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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Tsugio Ambo, Saitama, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Uramatsu, Saitama, JP;
Tetsu Hirose, Saitama, JP;
Tsugio Ambo, Saitama, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Uramatsu, Saitama, JP;
Tetsu Hirose, Saitama, JP;
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pivoting lever has tongue-like movable pieces formed in a squared U-shape on both side faces of a cover member, and locking claws at intermediate parts of the movable piece. A pivoting lever is pivotally supported on a support pin of the cover member. Circular arc-shaped cam grooves are formed in a lever body part, and locking holes engaging locking claws are formed in the lever body part. When a mating housing is pressed into a housing and the lever is pivoted, the cam grooves drive a driven pin and pull the mating housing toward the housing. The lever contacts the locking claws, and pivots the locking claws while pushing them down. When the housings are joined, the locking claws returned to the original positions fitted into the locking holes, setting the lever to a locked state, thereby disabling further rotation and reverse rotation of the lever.