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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Nishitani, Mie, JP;
Kenji Makino, Mie, JP;
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A connector is provided with a male housing including a receptacle, a female housing and a resiliently deformable lock arm formed on the female housing. The lock arm includes a pair of lock portions arranged in a width direction. The lock arm is resiliently deformed by the interference of the pair of lock portions and the receptacle in a connection process of the both housings. The lock arm resiliently returns to lock the both housings in a connected state when the both housings reach a properly connected state. The lock arm and the receptacle are formed with collision surfaces for producing a connection sound by colliding when the lock arm resiliently returns. The collision surfaces are arranged only at one location including a region between the pair of lock portions in the width direction.
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