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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2003
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A connector has a housing ( ) with a lock arm ( ) that engages a lock ( ) of a mating housing ( ) when the housings ( ) are connected properly. Resilient members ( ) are movable along a connecting direction (CD) of the housings ( ) and are displaceable along a direction (RDD) intersecting the connecting direction (CD). The resilient members ( ) are pushed back by the mating housing ( ) as the housings ( ) are connected. A spring ( ) between the resilient member ( ) and the housing ( ) accumulates a biasing force to separate the housings ( ) as the resilient member ( ) is moved back. An operable member ( ) is movable along the connecting direction (CD) and has an operating portion ( ) displaceable to an operable position where the lock arm ( ) can be operated to cancel the locked state.