Patent ID: 6332799
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A half-fitting prevention connector, comprising:a first connector including a first housing;a flexible lock arm formed on the first housing, the flexible lock arm having a first retaining portion and a slide slot which is formed in the flexible lock arm so as to extend from a tip of the flexible lock arm;a second connector fittable to the first connector, the second connector including a second housing having a second retaining portion and a stopper portion; anda spring member attachable to the first housing, the spring member including:a resilient portion, a rear end portion of which is fixedly secured to the first housing, anda slide member integrally formed with a front end portion of the resilient portion, the slide member including an abutment portion and a guide frame which is slidably guided in the slide slot of the flexible lock arm,wherein when the first connector and the second connector are about to be fitted to each other, the flexible lock arm is flexed while causing the abutment portion of the slide member to abut against the stopper portion of the second housing,wherein when the first connector and the second connector are incompletely fitted, the first connector and the second connector are released in a direction opposite to a connector fitting direction in accordance with a resilient force of the resilient portion of the spring member, andwherein when the first connector and the second connector are completely fitted to each other, the first retaining portion of the flexible lock arm is retained by the second retaining portion of the second housing.