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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Toshiaki Okabe, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Yamashita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a lever-actuated connector, on one end part of a side surface of a connector body ( ) is formed a protruding lever insertion rib ( ), into which an end ( C) of a lever ( ) is inserted, which allows the end ( C) of the lever ( ) to rock, and which extends upwardly and downwardly. An upper rib linking part ( A) that joins opposing walls that surround a lever insertion slit ( ) is formed larger than a lower rib linking part ( B), and an upper through hole ( ) communicates between the upper end surface of the upper rib linking part ( A) and the lever insertion slit ( ). By adopting this configuration, when the lever insertion slit ( ) is formed, die removal is done upwardly and downwardly, and it is not necessary to use a sliding die, thereby simplifying the die construction for the connector body ( ), reducing the cost, and also enabling smooth insertion and fitting together of connectors.