Patent ID: 6179639
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a first housing accommodating a first terminal,a second housing accommodating a second terminal,said first housing having a female fitting part having an interior fitting surface and an open front end and said second housing having a male fitting part having an exterior fitting surface and a front end, said male fitting part fitting into said female fitting part with contact between said interior and exterior fitting surfaces when said first housing and said second housing are brought together into a connected state of said connector in which said first terminal and said second terminal are electrically engaged,said male fitting part having on said exterior fitting surface a first locking element and said female fitting part having on said interior fitting surface a second locking element, said first and second locking elements engaging when said connector is in said connected state so as to restrain said male and female fitting parts from disconnection,wherein said female fitting part has a front portion that includes said open front end and said second locking element and is formed of a first material, and said male fitting part is made of a second material, different from said first material, the second material having a lower elasticity than said first material, whereby said male fitting part is less deformed than said female fitting part when the male fitting part and the female fitting part are fitted together, andsaid female fitting part has a second portion, made of a third material, different from said first material, the third material having a lower elasticity than said first material, located rearwardly with respect to said front portion and providing part of said interior surface.