US4902244A
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Connector
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-19
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2009-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A connector comprising a male and female housing, in which one wall of the female housing is provided with an arrangement of slits having specific widths and spacings which, in combination with a layer of black paint provided on the side wall of the male housing that faces to slits, define a bar code. By having this feature, the fitting state of the male and female housings can be determined and the connector can be identified by type with the use of a bar code reader.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayoshi Endo
- 👤 Shigemitsu Inaba
- 👤 Shigemi Hashizawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/46; H01R13/465
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A connector, comprising: a female housing having a side wall, a hollow chamber and an entrance opening to the hollow chamber; a male housing having an insertion section which is slidably inserted through the entrance opening of the female housing into the hollow chamber thereof when the male and female housings are to be fitted to each other; and means for detecting a fitting state of the male and female housings, the fitting state detecting means comprising a bar code means arranged on the housings so as to be readable by a bar code reader.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A connector, comprising: a female housing having a side wall, a hollow chamber and an entrance opening to the hollow chamber; a male housing having an insertion section which is slidably inserted through the entrance opening of the female housing into the hollow chamber thereof when the male and female housings are to be fitted to each other; and means for detecting a fitting state of the male and female housings, the fitting state detecting means comprising a bar code means arranged on the housings so as to be readable by a bar code reader.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The connector of claim 1, wherein the bar code means comprises a plurality of slits formed in the side wall of the female housing, the slits optically communicating with the hollow chamber, and a layer of non-reflective black material provided on a portion of the insertion section of the male housing that faces all the slits when the male and female housings are fitted together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The connector of claim 2, wherein the slits are provided with predetermined widths and spacings so as to constitute a bar code in combination with the layer of the male housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector of claim 3, wherein the bar code is predefined to enable the connector to be identified by a bar code reader.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The connector of claim 2, wherein the non-reflective black material comprises black paint.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
The connector of claim 1, wherein the bar code means comprises a plurality of slits formed on the side wall of the female housing, the slits optically communicating with the hollow chamber, a layer of non-reflective black material provided on a part of the side wall of the female housing so as to surround the slits, and a layer of reflective material provided on a portion of the insertion section of the male housing that faces all the slits when the male and female housings are fitted together.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The connector of claim 6, wherein the slits are provided with predetermined widths and spacings so as to constitute a bar code in combination with the layer of the male housing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The connector of claim 6, wherein the bar code is predefined to enable the connector to be identified by a bar code reader.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The connector of claim 7, wherein the non-reflective black material comprises black paint, and the reflective material comprises silver paint.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The connector of claim 6, further comprising a start position detection code and a stop position detection code located on both sides of the bar code.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-02-19 | 1993-08-21 | 1994-02-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-02-19 | 1997-08-21 | 1998-02-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-02-19 | 2001-08-21 | 2002-02-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |