Connector with fitting detection member
US-9935399-B2 · Apr 3, 2018 · US
Connector
US10283904B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10283904-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816052607-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Publication date | May 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
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A connector ( 1 ) includes a terminal, a housing ( 20 ) that accommodates and holds the terminal and is engaged with a mating housing (Ch) by being releasably locked by causing a locking portion ( 31 b ) to be locked to a locked portion ( 31 a ) provided in the mating housing (Ch) when an engagement state with a mating connector (C) is a complete engagement state, and a detection member ( 40 ) that is assembled to the housing ( 20 ) and is relatively movable in an engagement direction and a detachment direction with respect to the housing ( 20 ) between a main locking position when the engagement state is the complete engagement state and a locking release position when the engagement state is an engagement release state in which the complete engagement state is released.
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What is claimed is: 1. A connector comprising: a terminal; a housing that accommodates and holds the terminal and is engaged with a mating housing by being releasably locked by causing a locking portion to be locked to a locked portion provided in the mating housing when an engagement state with a mating connector is a complete engagement state; and a detection member that is assembled to the housing and is relatively movable in an engagement direction and a detachment direction with respect to the housing between a main locking position when the engagement state is the complete engagement state and a locking release position when the engagement state is an engagement release state in which the complete engagement state is released, wherein the housing includes a main body, a lock wall that opposes the main body in an opposing direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction, and sandwiches the locking portion together with the main body at the main locking position, and a flexible lock arm that is fixed to the main body, the detection member is attachable to the lock arm, the lock arm includes the locking portion, a base portion which extends in the engagement direction with one end fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the main body and has the locking portion at another end, and a release lever portion which extends in the detachment direction along the lock arm with one end connected to the locking portion, the release lever portion includes a support portion opposing the outer peripheral surface of the main body in the opposing direction, and the detection member includes a detection member operating portion at least a part of which is positioned between the lock wall and the locking portion at the main locking position and which opposes the main body with the support portion sandwiched between the detection member operating portion and the main body and is positioned on a side in the detachment direction of the locking portion without being positioned between the lock wall and the locking portion at the locking release position. 2. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a gap is formed between the support portion and the main body. 4. The connector according to claim 3 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 5. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the detection member is detachable from the lock arm, and the release lever portion includes a lock arm operating portion which opposes the main body with the support portion sandwiched between the release lever portion and the main body and is positioned on a side in the detachment direction of the support portion. 6. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 7. The connector according to claim 5 , wherein a gap is formed between the support portion and the main body. 8. The connector according to claim 7 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 9. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the detection member operating portion has a release operation surface which is positioned on a side in the engagement direction and faces the detachment direction. 10. The connector according to claim 9 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 11. The connector according to claim 9 , wherein the detection member is detachable from the lock arm, and the release lever portion includes a lock arm operating portion which opposes the main body with the support portion sandwiched between the release lever portion and the main body and is positioned on a side in the detachment direction of the support portion. 12. The connector according to claim 11 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 13. The connector according to claim 9 , wherein a gap is formed between the support portion and the main body. 14. The connector according to claim 13 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction. 15. The connector according to claim 11 , wherein a gap is formed between the support portion and the main body. 16. The connector according to claim 15 , wherein the support portion is formed at a position overlapping one end of the base portion when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the engagement direction and the opposing direction.
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by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement · CPC title
Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title
for disengagement only {(in combination with safety switch H01R13/7132)} · CPC title
- H01R13/6272Primary
comprising a single latching arm · CPC title
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- What does patent US10283904B2 cover?
- A connector ( 1 ) includes a terminal, a housing ( 20 ) that accommodates and holds the terminal and is engaged with a mating housing (Ch) by being releasably locked by causing a locking portion ( 31 b ) to be locked to a locked portion ( 31 a ) provided in the mating housing (Ch) when an engagement state with a mating connector (C) is a complete engagement state, and a detection member ( 4…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yazaki Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R13/6272. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 07 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).