Electric connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9318836-B2
Application number	US-201514606760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 6, 2014
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

An electric connector includes a first housing including a first wall, second and third walls both extending in parallel from the first wall, and a fourth wall connecting the second and third walls to each other, the first to fourth walls defining an inner space in the first housing, and a second housing to be fit into the inner space, the first housing including a first projection protruding into the inner space from an inner surface of the first wall, and a first recess formed at the second and third walls, the second housing including a second recess through which the first projection is guided, a wall to make abutment with the first projection when the second housing is inserted in an upside-down posture into the inner space, and a second projection to be fit into the first recess.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric connector including:
a first housing including a first wall, second and third walls both extending in parallel from said first wall, and a fourth wall connecting said second and third walls to each other, said first to fourth walls defining an inner space in said first housing; and
a second housing to be fit into said inner space,
said first housing including:
a first projection protruding into said inner space from an inner surface of said first wall; and
a first recess formed at said second and third walls,
said second housing including:
a second recess through which said first projection is guided;
an abutment wall to make abutment with said first projection when said second housing is inserted in an upside-down posture into said inner space; and
a second projection to be fit into said first recess,
said second projection having a front end aligning with a front end of said second housing,
said abutment wall comprising an outer wall thinned by an inner space having a first opening through which a jig is inserted into said space,
said outer wall aligning at a front end thereof with said front end of said second housing.

2. The electric connector as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said abutment wall comprises a wall formed between a first opening formed at a front of said second housing and a second opening formed at said front of said second housing above said first opening.

3. The electric connector as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said second projection has a same height as that of said abutment wall, the height being measured from said fourth wall.

4. The electric connector as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said first recess is formed at each of said second and third walls in facing relation.

5. The electric connector as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said first recess is formed at a location other than a center of said second and third walls in a height-wise direction of said second and third walls.

6. The electric connector as set forth in claim 5 , wherein said first recess is formed at an end of said second and third walls in said height-wise direction.

7. The electric connector as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said first recess is formed at an end opposite to an end of said second and third walls located closer to said first projection.

8. The electric connector as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said first recess is formed at inner surfaces of said second and third walls, each of said second and third walls having a flat outer surface.

9. The electric connector as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said second projection has a same height as that of said abutment wall, the height being measured from said fourth wall.

Assignees

• Dai Ichi Seiko Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yagi Sakai
• Takeda Takuya

Classifications

• H01R13/502 Primary

  composed of different pieces (H01R13/514 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/6456 Primary

  comprising keying elements at different positions along the periphery of the connector · CPC title