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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Osamu Sugiyama, Makinohara, JP;
Yoshihiro Iwahori, Makinohara, JP;
Mitsuo Akiyama, Makinohara, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a connector in which a compact design of the connector can be achieved, and besides a retaining force for preventing withdrawal of a metal terminal can be further increased, a connector housingincludes terminal receiving chambersinto which metal terminalscan be inserted, respectively, from a rear side, elastic lancesfor respectively retaining the metal terminalsto prevent rearward withdrawal of the metal terminals, an elastic deformation spacefor the lances, and a front holder insertion spacewhich is provided at a front side of the elastic deformation space in continuous relation thereto such that a front holder can be inserted into a predetermined position in the front holder insertion space from the front side. The front holderhas lance holding portionswhich enter the elastic deformation space to prevent elastic deformation of the lances when the front holder is mounted into the connector housing from the front side, and the lance and the lance holding portion have an engagement convex portionand a retaining portion, respectively, which can be engaged with each other to prevent forward movement of the front holder and also to transmit a rearward force, applied from the metal terminal to the lance, to the front holder.