Connector with separate terminal retainer

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1993-01-26

1994-06-21

Bradley, P. Austin

Electrical connectors

Coupling part including flexing insulation

Hinged or flexed detent on insulation engaging to secure...

439752, H01R 13436

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053224574

ABSTRACT:
A connector including a separate terminal retainer for retaining terminals in a connector housing where the retainer can be disengaged from the connector housing without the use of external jigs. The connector includes the connector housing having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, and the terminal retainer adapted to be connected to a rear portion of the connector housing in a two-step manner, i.e. a provisional engagement condition and a complete engagement condition, and movable relative to the connector housing. The terminal retainer has flexible retaining pieces and flexible support pieces. In the complete engagement condition, the flexible retaining pieces are engaged with respective metal terminals by their own flexibility, and the flexible support pieces are guided and elastically bent by the drive surfaces of the connector housing to be engaged with respective metal terminals. When the terminal retainer is moved backward from the complete engagement condition beyond the provisional engagement condition, the flexible retaining pieces ride onto projections of the connector housing to be displaced out of the locus of movement of the metal terminals being removed. The metal terminal can be easily removed from the connector housing without using any jigs.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4660915 (1987-04-01), Mantlik
patent: 5037336 (1991-08-01), Betsui
patent: 5071373 (1991-12-01), Nagasaka et al.
patent: 5141452 (1992-08-01), Yoneda et al.
patent: 5145419 (1992-09-01), Yamanashi et al.
patent: 5183418 (1993-02-01), Yamanashi et al.

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