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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD., , JP;
Abstract
An electric connector includes a housing to be fit into a second electric connector, a lock arm resiliently deforming when the lock arm makes contact with an engagement part of the second electric connector, and thereafter, returning back to its original position, when the electric connector and the second electric connector are coupled to each other, a first detection terminal for detecting whether the electric connector and the second electric connector are electrically connected to each other, and a unit for assisting the lock arm to return back to the original position, the lock arm, the first detection terminal, and the unit being arranged in the housing, the detection terminal including a first portion to be fixed relative to the lock arm, and a second portion to make contact with a second detection terminal of the second electric connector.