EP 1085612 A1 20010321 - A connector
Title (en)
A connector
Title (de)
Verbinder
Title (fr)
Connecteur
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 26216799 A 19990916
Abstract (en)
To prevent male terminal fillings from being deformed due to an attempt to connect misaligned male and female housings, a larger receptacle (23) is provided around a female terminal accommodating portion (22) in a female housing (20), and a smaller receptacle (12) of a male housing (10) is fittable into the larger receptacle (23). A retainer (40) for doubly locking female terminal fittings is mounted on the front surface of the female terminal accommodating portion (22), and projects more forward than an opening edge (24) of the larger receptacle (23). When an attempt is made to connect misaligned housings (10,20), an opening edge (24A) at one shorter side of the larger receptacle (23) may, for example, deeply enter the smaller receptacle (12). Since the retainer (40) projects more forward than the opening edge (24) of the larger receptacle (23) and is in contact with an opening edge (16) of the smaller receptacle (12), the entered opening edge (24A) stays in a position closer to the opening edge (16) of the smaller receptacle (12), and is prevented from interfering tabs (13A) of male terminal fittings (13) even if the female housing (20) is rotated. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/42 (2006.01); H01R 13/46 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01R 13/629 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
[X] US 5252092 A 19931012 - REIDER CHRISTOPHER G [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00119352 A 20000908; JP 26216799 A 19990916