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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Masami Kawamoto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Ryotaro Kosaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector has a protection member movable to a partial locking position and a full locking position with a male tab positioned in a receptacle of a male housing. The female housing includes a hook, and the protection member includes a hooked portion capable of contacting the hook at the full locking position. The receptacle includes a contact portion capable of contacting the hooked portion when the protection member is at the partial locking position. The protection member is movable from the full locking position to the partial locking position with the hooked portion held in contact with the hook. The protection member is stoppable at the partial locking position in a state where the hooked portion is in contact with the contact portion to be deflected in a direction separating from the hook.