Connector having a spacer for preventing an entrance of foreign particles
US7261603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/4362
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The connector includes a connector housing having two terminal fittings and terminal receiving chambers for receiving the terminal fittings, and a spacer 4 to be inserted into the connector housing through an opening. A receptacle for inserting an unlocking jig is formed on the spacer. The receptacle is opened at an outer wall of the spacer and a boundary wall to the connector housing 3. The receptacle is disposed in a manner not to spread across two terminal-receiving chambers. The receptacle communicates with one of the terminal-receiving chambers. A block of a main body of the spacer blocks a path between the receptacle and the other terminal-receiving chamber.
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