US5246380A
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Connector
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1992-05-07
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Granted: 1993-09-21
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Expires: 2012-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A connector comprising a female-type connector and a male-type connector which is inserted into and fitted in said female-type connector is disclosed. The connector includes a flexible locking arm provided on said male-type connector, a locking portion provided on the flexible locking arm, a lock-engaging portion formed in the female-type connector so as to be engaged with the locking portion, and a holding means for maintaining a state in which the locking arm is bent when in a lock-disengaging state in which the locking portion is disengaged from the lock-engaging portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinji Kodama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:37
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6271; H01R13/6272; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/921; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45471; Y10T24/45524; Y10T24/45529; Y10T24/45534
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A connector comprising: a female-type connector; a male-type connector being inserted into and fitted in said female-type connector; a flexible locking arm provided on said male-type connector; a locking portion provided on the flexible locking arm; a lock-engaging portion formed in the female-type connector so as to be engaged with the locking portion; and means for holding the locking arm in a bent state without sliding contact between the locking portion and the female-type connector when the male-type connector is separated from the female-type connector during disengagement of the locking portion from the lock-engaging portion, said means including a finger affixed to said female-type connector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A connector comprising: a female-type connector; a male-type connector being inserted into and fitted in said female-type connector; a flexible locking arm provided on said male-type connector; a locking portion provided on the flexible locking arm; a lock-engaging portion formed in the female-type connector so as to be engaged with the locking portion; and means for holding the locking arm in a bent state without sliding contact between the locking portion and the female-type connector when the male-type connector is separated from the female-type connector during disengagement of the locking portion from the lock-engaging portion, said means including a finger affixed to said female-type connector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A connector according to claim 1, wherein said holding means comprises a first engaging projection provided on the female-type connector and a second engaging projection provided on the flexible locking arm of the male-type connector so that the second engaging projection is engaged with the first engaging projection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A connector according to claim 2, wherein said female-type connector is provided with a top wall having said lock-engaging portion, and a flexible engaging wall which extends from said top wall toward and inside the female-type connector at a substantially right angle to said top wall; and wherein the first engaging projection is provided on said engaging wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A connector according to claim 3, wherein the second engaging projection is provided on a side of the flexible locking arm so as to confront said engaging wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
250 words
A connector comprising: a female-type connector; a male-type connector being inserted into and fitted in said female-type connector; a flexible locking arm provided on said male-type connector; a locking portion provided on the flexible locking arm; a lock-engaging portion formed in the female-type connector so as to be engaged with the locking portion; and means for holding the locking arm in a bent state so that the locking portion is disengaged from the lock-engaging portion, said holding means including a first engaging projection provided on the female-type connector and a second engaging projection provided on the flexible locking arm of the male-type connector so that the second engaging projection is engaged with the first engaging projection, the female-type connector provided with a top wall having said lock-engaging portion, and a flexible engaging wall which extends from said top wall toward and inside the female-type connector at a substantially right angle to said top wall wherein the first engaging projection is provided on said engaging wall, wherein the first engaging projection has a right-triangle-like cross section so as to have a first face extending substantially perpendicular to the engaging wall and a second face sloping upwards, and wherein the second engaging projection has a right-triangle-like cross-section so as to have a first face extending in a direction in which said first face of the first engaging projection extends and a second face sloping downwards, whereby the second engaging projection easily passes the first engaging projection and is then securely engaged therewith.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
250 words
A connector comprising: a female-type connector; a male-type connector being inserted into and fitted in said female-type connector; a flexible locking arm provided on said male-type connector; a locking portion provided on the flexible locking arm; a lock-engaging portion formed in the female-type connector so as to be engaged with the locking portion; and means for holding the locking arm in a bent state so that the locking portion is disengaged from the lock-engaging portion, said holding means including a first engaging projection provided on the female-type connector and a second engaging projection provided on the flexible locking arm of the male-type connector so that the second engaging projection is engaged with the first engaging projection, the female-type connector provided with a top wall having said lock-engaging portion, and a flexible engaging wall which extends from said top wall toward and inside the female-type connector at a substantially right angle to said top wall wherein the first engaging projection is provided on said engaging wall, wherein the first engaging projection has a right-triangle-like cross section so as to have a first face extending substantially perpendicular to the engaging wall and a second face sloping upwards, and wherein the second engaging projection has a right-triangle-like cross-section so as to have a first face extending in a direction in which said first face of the first engaging projection extends and a second face sloping downwards, whereby the second engaging projection easily passes the first engaging projection and is then securely engaged therewith.
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