Patent ID: 6712635
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:first and second housings (20, 10; 80, 70) connectable with each other, the first housing (20; 80) having a lock arm (30; 82) with an engageable portion (35; 87) and the second housing (10; 70) having a lock (15; 73) engageable by the engageable portion (35; 87), the lock arm (30; 82) being deflected as the housings (20, 10; 80, 70) are being connected, and the returning resiliently when the housings (20, 10; 80, 70) are connected properly so that the engageable portion (35; 87) engages the lock (15; 73), and a detector (50; 100) detachably mountable to the first housing (20; 80) for detecting a connected state of the two housings (20, 10; 80, 70) based on whether the detector (50; 100) can be pushed from a standby position (FIG. 8; 15; 20) toward a detecting position (FIG. 9; 16), wherein: the detector (50; 100) comprises a resilient locking piece (58; 109) opposed to the engageable portion (35; 87) of the lock arm (30; 82) at its initial position before the two housings (20, 10; 80, 70) are connected and at an initial stage of connection of the two housings (20, 10; 80, 70), the resilient locking piece (58; 109) being configured to prevent the detector (50; 100) from being pushed in a mounting direction (MD), and the lock (15; 73) having a guiding surface (15B; 73a) opposed to the resilient locking piece (58; 109) when the engageable portion (35; 87) engages the lock (15; 73) and permits the detector (50; 100) to be pushed in the mounting direction (MD) while resiliently deforming the resilient locking piece (58; 109) held in contact therewith when the detector (50; 100) is pushed in the mounting direction (MD).