Abstract: A compact lock connector, by which a connector housing is prevented from becoming large due to a lock-releasing mechanism, is provided. The lock connector includes: one connector housing having a flexible locking arm; and an opposite connector housing having a locking part that engages with the locking arm, wherein a slider for releasing a lock is mounted to the one connector housing and the slider has a lock-releasing part that bends the locking arm in a lock-releasing direction when the slider moves in a connector-separating direction.

Abstract: A waterproof connector, which has a lock-releasing function without increasing the size of a connector housing thereof and has a relatively simple structure, and has a low cost without increasing the number of parts thereof, is provided. The waterproof connector includes: a waterproof sealing member mounted in a connector housing of the waterproof connector; a sealing holder for pressing the waterproof sealing member into the connector housing; and a slider slidably mounted to the connector housing, the slider including a lock-releasing part for releasing a lock between the connector housing and an opposite connector housing, wherein the sealing holder and the slider are connected integrally with each other through a breakable part and the breakable part is broken when the sealing holder is pressed.

Abstract: A waterproof connector, which has a lock-releasing function without increasing the size of a connector housing thereof and has a relatively simple structure, and has a low cost without increasing the number of parts thereof, is provided. The waterproof connector includes: a waterproof sealing member mounted in a connector housing of the waterproof connector; a sealing holder for pressing the waterproof sealing member into the connector housing; and a slider slidably mounted to the connector housing, the slider including a lock-releasing part for releasing a lock between the connector housing and an opposite connector housing, wherein the sealing holder and the slider are connected integrally with each other through a breakable part and the breakable part is broken when the sealing holder is pressed.

Abstract: When male and female housings are attached to each other, a side projection of a locking arm contacts and presses a side engaging part to bend the locking arm in a specific amount and overlap a side projection of the locking arm with a projection of the male housing. At this time, a main engaging part contacts and presses downward a main projection of the locking arm. Then, since the projection of the male housing is under the side projection, the locking arm is temporarily supported at both sides and bent in a bow shape vertically. Then, after the male housing is inserted into the female housing further, the bend of the locking arm is released, and simultaneously the main projection and the main engaging part engage with each other to complete the attachment between the male and female housings.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cantilever structure connector without an extended portion of a main locking arm and provide also a locking feeling similar to that of a center impeller structure connector. When a male and female housings are connected to each other, rib protrusions disposed at inner walls of ribs abut to side protrusions and parts of side locking arms enter into between the main locking arms and the male housing. Accordingly, the main locking arms become temporarily a center impeller structure. When a center protrusion abuts to main protrusions, the main protrusions are subjected to a large downward force, or a large upward repulsive force.

Abstract: A lock portion for a connector which is adapted to disengageably lock connector housings which are adapted to be engaged with each other by locking an engaging portion provided on the male housing with a latch portion provided on the female housing, characterized in that flexible lock arms which are fixed on a horizontal wall of the female housing so as to extend in an engaging direction includes the latch portion at an opposite side, and a disengaging lever portion which is connected at its one end to the latch portion so as to extend along the lock arms, and which rotates with the latch portion around a support portion which is abutted movably against the horizontal wall by pushing a finger touch portion for lock disengaging operation in a backward end, whereby a locked condition will be disengaged.

Abstract: A lock portion for a connector which is adapted to disengageably lock connector housings which are adapted to be engaged with each other by locking an engaging portion provided on the male housing with a latch portion provided on the female housing, characterized in that flexible lock arms which are fixed on a horizontal wall of the female housing so as to extend in an engaging direction includes the latch portion at an opposite side, and a disengaging lever portion which is connected at its one end to the latch portion so as to extend along the lock arms, and which rotates with the latch portion around a support portion which is abutted movably against the horizontal wall by pushing a finger touch portion for lock disengaging operation in a backward end, whereby a locked condition will be disengaged.

