Patent ID: 6210185
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector connecting structure comprising:a male connector;a female connector, wherein said male connector is operably inserted into said female connector from an insertion start position, through a provisionally-fitted position, and into a completely-fitted position;at least one moving member which is movable in a direction different from a connector-inserting direction and mounted on one of said male and female connectors;an operating member which is mounted on said one connector and displaced between a preset position and a set position in accordance with the movement of said at least one moving member; anda cam unit which is provided to engage said at least one moving member and the other of said male and female connectors, said cam unit comprising at least one cam groove and at least one cam pin, said at least one cam groove having a first portion which engages said cam pin and a second portion which does not engage said cam pin during a connector-inserting process from the insertion start position to the provisionally-fitted position, wherein said cam unit moves said at least one moving member so as to displace said operating member from the set position to the preset position, and during the connector-inserting process from the provisionally-fitted position to the completely-fitted position, said operating member being operable to move from the preset position to the set position so as to displace said at least one moving member using said cam unit, thereby displacing said other connector from the provisionally-fitted position to the completely-fitted position.