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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Iwabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Yuya Yamada, Shizuoka, JP;
YAZAKI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connector includes a housing, an electroconductive member, and a retraction mechanism. The housing includes: a fitting portion to be fit to a counterpart fitting portion of a casing of a device to which the connector is to be connected; and a fixture portion to be secured to a fixture-portion receiving portion of the casing. The fixture portion is brought into contact with the fixture-portion receiving portion during a progress of the fitting of the fitting portion. The electroconductive member includes: a first electrical-connection portion to be brought into contact with a counterpart electrical-connection portion and thereby electrically connected thereto during the progress of the fitting of the fitting portion, the counterpart electrical-connection portion being included in the counterpart fitting portion; and a second electrical-connection portion connected electrically to a terminal of an electric wire. The electroconductive member is accommodated in an interior of the housing.