Connector
US5183418A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/4368
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector is made up of a connector housing including terminal accommodating chambers each of which has a first flexible locking piece for locking a metal terminal; and a terminal locking member which is engaged with the connector housing temporarily and finally, and which has second flexible locking pieces provided for locking the metal terminals in the terminal accommodating chambers, respectively. Each of the second flexible locking pieces has a locking protrusion which, when the metal terminal is inserted in a reverse way, is engaged with the protrusion of the metal terminal, or each of the second flexible locking pieces is adapted to push, when the metal terminal is inserted in a reverse way, the metal terminal against the wall of the terminal accommodating chamber, to interrupt the insertion of the metal terminal. Each terminal accommodating chamber may hve a terminal guide to smoothly guide the metal terminal thereinto.
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