Double-retaining connector
US5662501A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/4362
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To provide a double-retaining connector in which terminals can be inserted smoothly, thereby enhancing an operation efficiency and eliminating an obstacle to the achievement of an automation production. In the double-retaining connector, a cavity is formed in a connector housing, and a spacer is provided so as to be inserted into the cavity in a two-stage manner, that is, in a provisionally-retained condition and a completely-retained condition, and the spacer has openings which are aligned respectively with terminal receiving chambers in the provisionally-retained condition of the spacer so as to allow terminals to pass through the openings, respectively. Each of the terminal receiving chambers is divided by the cavity into a front receiving chamber and a rear receiving chamber in such a manner that the cavity is interposed between the front and rear receiving chambers. At a boundary between the opening and the rear receiving chamber, an open end of the opening is larger than an open end of the rear receiving chamber. At a boundary between the front receiving chamber and the opening, an open end of the front receiving chamber is larger than an open end of the opening.
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