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Connector inspecting device

US5455515A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 1994
Grant dateOct 3, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/4223
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector inspecting device that positively determines whether a metal terminal has been correctly inserted into the housing of the connector includes a slider provided in a checker housing in such a manner that it is movable and urged toward a connector by a compression spring. The slider includes a lance check pin protruded toward the connector and an electrical contactor that is integral with the lance check pin. When the connector is at a "normal position," the lance check pin goes in a lance bending space provided for a lance, so that the electrical contactor is electrically connected to the metal terminal. In the case where the metal terminal is set at a "half insertion position," the lance check pin abuts against the lance, which prevents the contact of the electrical contactor with the metal terminal.

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