Lever-type connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016240969-A1
Application number	US-201615044198-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A lever-type connector (C) has an initial lock (L) that is released to enable rotation of a lever ( 10 ) when the connector (C) is connected lightly to a mating connector ( 30 ) and the connector (C) is connected properly to the mating connector ( 30 ) by rotating the lever ( 10 ) from an initial position to a connection end position. The lever ( 10 ) and a housing ( 20 ) have rotation regulating portions (S) spaced from the initial lock (L) and configured to contact each other in a rotating direction of the lever ( 10 ) when the lever ( 10 ) is at the initial position for regulating rotation of the lever ( 10 ). An abutting portion ( 19 ) is provided near the entrance of a cam groove ( 11 ) and abuts against a cam pin ( 34 ) if the housing ( 20 ) is pushed in a connecting direction to the mating connector ( 30 ) when the lever ( 10 ) is at the initial position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A lever-type connector (C), comprising:
a lever ( 10 ) including a cam groove ( 11 ) to be engaged with a cam pin ( 34 ) provided on a mating connector ( 30 ); a housing ( 20 ) having the lever ( 10 ) rotatably mounted thereon; and an initial lock (L) for holding the lever ( 10 ) at an initial position; the initial lock (L) being released to enable a rotation of the lever ( 10 ) when the lever-type connector (C) is connected temporarily to the mating connector ( 30 ) and the lever-type connector being properly connected to the mating connector ( 30 ) by rotating the lever ( 10 ) from the initial position to a connection end position; wherein the lever ( 10 ) and the housing ( 20 ) are provided, separately from the initial lock (L), with rotation regulating portions (S) for regulating the rotation of the lever ( 10 ) by being held in contact with each other in a rotating direction of the lever ( 10 ) when the lever ( 10 ) is at the initial position, and an abutting portion ( 19 ) for abutting against the cam pin ( 34 ) if the housing ( 20 ) is pushed in a connecting direction to the mating connector ( 30 ) when the lever is at the initial position is provided near an entrance of the cam groove ( 11 ).

2 . The lever-type connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the lever ( 10 ) slightly rotates accompanying the release of the initial lock (L); and the rotation regulating portions (S) are separated when the initial lock (L) is activated and contact each other after rotation of the lever ( 10 ) accompanying release of the initial lock (L).

3 . The lever-type connector of claim 1 , wherein the rotation regulating portion (S) on the housing ( 20 ) or on the lever ( 10 ) is resiliently displaced by an increase of a contact force by a rotating operation of the lever ( 10 ), thereby releasing the lever ( 10 ) for rotation.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Wiring Systems

Inventors

• Matsuura Masahito
• Takeda Kazuaki

Classifications

• H01R13/62938 Primary

  Pivoting lever comprising own camming means · CPC title

• H01R13/62955

  Pivoting lever comprising supplementary/additional locking means · CPC title

• H01R12/71

  for rigid printing circuits or like structures · CPC title