terminal fitting into the housing and movable to a full locking position for retaining the terminal fitting in the housing; locking means formed on the housing and the retainer and engageable with one another for holding the retainer at the partial locking position; and pressing means formed on the housing and the retainer and pressing against each other in directions intersecting a moving direction of the retainer from the partial locking position to the full locking position when the retainer is at the partial locking position for restricting a movement of the retainer toward the full locking position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A connector, comprising:
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a housing; at least one terminal fitting to be inserted into the housing; a retainer mounted in the housing at a partial locking position for permitting insertion of the terminal fitting into the housing and movable to a full locking position for retaining the terminal fitting in the housing; at least one locking structure formed on the housing and at least one mating locking structure formed on the retainer, the locking structure and the mating locking structure being engageable with one another along a moving direction of the retainer from the partial locking position to the full locking position for holding the retainer at the partial locking position; and a projection formed on the retainer and configured for pressing against a surface of the housing in a pressing direction intersecting a moving direction of the retainer from the partial locking position to the full locking position when the retainer is at the partial locking position for restricting a movement of the retainer toward the full locking position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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