Patent ID: 6045395
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lock detecting connector comprising a pair of mutually fitting connector housings and a locking means for locking the two connector housings together, one of the connector housings having a first terminal fitting, a detecting terminal fitting, and a support rib each protruding toward the other connector housing, said support rib having a contact face in contact with the detecting terminal fitting, the other connector housing having a second terminal fitting for electrical contact with the first terminal fitting and a contact member, wherein said contact member and said detecting terminal fitting make an electrical connection only when the two connector housings are in a locked state to thereby detect the fully fitted condition of the first and second terminal fittings, and wherein the contact face of the support rib is inclined relative to the direction of fitting of the connector housings so as to extend outward and toward the detecting terminal fitting so that the detecting terminal fitting is bent to lie in close contact in a resilient manner with the inclined contact face.