Patent ID: 9711915
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A connector, comprising: a male housing including a receptacle open forward and configured such that a male terminal is accommodated therein while projecting into the receptacle; and a female housing including a terminal accommodating portion having a cavity for accommodating a female terminal and fittable into the receptacle, and a front wall configured to provide a terminal insertion hole, through which the male terminal is to be inserted and that communicates with the cavity, by being mounted on a front surface of the terminal accommodating portion; wherein: a fitting projection extending in a front-back direction is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the receptacle in the male housing; a fitting groove, into which the fitting projection is insertable from the front, is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating portion in the female housing, and a backlash preventing rib extending in the front-back direction and to be squeezed between an inner surface of the fitting groove and an outer surface of the fitting projection is formed on the inner surface of the fitting groove; and the front wall is formed with an escaping groove configured to allow the fitting projection to be passed therethrough with a clearance and inserted into the fitting groove, wherein at least one of the backlash preventing rib and the outer surface of the fitting projection for squeezing the backlash preventing rib tapered to become gradually taller from a tip side toward a rear end side in a connecting direction.