Patent ID: 7172468
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A divided connector comprising: a frame having a mounting surface and at least one accommodating chamber extending into the mounting surface; at least one auxiliary housing having opposite front and rear ends, the front end of the auxiliary housing being mounted in the accommodating chamber along an inserting direction; and at least one cover slidably mounted to the mounting surface of the frame along an operating direction aligned substantially normal to the inserting direction of the auxiliary housing so that the cover substantially covers the mounting surface, at least one latch formed on the cover and having a front end disposed to move substantially along the rear surface of the auxiliary housing during the slidably mounting of the cover when the auxiliary housing is located properly in the frame, the latch being disposed for interfering with the auxiliary housing when the auxiliary housing is inserted insufficiently in the frame, at least one of the front end of the latch and the rear surface of the auxiliary housing having a guide surface slanted relative to both the operating direction of the cover and the inserting direction of the auxiliary housing and pushing the auxiliary housing to a proper mount position by a moving force of the latch as the cover is mounted slidably to the frame along the operating direction.