Connector with mounting member that restricts rearward movement of connector until connector is connected properly to mating connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9905970-B2
Application number	US-201515514636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	Oct 17, 2014
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

It is aimed to provide a connector capable of reaching a properly connected state while responding to a rotational movement. A connector housing ( 10 ) is mounted into a mounting member ( 16 ) displaceably to a temporary holding position and a retracted position, has a rearward movement restricted at the temporary holding position and is released from a holding state at the temporary holding position and moved rearward together with a mating connector housing ( 11 ) after being properly connected to the mating connector housing ( 11 ). The connector housing ( 10 ) is not held by the mounting member ( 16 ) at the retracted position and is movable integrally with the mating connector housing ( 11 ) according to a movement of the side of the mating connector housing ( 11 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a connector housing to which a mating connector housing is connectable from front; and
a mounting member into which the connector housing is mountable;
wherein the connector housing is displaceable, with respect to the mounting member, to a temporary holding position where the connector housing is held in the mounting member with a rearward movement restricted and a retracted position to which the connector housing is moved rearward together with the mating connector housing by being released from a holding state at the temporary holding position after the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing and where the connector housing is movable integrally with the mating connector housing according to a movement of the side of the mating connector housing without being held by the mounting member.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the mounting member includes a resiliently holding portion configured to hold the connector housing at the temporary holding position displaceably in a direction perpendicular to a front-rear direction.

3. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the mounting member includes a contact stop wall configured to restrict a rearward movement of the connector housing by stopping the connector housing in contact therewith until the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing and release a contact stop state between the connector housing and the contact stop wall by a rotational operation after the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing.

4. The connector of claim 2 , wherein the mounting member includes an arm projecting forward and the arm includes a contact stop configured to restrict a rearward movement of the connector housing by stopping the connector housing in contact therewith until the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing, and a releasing portion located in front of the contact stop and configured to be pressed by the mating connector housing when the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing, thereby inclining the arm to release a contact stop state between the contact stop and the connector housing.

5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the mounting member includes a contact stop wall configured to restrict a rearward movement of the connector housing by stopping the connector housing in contact therewith until the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing and release a contact stop state between the connector housing and the contact stop wall by a rotational operation after the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing.

6. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the mounting member includes an arm projecting forward and the arm includes a contact stop configured to restrict a rearward movement of the connector housing by stopping the connector housing in contact therewith until the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing, and a releasing portion located in front of the contact stop and configured to be pressed by the mating connector housing when the connector housing is properly connected to the mating connector housing, thereby inclining the arm to release a contact stop state between the contact stop and the connector housing.

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries
• Autonetworks Tech Tld
• Sumitomo Wiring Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Sone Kosuke
• Tanaka Tetsuji
• Takeda Hitoshi

Classifications

• H01R13/64 Primary

  Means for preventing incorrect coupling · CPC title

• H01R13/6272

  comprising a single latching arm · CPC title

• H01R13/642

  by position or shape of contact members · CPC title

• H01R13/639 Primary

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