Connector

Details Connector Connector

1994-12-23

1996-12-17

Pirlot, David L.

Electrical connectors

With contact preventer or retractable cover part

Movably mounted

439140, H01R 1344

Patent

active

055847129

ABSTRACT:
A connector includes a male terminal housing section having an opening for receiving a female terminal housing section of a counter-connector for connection between a male terminal disposed in the male terminal housing section and a female terminal disposed in the female terminal housing section. The connector further includes an insulator cap slidably disposed in the male terminal housing section. The insulator cap has a guide hole for the male terminal and is biased by a spring toward the opening of the male terminal housing section. The insulator cap is positioned forward of a tip of the male terminal relative to the opening of the male terminal housing section so that contact of an operator's finger to the tip of the male terminal is reliably prevented when, for example, fixing the connector. On the other hand, when the female terminal housing section is received in the male terminal housing section, the insulator cap is forced rearward away from the opening of the male terminal housing section against a biasing force of the spring while guiding the male terminal through the guide hole for connection to the female terminal. The insulator cap can be easily removed from within the male terminal housing section using an arrangement of tapers provided both on the insulator cap and on an inner wall of the male terminal housing section.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4340267 (1982-07-01), Nukaga
patent: 4411491 (1983-10-01), Larkin et al.
patent: 4797116 (1989-01-01), Isohata et al.
patent: 5350312 (1994-09-01), Kuno et al.
patent: 5490790 (1996-02-01), Okada

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