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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1999
Masaya Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Takayoshi Endo, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Elastic retaining lances (,), provided in a connector housing (,), serve also as partition walls of terminal receiving chambers (,), and project into the terminal receiving chambers (,). Slanting partition walls (,) are disposed rearwardly of the retaining lances (,) in continuous relation thereto, and the slanting partition walls (,) are continuous with horizontal rear partition walls (,). Front partition walls (,) are disposed forwardly of the retaining lances (,), and are disposed respectively at levels equal respectively to levels of the rear partition walls (,), and each of the front partition walls (,) has a tapering guide surface (,) for urging a distal end of the terminal in a direction of flexion of the retaining lance (,). The distance (L,) between the front partition walls (,) is at least the sum of a height of the terminal and a margin (L,) for the flexion of the retaining lance (,). The front partition walls (,) are formed on a front holder (,). The slanting partition walls (,) are formed on a terminal-retaining spacer (,), and serve also as terminal-retaining walls. The terminal includes a first engagement step portion for engagement with the retaining lance (,), and a second engagement step portion for engagement with the slanting partition wall (,), and the second engagement step portion is lower in height than the first engagement step portion.