(19)
(11) EP 0 871 253 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/42

(21) Application number: 98110335.1

(22) Date of filing: 21.10.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01R 13/629, H01R 13/703
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB

(30) Priority: 06.12.1993 JP 340033/93
16.12.1993 JP 344331/93
27.12.1993 JP 74599/93 U

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
94116642.3 / 0657968

(71) Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
Yokkaichi-shi Mie-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Saijo, Eiji
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)
  • Okada, Hajime
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)
  • Saito, Masashi
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)
  • Tsuji, Takeshi
    1-14 Nishisuehiro-cho Yokkaichi-ken, Mie (JP)

(74) Representative: R.A. KUHNEN & P.A. WACKER 
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 05 - 06 - 1998 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Lock detection connector


(57) Lock detecting terminals (133a,133b) are disposed on one of connector housings (130) that are engageable with each other, and a short circuit terminal (114) is disposed on the other connector housing (110), the short circuit terminal (114) serving to short-circuit the lock detecting terminals (133a,133b) upon engagement of both housings. The lock detecting terminals (133a,133b) are arranged so as to extend along an inner wall surface (130a) of the housing (130) in such a manner that the distal ends thereof are not in contact with the edge portion of the engagement opening of the housing. As a result of this construction, the lock detecting terminals (133a,133b) will no longer be deformed while caught by the edge portion of the housing even when the housing is being engaged with the housing misaligned. Furthermore, the one connector (310) has the short circuit electrode (316) exposed to the outside and has a cover (320) movable between a protecting position and an opening position, the protecting position being such a position as to allow the cover (320) to cover the short circuit electrode (316), the opening position being such a position as to allow the cover to expose the short circuit electrode (316).






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