Electrical connectors – With contact preventer or retractable cover part
Reexamination Certificate
2003-03-13
2004-12-21
Hyeon, Hae Moon (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
With contact preventer or retractable cover part
C439S157000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06832922
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, a low insertion force connector, and more particularly to a connector with a cover which, when a deformed cover is engaged with and fitted to a connector housing, allows the cover to be fitted to the connector housing after correcting the deformation which occurred in the cover.
FIGS. 9
to
12
show one form of a related connector (JP-A-5-55470U).
As shown in
FIGS. 9 and 10
, this combination connector has a pair of holding members
101
and
106
each capable of detachably holding a plurality of connectors
107
.
As shown in
FIG. 10
, each connector
107
has a pair of female terminals
111
. In addition, the holding member
101
has connector portions
102
and pairs of male tabs
104
, and the holding member
101
also serves as a connector housing. The pairs of male tabs
104
provided projectingly on a printed circuit board
103
are extended and are respectively accommodated in the connector portions
102
juxtaposed in the connector housing.
In addition, a cover
108
is detachably fitted to the one holding member
106
on the wire insertion side thereof. Pressing portions
138
are provided projectingly on this cover
108
. The pressing portions
138
provided projectingly on the cover
108
are used to press end portions of the connectors
107
held in the one holding member
106
toward the other holding member
101
side.
In addition, as shown in
FIG. 9
, a pair of detachably retainable pins
105
are provided projectingly on the one holding member
106
in correspondence with a pair of cam grooves
110
formed in a lever
109
. The lever
109
having the cam grooves
110
formed therein is rotatably fitted to upper and lower sides of the other holding member
101
. As the lever
109
is rotatively operated in a state in which the pair of pins
105
provided projectingly on the one holding member
106
are respectively retained in the cam grooves
110
formed in the lever
109
, the plurality of connectors
107
held in the one holding member
106
and the plurality of connector portions
102
provided in the other holding member
101
are engaged with each other at one time.
With the above related combination connector, however, as shown in
FIGS. 11 and 12
, since the cover
108
is easily deformable, apprehension has been felt over the occurrence of the trouble that the cover
108
cannot be positively fitted to the one holding member
106
provided on the connector side.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a connector with a cover, which when a deformed cover is engaged with and fitted to a connector housing, allows the cover to be fitted to the connector housing after correcting the deformation which occurred in the cover.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a connector with a caver comprising:
a housing, in which a linear member is disposed;
a cover, attachable to the housing for guiding the liner member, and
a correction portion, provided on the housing,
wherein the correction portion corrects a deformation of the cover when the cover is engaged with the housing while the cover is deformed with respect to an original shape.
In the above configuration, when the cover is engaged with the housing, even if a cover which is deformed with respect to an original shape is deformed is engaged with the housing, since the correction portion for correcting the deformation of the cover is provided in the housing, the cover is smoothly fitted to the housing. In addition, since the linear member which is led into the housing is made difficult to jut out toward the outside of the housing by virtue of the correction section, the cover is easily and speedily engaged with and fitted to the housing without being hampered by the linear member. Accordingly, faulty engagement of the cover with the housing is prevented in advance.
Preferably, the correction portion includes a part of a peripheral wall which forms the housing and a reinforcing wall which is provided on the housing so as to form a space between the part of the peripheral wall and the reinforcing wall, and a peripheral wall which forms the cover is inserted into the space so that the deformation of the cover is corrected when the cover is engaged with the housing.
In the above configuration, since the peripheral wall for forming the cover is inserted and fitted between the peripheral wall for forming the housing and the reinforcing wall provided in the housing, the deformation of the cover is corrected reliably.
Preferably, the housing is a transversely elongated housing. The reinforcing wall is a plurality of reinforcing walls, each of the reinforcing wall is provided on an inner side of the peripheral wall of the housing. The ach of the reinforcing wall is extended in the transversely elongated direction of the housing.
In the above configuration, if the housing is formed to be transversely elongated, the cover which is engaged with and fitted to this housing is also formed to be transversely elongated, and the cover becomes easily deformable. If a plurality of reinforcing walls are provided in such a manner as to extend along an inner side in a transversely elongated direction of the peripheral wall for forming the housing, the deformed cover is engaged with and fitted to the housing while being easily and reliably reshaped into a predetermined shape.
Here, it is preferable that, the peripheral wall which forms the housing has a slanted guide face for guiding the peripheral wall of the cover into the space.
In the above configuration, when the cover is engaged with and fitted to the housing, the cover is smoothly engaged with and fitted to the housing.
Here, it is preferable that, a peripheral wall which forms the cover has a slanted guide face for guiding the peripheral wall of the cover into the space.
In the above configuration, when the cover is engaged with and fitted to the housing, the cover is smoothly engaged with and fitted to the housing.
Here, it is preferable that, the reinforcing wall has a slanted guide face for guiding the peripheral wall of the cover into the space.
In the above configuration, when the cover is engaged with and fitted to the housing, the cover is smoothly engaged with and fitted to the housing.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6045384 (2000-04-01), Norizuki et al.
patent: 6354852 (2002-03-01), Noro et al.
patent: 2003/0176090 (2003-09-01), Kozono et al.
patent: 5-55470 (1993-07-01), None
Kimura Takashi
Kozono Seiji
Hyeon Hae Moon
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
Yazaki -Corporation
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