Connector housing
US4721482A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/501
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector housing comprising a housing body having a terminal receiving chamber for receiving a terminal connected with a lead wire, a tapered portion formed on an inner wall of the terminal receiving chamber in such a manner as to be converged in a direction of insertion of the terminal, and first and second locking means formed on an outer periphery of the housing body; a cover for preventing disengagement of the terminal, having first and second engaging portions to be engaged with the first and second locking means, respectively, a terminal insertion hole into which the terminal is inserted, and a flexible projection provided around the terminal insertion hole; and an elastically deformable soft band for integrally connecting the housing body with the cover; wherein the terminal is inserted under a first engaging condition where the second locking means of the housing body is merely in contact with the second engaging portion of the cover, and the flexible projection is urged along the tapered portion to stop a rear end of the terminal under a second engaging condition where the second locking means is fixedly engaged with the second engaging portion.
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