Electrical connector
US5122080A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/4362
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector for receiving terminals, in which a spacer is provided so as to be insertable slidably into a connector housing along slide rails. The spacer has a provisional locking position and a complete locking position, and includes withdrawal-prevention abutment portions and flexible retaining pieces, wherein the flexible retaining pieces are engaged with the terminals in their provisional locking positions, and the withdrawal-prevention abutment portions are engaged with the terminals in their complete locking positions. As to the spacer itself, a provisional locking pawl is provided at a distal end of a bottom portion of a branch plate which constitutes part of the spacer. Complete locking pawls are provided on upper and bottom portions of a base plate which constitutes another part of the spacer.
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