Connector and connector terminal to be used in the connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10707622-B2
Application number	US-201916394761-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2019
Priority date	Apr 27, 2018
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A connector set includes: a first connector having a first housing; a second connector having a second housing; and a slide member slidably held in one of the housing. An engaging part is formed on the slide member, the engaging part being locked to a locked part formed on the other housing to restrict the sliding of the slide member to the first position when the slide member is slid to the second position. The locked part is formed on the housing main body of the other housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector set comprising:
a first connector having
a first housing, and
a first terminal held in the first housing;

a second connector having
a second housing to be fitted to the first housing, and
a second terminal held in the second housing and to come in conduction with the first terminal in a state where the first housing and the second housing are fitted together; and

a slide held in one housing out of the first housing and the second housing to be slidable between a first position and a second position, the slide comprising:
a main body with a handle formed thereon;
an upper arm provided continuously on an upper part of the main body to be capable of elastically deforming, in a state where the slide is disposed such that the handle is located on an upper side; and
a lower arm provided continuously on a lower part of the main body to be capable of elastically deforming, in the state where the slide is disposed such that the handle is located on the upper side,

wherein
the first housing includes:
a first housing main body holding the first terminal; and
a lever provided continuously on the first housing main body and to move relative to the first housing main body,

the second housing includes:
a second housing main body holding the second terminal; and
a second housing side engaging part to be engaged with the lever in the state where the first housing and the second housing are fitted together and to maintain the fitting between the first housing and the second housing, wherein

a slide side engaging part is formed on the upper arm of the slide, the slide side engaging part being locked to a lock formed on the other housing out of the first housing and the second housing to restrict the sliding of the slide to the first position when the slide is slid to the second position, and
the lock is formed on the housing main body of the other housing out of the first housing and the second housing.

2. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein the slide includes:
a slide lock to interfere with a slide restrictor formed on the one housing, so that sliding of the slide to the second position is restricted, in a state where the first housing and the second housing are not fitted together, and to release the interference with the slide restrictor, so that the sliding of the slide to the second position is allowed, in the state where the first housing and the second housing are fitted together.

3. The connector set according to claim 2 , wherein
the slide restrictor is formed on the housing main body of the one housing.

4. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
a restrictor is formed on the slide, the restrictor to restrict movement of the lever relative to the first housing main body when the slide is slid to the second position.

5. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
a retainer is formed on the lower arm, the retainer to prevent the slide from falling off the housing main body of the one housing.

6. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
a restrictor is formed on the main body, the restrictor to restrict movement of the lever relative to the first housing main body when the slide is slid to the second position.

7. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
protrusions are formed on a tip of the lower arm and a tip of the upper arm, respectively, and
thicknesses of the lower arm and the upper arm at locations where the protrusions are formed are larger than a gap between the lower arm and the upper arm.

8. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
a protrusion is formed to extend from a base side to a tip side on at least one arm out of the lower arm and the upper arm, the protrusion making smaller a gap between the lower arm and the upper arm, and
the gap between the lower arm and the upper arm at a location where the protrusion is formed is smaller than a thickness of the lower arm and a thickness of the upper arm.

9. A connector comprising:
a housing configured to be fitted to a counterpart housing;
a terminal configured to be held in the housing and to conductively connect with a counterpart terminal in a state where the housing and the counterpart housing are fitted together; and
a slide held in the housing and being slidable between a first position and a second position, the slide comprising:
a main body with a handle formed thereon;
an upper arm provided continuously on an upper part of the main body to be capable of elastically deforming, in a state where the slide is disposed such that the handle is located on an upper side; and
a lower arm provided continuously on a lower part of the main body to be capable of elastically deforming, in the state where the slide is disposed such that the handle is located on the upper side,

wherein
the housing includes:
a housing main body holding the terminal; and
a lever provided continuously on the housing main body and to move relative to the housing main body, wherein

an engaging part is formed on the upper arm of the slide, the engaging part being locked to a lock formed on a counterpart housing main body of the counterpart housing to restrict the sliding of the slide to the first position when the slide is slid to the second position.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Chikara

Classifications

• H01R13/639 Primary

  Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} · CPC title

• H01R13/641

  by indicating incorrect coupling; by indicating correct or full engagement · CPC title

• H01R12/79

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/6272

  comprising a single latching arm · CPC title

• H01R13/02

  Contact members · CPC title