Connector and connector terminal to be used in the connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10826241-B2
Application number	US-201916394713-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2019
Priority date	Apr 27, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 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. The slide member includes a slide lock mechanism to interfere with a slide restrictor formed on the one housing to restrict sliding of the slide member to a second position in a state where the first housing and the second housing are not fitted together. The slide restrictor is formed on the housing main body of the one 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 member held in one housing out of the first housing and the second housing to be slidable between a first position and a second position, wherein
the first housing includes:
a first housing main body holding the first terminal; and
a lever part 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 part 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,

the slide member includes:
a slide lock mechanism to interfere with a slide restrictor formed on the one housing, so that sliding of the slide member from the first position 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 slide member is slidable relative to the first housing and the second housing and the sliding of the slide member to the second position is allowed, in the state where the first housing and the second housing are fitted together, and

the slide restrictor is formed on the housing main body of the one housing.

2. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
a slide member side engaging part is formed on the slide member, the slide member side 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.

3. The connector set according to claim 2 , wherein
the locked part is formed on the housing main body of the other housing.

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

5. The connector set according to claim 1 , wherein
the slide member includes:
a main body part with a handle formed thereon;
an upper arm part provided continuously on an upper part of the main body part to be capable of elastically deforming, in a state where the slide member is disposed such that the handle is located on an upper side; and
a lower arm part provided continuously on a lower part of the main body part to be capable of elastically deforming, in the state where the slide member is disposed such that the handle is located on the upper side.

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

7. The connector set according to claim 5 , wherein
a restrictor is formed on the main body part, the restrictor to restrict movement of the lever part relative to the first housing main body when the slide member is slid to the second position.

8. The connector set according to claim 5 , wherein
protrusions are formed on a tip of the lower arm part and a tip of the upper arm part, respectively, and
thicknesses of the lower arm part and the upper arm part at locations where the protrusions are formed are larger than a gap between the lower arm part and the upper arm part.

9. The connector set according to claim 5 , wherein
a protrusion is formed to extend from a base side to a tip side on at least one arm part out of the lower arm part and the upper arm part, the protrusion making smaller a gap between the lower arm part and the upper arm part, and
the gap between the lower arm part and the upper arm part at a location where the protrusion is formed is smaller than a thickness of the lower arm part and a thickness of the upper arm part.

10. The connector set according to claim 5 , wherein a slide member side engaging part is formed on the upper arm part, the slide member side 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.

11. 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 member held in one housing out of the first housing and the second housing to be slidable between a first position and a second position,

wherein:
the first housing includes:
a first housing main body holding the first terminal; and
a lever part 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 part 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,

the slide member includes:
a slide lock mechanism to interfere with a slide restrictor formed on the one housing, so that sliding of the slide member from the first position 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 member to the second position is allowed, in the state where the first housing and the second housing are fitted together, and

the slide restrictor is formed on the housing main body of the one housing,
the slide member includes:
a main body part with a handle formed thereon;
an upper arm part provided continuously on an upper part of the main body part to be capable of elastically deforming, in a state where the slide member is disposed such that the handle is located on an upper side; and
a lower arm part provided continuously on a lower part of the main body part to be capable of elastically deforming, in the state where the slide member is disposed such that the handle is located on the upper side, and

a slide member side engaging part is formed on the upper arm part, the slide member side 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.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Chikara

Classifications

• H01R12/79

  connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/46

  Bases; Cases · CPC title

• H01R13/6272

  comprising a single latching arm · CPC title

• H01R13/639 Primary

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

• H01R13/42

  Securing in a demountable manner · CPC title