Connector
US5380217A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6272
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a connector for use in connecting a wire harness mainly for automobiles, and the object thereof is to provide a connector with improved locking stability and excellent operability and reliability. In the connector in which a male connector and a female connector are mutually held by a locking arm while inserting a casing body of the female connector into an annular space formed by arranging an outer casing in the male connector, the locking arm includes an arm body and a pushing section. The arm body extends frontward from a rising base portion continuously formed on the outer periphery of the male connector, and the pushing section extends rearward. The front end of the arm body is coupled integrally to the outer casing through a flexible coupling portion.
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