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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, Mie, JP;
Naotaka Tanikawa, Mie, JP;
Akira Nakashima, Mie, JP;
Norihito Hashimoto, Mie, JP;
Shigeto Kataoka, Mie, JP;
Abstract
A connector includes a first housing () with a terminal accommodating portion () surrounded by a peripheral wall (), a second housing () connectable to the first housing (), and a detector () to detect a connected state of the housings () based on whether the detector () moves from an initial position to a detection position in a space between the terminal accommodating portion () and the peripheral wall (). An opening () extends circumferentially in a part of the peripheral wall () and exposes the detector (). Deformation regulating portions () are formed on the peripheral wall () and the detector member () and permit movements of the detector () between the initial position and the detection position and regulate deformation of the peripheral wall () to enlarge an opening width of the opening () by being fit to each other.