Patent ID: 7043834
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An inserting method of inserting connection terminals into a half-fitting prevention connector including a first connector housing having a flexible lock arm, a second connector housing having an engaging portion for engaging a lock portion of the lock arm and adapted to be connected to the first connector housing by engagement between the lock portion and the engaging portion at the time of fitting with the first connector housing, and a fitting detection member attached over the first connector housing slidably along fitting direction of the connector housings so as to detect a half-fitted state of the connector housings according to whether or not the fitting detection member is able to slidingly move from a first position before fitting of the first and second connector housings to a second position after the fitting of the first and second connector housings, the inserting method comprising the steps of: moving the fitting detection member by sliding the fitting detection member over the first connector housing to a position where a rear end of the fitting detection member substantially coincides with a rear end surface of the first connector housing or a position where the rear end of the fitting detection member is located forwardly of the rear end surface of the first connector housing; inserting the connection terminals into the first connector housing; moving the fitting detection member by sliding the fitting detection member over the first connector housing to the first position where the rear end of the fitting detection member projects rearwardly of the rear end surface of the first connector housing; effecting an operation of engaging the first connector housing with the second connector housing; and indicating a half-fitted connection state of the first connector housing and the second connector housing, wherein the fitting detection member is retained in the first position and prevented from slidingly moving to the second position if the first connector housing and the second connector housing are in the half-fitted connection state and the fitting detection member is slidingly movable from the first position to the second position if the first connector housing and the second connector housing are not in the half-fitted connection state.