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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Hideki Ohsumi, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The connector includes a connector housing having a resilient locking arm for locking a terminal and a holder having an extended piece inserted into an insertion space of the connector housing. In an incomplete insertion state of the terminal, the locking arm deflects so that a free end surface of the locking arm protrudes from an inner wall of the insertion space to cause the extended piece to abut against the free end surface of the locking arm. Meanwhile, in a complete insertion state of the terminal, the extended piece is inserted into the insertion space to lie over the locking arm. The extended piece is longitudinally inclined toward the locking arm so that the extended piece can slidingly contact the inner wall of the insertion space. Preferably, the inner wall of the insertion space has an inclined portion at an intermediate portion of the inner wall for guiding the extended piece, and the free end surface of the locking arm is longitudinally positioned so as to cross the inclined portion when the locking arm is deflected.