Patent ID: 6102732
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:a first connector housing having a plurality of first terminal fittings mounted therein,a second connector housing having a plurality of second terminal fittings therein and further having a flexible short fitting biased into shorting engagement with the plurality of second terminal fittings, the first and second connector housings being initially connectable with one another in a partly connected condition and subsequently being connectable with one another in a fully connected condition, the plurality of first terminal fittings being mated with the plurality of second terminal fittings when the first and second connector housings are in said fully connected condition,at least one elastic lock portion formed on a selected one of the first and second connector housings and being displaceable to a lock position when the first and second connector housings are in the fully connected condition such that the elastic lock portion locks the first and second connector housings to each other, the elastic lock portion further being displaceable to an unlock position when the first and second connector housings are in the partly connected condition,a connection detecting member mounted on the first connector housing in a partial insertion position, the connection detecting member being movable from the partial insertion position to a full insertion position when the elastic lock portion is in the lock position and being prevented from being movable on the first connector housing to the full insertion position when the elastic lock portion is in the unlock position,a short releasing member which is formed separately from the connection detecting member and which is movably mounted on the first connector housing and the connection detecting member, the short releasing member comprising a short releasing portion which extends into the second connector housing sufficiently for deflecting the short fitting away from the second terminal fittings when the first and second connector housings are in the fully connected condition and when the short releasing member is in the full lock position, anda biasing means for biasing the short releasing member toward in a direction away from the first connector housing.