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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1995
Filed:
May. 05, 1994
Jiro Aikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a tester for testing a connector provided with at least one axial terminal hole and at least one terminal which is correspondingly fitted into said at least one terminal hole, the tester having at least one probe unit which is moved with a movable body and adapted for corresponding introduction into said at least one terminal hole for testing fitting of the terminal. The probe unit comprises: a tubular case fixed to the movable body; a movable probe and a fixed probe being made of an electrically conductive material and being aligned inside the tubular case, the fixed probe being fixed to the tubular case and insulated from the tubular case and adapted for connecting to an output line, and the movable probe being slidably supported by the tubular case so as to move in an axial direction of the tubular case relative to the tubular case to connect to and disconnect from the fixed probe; and a regulator for regulating the movable probe to disconnect from the fixed probe when the corresponding terminal is not so firmly fitted to the corresponding terminal hole as fitting of the corresponding terminal can be sustained against a predetermined magnitude of force. The tubular case is integrally formed with a support portion and made of a synthetic resin such as polyacetal or fluorine plastics and having a kinetic coefficient of friction which is less than or equal to 0.15.