Abstract: An electrical connector with a coupling state indicating mechanism is provided, which includes: a first connector having a semicylindrical projection; a second connector having a slider receiving portion and to be coupled with the first connector, the slider receiving portion being provided with a guide groove to guide the projection and with an abutting plane; and a slider to be slidably received in the slider receiving portion for indicating a coupling state of the first and second connectors, the slider having an engaging projection to prevent coming-off thereof, an oblique cam groove to receive the projection therein so as to slide the slider toward the abutting plane, a releasing groove continuing from the cam groove to release the projection from the cam groove when the first and second connectors have completely coupled so as to return the slider to an initial position, and a spring portion to abut on the abutting plane and to be compressively transformed to bring about a force to return the slider, wh

Abstract: A connector housing has a body portion and a hood portion. An insertion detecting member for terminal lugs is movable from provisional locking position to full locking position inside the hood portion. A resilient, terminal-lug locking piece extends in each terminal accommodating cavity in the housing body portion to form a displacement permitting space on a side opposite a side where a terminal lug is inserted. The insertion detecting member has a main frame, insertion detectors corresponding to the displacement permitting spaces, and a pair of manipulating portions at opposite sides of the main frame. When in provisional locking position the manipulating portions are exposed at opposite sides of the housing body portion, and when in full locking position the insertion detectors move into the displacement permitting spaces. The insertion detecting member is easily movable from provisional locking position to full locking position inside the housing hood portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided in which a male connector is fitted into a female connector in such a manner that terminals are prevented from being bent even if the male connector is mistakenly fitted so as to be slanted at an angle with respect to the female connector. The electrical connector includes a male connector for sliding insertion into a female connector. A locking arm is mounted on a upper wall of the male connector. A bending preventing member protrudes from an inner wall face of the female connector and extends forwardly toward an opening of the hood of the female connector. An escape portion is formed by recessing in a front end face of the locking arm of the male connector to allow the bending preventing member of the female connector to enter thereinto.

Abstract: A connector includes a first connector housing having a resiliently deflectable lock arm in an outer wall of the first connector housing and a second connector housing having a lock arm engaging with a locking piece fitted in the first connector housing. In the complete engaged state of the pair of connector housings, the lock arm engages with the locking piece so that the first and second connector housings are secured to each other. The connector further includes an engagement confirming member movably attached to the lock arm and an engagement retaining wall standing and positioned adjacently to the engagement confirming member. In the complete engagement of the pair of connector housings, the engagement confirming member is moved onto a top portion of the engagement retaining wall to prevent the lock arm from deflecting. The engagement confirming member is preferably attached movably in a substantially orthogonal direction to the engagement direction of the connector housings.

Abstract: There are provided a resilient engaging piece to the terminal metal part provided through the resilient displacement permissible space opposite to the terminal accommodating cavity formed at a connector body portion of the connector, and the insertion detecting body corresponding to the resilient displacement permissible space at the main frame portion of the insertion detecting member for terminal metal parts and a pair of manipulating pieces each at opposite sides thereof. The insertion detecting member for terminal metal parts is caused to move freely to enable the main frame portion thereof to come into contact with the inside wall surface of the hood portion. The pair of manipulating pieces are exposed at both sides of the housing body portion through the window of the hood portion at the provisional engaging position, and the insertion detecting body can be moved to enter into the resilient displacement permissible space at the formal engaging position.

Abstract: There is disclosed a connector in which there is no need to provide any separate or additional retaining arm, and a detection member (33) can be provisionally retained, and the construction of the connector is simplified, and the detection member is prevented from being lost. A fitting hole (31) in communication with a refuge space 29 for a terminal retaining piece portion (27) is formed in a connector housing, and is open to a front end face thereof. There is provided the detection member for being inserted into the fitting hole, and the detection member has an insertion plate (35a, 35b) for being inserted into the refuge space. The insertion plate has an insertion guide surface (43) for guiding the insertion of a mating connector terminal, (53) and a cantilever-like, elastic retaining arm, (45) having the guide surface at its free end, is formed at the insertion plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector terminal and a method of producing the same. The terminal, even if small in size, has a large allowable maximum deflection, and is excellent in durability, and the terminal of a one-part type can be produced from a relatively inexpensive thin metal sheet, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. More specifically, the terminal is formed from a single thin metal sheet, and has a receptive portion and a spring portion formed at a front portion of a base plate for engaging with a mating terminal, and a wire connecting portion formed at a rear portion of the base plate. The thickness of the spring portion is smaller than that of the remainder of the terminal. In a shaping step of a process including blanking and pressing, only the spring portion is rolled into a thickness smaller than that of the remainder.

