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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
Yoshinori Shigeta, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Yamashita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yoshinori Shigeta, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Yamashita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The lever-fitting connector assembly includes a first connector. The first connector includes a first terminals arranged at intervals. The first connector includes a hood enclosing the first terminals. The assembly includes a second connector fitted to the hood. The second connector includes second terminals connected to the first terminals. The second connector includes connector components joined to each other, and having joint surfaces in a fitting direction, respectively. The assembly includes a lever rotatable on one of the first and second connectors to fit to the other one of the first and second connectors. The assembly includes a locking mechanism for locking the connector components with each other. The locking mechanism includes a resilient member contactably and separatably retaining the connector components within a clearance normal to the joint surfaces opposed to each other.