Patent ID: 9611964
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. A connector, comprising: a cylindrical connector housing having through-holes extending in a circumferential direction and formed on right and left; a cylindrical male member including an opposing end to be entered into an opposing end of the connector housing, and a circumferential groove conforming with the through-holes in a state wherein the male member enters into the opposing end of the connector housing; and an elastic lock member including an intermediate portion, and right-and-left leg portions extending to right and left from the intermediate portion to be received into the through-holes, wherein the connector housing includes sliding inclined surfaces to be engaged with loose ends of the leg portions of the lock member provided on an outer periphery of the connector housing, the lock member takes an engagement position where the loose ends of the leg portions are positioned in proximal positions of the sliding inclined surfaces, and the leg portions enter into the circumferential grooves inward from the through-holes; and a release position where the loose ends of the leg portions are positioned in distal positions of the sliding inclined surfaces, and respectively spread to open the leg portions against an elastic force of the lock member, and the leg portions escape toward the through-holes from the circumferential groove, and the connector housing further includes a locking wall standing on an outer periphery of an upper portion of the connector housing, an engagement projection projecting laterally outwardly from the locking wall along an axial direction of the connector housing, and a locking portion located on an upper surface of the engagement projection, the locking portion locking the lock member in the locking position.