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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Yuuichi Nankou, Yokkaichi, JP;
Ryotaro Ishikawa, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hajime Kawase, Yokkaichi, JP;
Toshikazu Sakurai, Yokkaichi, JP;
Yukihiro Fukatsu, Yokkaichi, JP;
Shinya Fujita, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector has a housing ( ) and retainer mount hole ( ) is open in the housing ( ) from its bottom surface over to its opposite side surfaces. Upon being moved from a partial locking position to a full locking position, A retainer ( ) can be moved from a partial locking position to a full locking position and is guided obliquely forward by guides ( ). Thus, the retainer ( ) can be constantly guided to a specified position regardless of a variation in the fitted position of the retainer ( ) in the retainer mount hole ( ) along forward and backward directions. Since the retainer ( ) and terminal fittings ( ) can constantly have a proper positional relationship, a problem of a varying function of the retainer ( ) to detect the insufficiently inserted states of the terminal fittings ( ) due to a variation in the fitted position of the retainer ( ) can be solved.