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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, JP;
Masanori Hirota, Mie, JP;
Abstract
A connector includes a lever () to connect a male housing () and a female housing () by rotating from an initial position to a connection position. The male housing () includes a receptacle () and a moving plate () movable in a connecting direction of the housings (). The lever () includes plates () extending along an outer surface of the male housing (). The moving plate () includes a wall () extending along an inner surface of the receptacle (). The plate () of the lever () includes an initial lock () to limit rotation of the lever () toward the connection position by being locked to the receptacle (). The wall () includes unlocking portions () to push the initial locking portions () in an unlocking direction by contacting the female housing (). The unlocking portion () is separated from surroundings by long narrow slits ().