Patent ID: 11936136
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing body;
a lock arm shaped to project from the housing body and be deflectable and deformable; and
a sub lock portion arranged at a position facing the lock arm in a deflecting direction of the lock arm in the housing body,
wherein:
the lock arm and the sub lock portion lock a mating housing to hold the housing body and the mating housing in a connected state,
the lock arm includes a releasing portion projecting in the deflecting direction and configured to release locking of the sub lock portion to the mating housing, and
the sub lock portion is deflected and deformed in a direction intersecting the deflecting direction of the lock arm by being pressed by the releasing portion when the lock arm is deflected and deformed and the releasing portion contacts the sub lock portion.