Connector

Details Connector Connector

1997-07-31

1999-03-09

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation

H01R 13436

Patent

active

058792015

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a connector equipped with a retainer that prevents a terminal that has been inserted into a connector housing from disengaging. To prevent the unexpected movement of the retainer to the fully engaged position and to be able to detect whether the retainer is fully engaged, the outer faces of the retainer do not extend above the outer faces of the connector housing when the retainer is in a partially engaged position. Thus, the retainers are not pushed into a fully engaged position by other members. Moreover, because the projections that extend above the connector housings are placed on the outer face of the retainers, the projections seldom interfere with other elements. When the connector housings are coupled with the receiving parts of the frame in a partially engaged position, the projections interfere with the open edges of the receiving parts and thus prevent the connector from achieving the fully engaged position. However, when the retainers are fully engaged, the projections have descended to a position whereby they no longer interfere with the open edges of the receiving parts, and therefore the coupling becomes possible.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4867712 (1989-09-01), Kato et al.
patent: 5203722 (1993-04-01), Kinoshita
patent: 5403212 (1995-04-01), Aimasso
patent: 5613881 (1997-03-01), Ichida et al.

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