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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Kenichi Okamoto, Makinohara, JP;
Ayumu Ishikawa, Makinohara, JP;
Sachiko Yagome, Makinohara, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
For connection and disconnection of both connectors with ease and assurance in a narrow work space and connection, and for disconnection of a safety circuit unit without mistakes and in a saved-space, a low-insertion-force connector assemblyis provided with one connector receiving the one terminal and other connectorreceiving a mating terminal, wherein the one connector includes a driving leverhaving a rotative circular-arc-shaped gear part, and, pivotally supported along a wall partof the one connector, a gear wheel partengaged with the gear part, and a gear memberhaving a spiral groove engaged with a driven projectionof the other connector, wherein the safety circuit unitis slidably disposed in the one connector, a small connectorfor connection is disposed in the other connector, thereby the driving lever, at a provisional position, prevents the safety circuit unit from rotating in a connecting direction of the safety circuit unit, and, at a connecting position, allows the safety circuit unit to move and is blocked to rotate by a flange