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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2006
Seiichi Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Kiminobu Tabata, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Kai, Saitama, JP;
Tsutomu Fukui, Saitama, JP;
Masaru Shinmura, Saitama, JP;
Tadashi Inazu, Saitama, JP;
Shigeki Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Seiichi Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Kiminobu Tabata, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Kai, Saitama, JP;
Tsutomu Fukui, Saitama, JP;
Masaru Shinmura, Saitama, JP;
Tadashi Inazu, Saitama, JP;
Shigeki Takahashi, Saitama, JP;
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connector includes two housings coupled with each other to hold a cable therebetween. One of the housings includes a cable receiving portion for receiving the cable, a restricting portion adjacent to the cable receiving portion, a first wall portion formed outside the restricting portion and defining a space between the first wall portion and the restricting portion, and a first engaging portion inwardly protruding from the first wall portion. Another of the housings includes a cable pressing portion for pressing the cable towards the cable receiving portion and the restricting portion, and a second wall portion formed adjacent to the cable pressing portion and inserted into the space. The second wall portion has a second engaging portion extending outward from the second wall portion. The first and the second engaging potions are engaged with each other to prevent the housings from separating from each other.