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US-2018358731-A1 · Dec 13, 2018 · US
Terminal locking structure in connector housing
US9028277B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9028277-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313937272-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 12, 2011 |
| Publication date | May 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
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A terminal locking structure for locking a terminal in a terminal accommodation chamber of a connector housing, the terminal locking structure comprises: a locking lance configured to lock the terminal to prevent the terminal from coming off from the terminal accommodation chamber, the locking lance being bendable in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the terminal into the terminal accommodation chamber; and a flexible arm bendable in the direction intersecting the insertion direction of the terminal into the terminal accommodation chamber together with the locking lance, the flexible arm being formed extending from a front end of the locking lance to the insertion opening side provided for a corresponding terminal in the terminal accommodation chamber and being connected to an inner wall of the terminal accommodation chamber.
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What is claimed is: 1. A terminal locking structure for locking a terminal in a terminal accommodation chamber of a connector housing, the terminal locking structure comprising: a pair of flexible arms formed bendable to move away from each other in the direction intersecting the insertion direction of the terminal into the terminal accommodation chamber, each flexible arms being integrally formed with a locking lance configured to lock the terminal to prevent the terminal from co…
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- H01R13/4226Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
- H01R13/422Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9028277B2 cover?
- A terminal locking structure for locking a terminal in a terminal accommodation chamber of a connector housing, the terminal locking structure comprises: a locking lance configured to lock the terminal to prevent the terminal from coming off from the terminal accommodation chamber, the locking lance being bendable in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the terminal into the term…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yazaki Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01R13/4226. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).