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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2001
Motohisa Kashiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connector ( ) with rear holders, which connector comprises a housing ( ) having a plurality of terminal housing chambers ( ), and the rear holders ( ) and ( ) which are laid across the housing ( ) and temporarily and regularly retained in the housing. One of the rear holders ( ) and ( ) includes a retaining hole ( ) and a retaining pawl ( ). On each side of the housing exist a temporarily retaining projection ( ) having a tapered surface ( ) over the whole of its surface, and a tapered retaining step ( ). A stooping contact face ( ) is also provided on the surface of the rear end portion of the housing ( ). Therefore, as the rear holders ( ) and ( ) are pivoted when the retaining holes ( ) are mated with the respective temporarily retaining projections ( ), the retaining pawls ( ) are mated with the retaining steps ( ) and the undersurfaces of the rear holders ( ) and ( ) are brought into contact with the respective contact faces ( ), whereby the rear holders ( ) and ( ) are temporarily retained in the housing ( ).