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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2004
Makoto Fukamachi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Makoto Fukamachi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A female connector () is assembled with a holder () on a dashboard (A) and a male connector () is assembled with an instrument panel (B). The male connector () has a receptaclewith a cut-out () for receiving the female connector (). Guide pins () of the female connector () slide along guide grooves () of the holder () to displace the female connector () normal to an assembling direction and to connect the female connector () with the male connector (). A movable protecting portion () is displaced from a protecting position where the movable protecting portion () covers the cut-out () to a retracted position RP where the movable protecting portion () is retracted from the cut-out () by sliding movements of guide pins () of the movable protection portion () along guide grooves () of the holder ().