Abstract: A guide shaft having a withdrawal prevention projection is formed on a first connector connected to a power source. A fixing bracket, which has a guide groove for guiding and holding the guide shaft, and a rotation guide shaft for guiding the rotation of a lamp body, is fixedly mounted on a molded ceiling. The rotation guide shaft has a rotation stopping projection. The lamp body has a guide bearing which has a guide groove engaged with the rotation stopping projection, and is engaged with the rotation guide shaft. A second connector, connected to the lamp body, is fittingly connected to the first connector while being rotated.

Abstract: A resilient locking arm 4 formed on a connector housing 1, which is one of the two mating connector housings, is provided with a guiding section, and a connector fitting detection member 2 comprises a fitting section to be slidably engaged with the guiding section and a resilient detecting arm 17 having a locking projection 20 which is deflectable downward with respect to a locking protuberance 6 formed on the locking arm 4, wherein the locking projection 20 is slidable on the respective lowest end surfaces 10a, 6a respectively of a fitting projection 10 formed on the mating housing 9 and the locking protuberance 6 when the connectors are completely coupled with each other, and wherein the guiding section is formed on a pushing plate 7 provided further on the resilient locking arm, and a resilient fitting detecting arm 17 which is integrally formed to an operating section 16 of the fitting detection member 2 is urged downward with respect to the pushing plate.

Abstract: A connector fastening nut for a bolt-nut fastened connector comprises: a nut member (A, B, C, D) fixed to a first connector housing (M) and formed with a female threaded portion (1) engaged with a male threaded portion (5) of a fastening bolt (4) fitted to a second connector housing (F); and an elastic portion (3c, 7c, 8c, 10a) formed integral with the nut member, for urging an end of the fastening bolt in an engagement direction between the female threaded portion of the nut member and the male threaded portion of the fastening bolt, when the male threaded portion has been passed through the female threaded portion after full engagement of the two connector housings (M, F) by fastening the fastening bolt to the fastening nut. The connector fastening nut can engage/disengage the two connector housings smoothly, while preventing the damage of the threaded portions thereof and improving the water-tightness of the fastening nut.

Abstract: A connector is equipped with a front member in which a plurality of terminal containers for accommodating female terminal metal fittings are arranged in parallel in a transverse direction and resilient locking pieces of the terminal containers exposed forward are arranged in parallel in the transverse direction. The front member is composed of two through-hole portions. Each through-hole portion has jig insertion recesses continuously formed, wherein in the recess of jig insertion, respective substantial halves of two adjacent terminal containers appear, and the tapered guide surface formed on both edges of the recess of jig insertion partially overlap the periphery of the opening portion of each of the two terminal containers on the side of the resilient locking piece. Thus, a partner male terminal metal fittings can be smoothly guided into each terminal container through the front member provided at the connector housing.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes :a connector housing (11) formed with a plurality of oval terminal insertion holes (12) arranged at close intervals in a minor axis direction of the oval terminal insertion holes; and a waterproof plug (30) for sealing a gap between the wire (4) inserted into the terminal insertion hole (12) and an inner wall of the terminal insertion hole, having an inner cylindrical portion (32) and an outer cylindrical portion (33). The inner cylindrical portion (32) air-tightly is fitted to an outer circumference of the wire (4). The outer cylindrical portion (33) brought into tight contact with the inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (12) when the waterproof plug is pressure inserted into the terminal insertion hole. The outer cylindrical portion (33) is formed Integral with the inner cylindrical portion (32) so as to provide a hollow cylindrical portion (35) between the inner and outer cylindrical portions.

Abstract: A connector comprises: a plurality of male housings each having terminal receiving chambers for receiving and retaining a female terminal; a female housing in which the male housings are fittingly received; a lock lever pivotally provided to the female housing, the lock lever being closed only when each of the male housing is completely lockingly fitted in the female housing; a first locking member provided to each of the male housings and the female housing for locking each other; a second locking member provided to each of the male housings and the lock lever for locking each of the male housings and the female housing each other; and electrical detecting member whether each of the male housings and the female housing are completely fitted and locked to each other or not.