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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1999
Yasushi Matsumoto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector is provided to securely prevent a partial connection while enabling a smooth connection with a mating connector without forcibly turning the mating connector aside. At the front end of the left and right side surfaces of a female housing,, a pair of spring contact portions,laterally symmetrically project in the middle with respect to the height direction of the female housing,. In the middle of left and right side walls of a receptacle,of a male housing,with respect to its height direction, a pair of spring accommodating portions,in the form of grooves into which the spring contact portions,are fittable are formed, and compression coil springs,are accommodated therein. When being pushed into the receptacle,, the female housing,is subjected to the reaction forces of the compression coil springs,. Here, since the pair of compression springs are arranged on the opposite side and in the middle of the receptacle with respect to its height direction, the reaction forces thereof do not turn into such moment forces as to incline the male housing,. Therefore, the female housing,can be inserted into the receptacle without being forcibly turned aside.