Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Limited

Asuka Hanji

Yukihiro Fukatsu

Kazuo Nakai

Masahiro Nakashima

A first housingis arranged in a mounting holeof a panel. The first housingincludes a base portion, a coupling portionlocated forward of the base portion, a linking portionlinking between the base portionand the coupling portion, and a lock armprojecting rearward toward the base portionfrom the coupling portion. The lock armhas a lock surfaceto be arranged to contact a front surface of the panel. The lock armand the linking portionare both shaped to be resiliently deformable.

Connector

A first housingincludes a resiliently deformable lock arm. The lock armhas a lock surfaceto be arranged to contact a front surface of a panelwith the first housingarranged in a mounting holeof the panel. A second housingincludes a space portioninto which an arm plateof a leveris arranged, leg portionsrising from the side of an outer wallof the space portionwhile facing each other, and a bridge portionextending between the leg portionsfacing each other. The bridge portionincludes a releasing portioncapable of releasing a state where the lock surfaceis in contact with the front surface of the panel

A housing () is formed with a partial locking stopper () and a full locking stopper (). A slide lever () (operating member) is formed with a single hook () having a partial locking contact surface () and a full locking contact surface (). The partial locking contact surface () is at an acute angle to a sliding direction of the slide lever () and restricts a movement of the slide lever () at the partial locking position in a direction separating from the housing () by contacting the partial locking stopper (). The full locking contact surface () is at an obtuse angle to the sliding direction of the slide lever () and restricts a movement of the slide lever () at the full locking position toward the partial locking position by contacting the full locking stopper () in a semi-locked state.

A split connector has a frame () fittable to a mating connector (B). A mounting portion () penetrates the frame () in a connecting direction to the mating connector (B), and lock portions () are formed on two facing sides of opening edge parts of the mounting portion (). A support () is disposed between the lock portions () in an opening area of the mounting portion (). A sub-connector () is to be mounted into the mounting portion () while holding terminal fittings (). Two first locks () are formed on the sub-connector () and hold the sub-connector () in the mounting portion () by being locked to the lock portions (). A second lock () is formed on the sub-connector () and is lockable to the support () in a direction opposite to the connecting direction to the mating connector (B).

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Asuka Hanji