US5674086A
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1993-12-14
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Granted: 1997-10-07
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Expires: 2013-12-14
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises a feeding connector half and a receiving connector half, wherein the feeding connector half comprising: a case; a connector main body slidably accommodated in a front half portion of the case for accommodating a plurality of terminals; a handle attached to a rear half portion of the case; a slider for causing the connector main body in the case to slide; a rotatable lever of which intermediate portion is supported in the case, a working portion of the lever rotatably attached to the handle and an operating portion of the lever projecting out of the case; a locking means for locking the lever at a portion where the connector main body is locked to a connector main body of the receiving connector half due to a rotation of the rotatable lever; and a means for unlocking the lever.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigemi Hashizawa
- 👤 Shigemitsu Inaba
- 👤 Toshiaki Hasegawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/639; B; B60; B60L; B60L53/00; B60L53/10; B60L53/14; B60L53/16; B60L2270/00; B60L2270/30; B60L2270/32; B60L2270/34; H01R13/629; H01R4/00; H01R4/28; H01R4/48; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/10; Y02T90/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
An electrical connector comprising a feeding connector half and a receiving connector half, wherein said feeding connector half comprises: a case; a connector main body slidably accommodated in a front half portion of the case for accommodating a plurality of terminals; a handle attached to a rear half portion of the case; a slider on said handle for causing the connector main body in the case to slide; a lever rotatably supported in said case at an intermediate portion of said lever, a working portion at one end of said lever rotatably attached to the handle and an operating portion at the opposite end of said lever projecting out of the case; a locking means for locking the lever at a position where the connector main body of said feeding connector is locked to a connector main body of the receiving connector half by rotation of the rotatable lever; and a means for unlocking the lever.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
An electrical connector comprising a feeding connector half and a receiving connector half, wherein said feeding connector half comprises: a case; a connector main body slidably accommodated in a front half portion of the case for accommodating a plurality of terminals; a handle attached to a rear half portion of the case; a slider on said handle for causing the connector main body in the case to slide; a lever rotatably supported in said case at an intermediate portion of said lever, a working portion at one end of said lever rotatably attached to the handle and an operating portion at the opposite end of said lever projecting out of the case; a locking means for locking the lever at a position where the connector main body of said feeding connector is locked to a connector main body of the receiving connector half by rotation of the rotatable lever; and a means for unlocking the lever.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a preliminary locking means for locking the feeding connector half and the receiving connector half.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said handle has a shape of a pipe, and an electrical cable positioned in said pipe and having leads for connection to a plurality of terminals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said slider is mounted in a rear half section of said case and is coaxially slidable with said connector main body of said feeding connector half so that said feeding connector half is engaged with said receiving connector half.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a means in said case for urging the connector main body of the feeding connector half toward the handle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said slider is integral with the handle.
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