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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1994
Osamu Taniuchi, Mie, JP;
Hitoshi Okumura, Mie, JP;
Hajime Kawase, Mie, JP;
Youichi Nankoh, Mie, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakata, Mie, JP;
Kazuhisa Kondo, Mie, JP;
Makoto Fukamachi, Mie, JP;
Satoru Nishide, Mie, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Mie, JP;
Abstract
A pair of connector housing may be temporarily engaged so as to facilitate efficient connection operation thereof. A lever 15 is pivotably attached to a side wall of the male connector housing 11. When a female connector housing 12 is inserted into the male connector housing 11, a cam receiving protrusion 17 of a cover 13 resiliently deforms lugs 15a of a lever 15 to be opened, so that the cam receiving portion may be advanced through a portion 23 into a cam groove 16. After such advancement, lugs 15a are returned to their original position by means of resilient deformation, so that the portion 23 is engaged with the cam receiving protrusion 17, so as to prevent dislodgement of the cam receiving protrusion. The thickness of the portion 23 of the cam groove is selected so as to prevent dislodgement of the cam receiving protrusion. A restricting protrusion 24 is protruded laterally from the cam receiving protrusion 17. The restricting protrusion serves to urge the lugs 15 downwardly, so as to maintain constant amount of engagement between the cam receiving protrusion 17 and the portion 23 of the cam groove. Another restricting protrusion 25 extending in a vertical direction may be provided in the side wall 1 of the male connector housing 11.