Lock-detecting connector

Details Lock-detecting connector Lock-detecting connector

1998-07-07

2000-08-29

Vu, Hien

Electrical connectors

With indicating or identifying provision

Connection indicating provision

439352, H01R 300

Patent

active

061099554

ABSTRACT:
A lock-detecting connector capable of surely detecting semi-connection or complete connection thereof is provided. The lock-detecting connector consists of a male connector having a pair of protecting walls on both sides of a locking arm, a female connector having an engaging projection to bend the locking arm and to engage the arm in a resiled state thereof and having an opening for receiving the protecting walls, and a lock-detecting member installed on a rear portion of the male connector, wherein the lock-detecting member has a pair of detecting arms abutting the respective rear ends of the protecting walls. The detecting arms have respective outwardly-facing projections, and front corner-portions formed on both sides of the opening press the outwardly-facing projections inwardly. Slits for receiving the respective outwardly-facing projections are provided on the protecting walls, and upwardly-facing projections for abutting the respective protecting walls are provided on the detecting arms. An interfering portion is provided on a lower portion of the rear end of the locking arm, and a pair of first-stop projections to abut on the locking arm when bent and a second-stop projection to abut the interfering portion are provided on the lock-detecting member. The lock-detecting member has a provisional engaging arm. Thus, a lock-detecting connector capable of surely detecting semi-connection or complete connection thereof is provided.

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patent: 5203718 (1993-04-01), Chishima
patent: 5203719 (1993-04-01), Kozono
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patent: 5507666 (1996-04-01), Yamanashi
patent: 5839915 (1998-11-01), Ford et al.

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