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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Takayuki Sato, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A continuity checking device for a connector which comprises a connector holding part , a checking part including continuity checking pins capable of contacting with terminals , and insertion checking pins which can be inserted into spaces where flexible locking lances of the connector are deflected, the checking part being movable back and forth with respect to the connector holding part, and links which are connected to the checking part at its one end and connected to an operating lever at the other end, wherein the insertion checking pins are immovably fixed inside the checking part, whereby a gap is created between the checking part and the connector holding part , when the insertion checking pins are abutted against the flexible locking lances . Each of the links includes a displacement absorbing mechanisms. Each of the links includes a pair of link plates and a link cover, and the displacement absorbing mechanism includes elongated holes respectively provided in the link plates, shafts of the link cover, and an elastic member provided in the link cover for urging the link plates in an expanding direction. Biasing force of the elastic member is larger than resisting force for advancing the checking part