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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1995
Akira Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Ishiwa, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A release mechanism comprises an ejector formed on a frame member to be movable forward and backward, and a lever rotated in response to a forward movement of the ejector to release a mating connector from conductive contacts. The ejector is located in an opening of the frame member in a normal condition in which the mating connector is inserted in the from member. The ejector is protruded outside the opening only start of releasing operation of the mating connector. The ejector has a first mode enabling a predetermined forward movement and a second mode disabling the predetermined forward movement. The release mechanism further comprises members for cancelling the first mode and putting the ejector into the second mode after the mating connector is released from the conductive contacts, and members for restoring the first mode of the ejector from the second mode in response to an external operation of the ejector while the mating connector is connected to the conductive contacts. The ejector is turned from the first mode into the second mode at the time instant immediately after the mating connector is released from the conductive contacts.