Half fit preventive connector
US6428346B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6272
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the half fit preventive connector of the invention, of two housings respectively forming a set of male and female connectors to be fitted with each other, a spring member is mounded on one housing due to the repulsion force generated by the spring member, the male and female connectors can be prevented from being imperfectly fitted with each other. The spring member includes a support arm rotatable in the connector fitting direction and a resilient piece supported inwardly on the free end portion of the support arm. Also, a spring contact projection is formed on the front end portion of the side surface of the other housing. The spring contact projection includes in the rear portion thereof an escape space through which the resilient piece can return back its free state when the male and female connectors are perfectly fitted with each other.
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