Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1991-09-06
1993-06-08
Schwartz, Larry I.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
439489, H01R 13627
Patent
active
052173852
ABSTRACT:
A connector with a locking mechanism includes a pair of connector housings coupled with each other at their opposed portions. The locking mechanism locks the coupled position of the housings and has a pair of locking devices formed in the housings. One of the connector housings has a slide member having one of the locking devices and a housing body having a slide groove in an upper center portion thereof for slidably receiving the slide member. The slide member is biased by a biasing spring disposed between the slide member and the housing body so that the slide member can move away from the coupled position. The slide member is adapted to be maintained in a first locking position in the housing body by a latching device. The slide member is adapted to be maintained in a second locking position in the one of the connector housings by the locking mechanism to prevent the slide member and the housing body from disengaging from the coupled position. The slide member may also be provided with a conductive portion positioned so as to engage a pair of detecting terminals coupled to detecting conductors when the slide member is moved from the first locking position to the second locking position whereby a circuit for detecting the complete coupling is formed.
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Chishima Masamitsu
Inoue Nori
Nguyen Khiem
Schwartz Larry I.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.
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