Patent ID: 8926356
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: a housing main body to be connected to a mating housing along a connecting direction; a lock arm projecting from the housing main body, the lock arm being resiliently deformable in a deforming direction intersecting the connecting direction, a deformation space being formed between the lock arm and the housing main body, the lock arm being configured to hold the housing main body connected to the mating housing in a connected state by engaging a lock receiving portion of the mating housing, the lock arm including a disengaging portion to be operated for releasing an engaged state with the lock receiving portion; at least one protection wall projecting from the housing main body and configured to restrict an operation of the disengaging portion by at least partly covering a surface of the disengaging portion at a side substantially opposite to a surface facing the deformation space; and a detector mounted on the housing main body for movement from an initial position to a detection position, the detector being configured so that a movement in a displacement direction is restricted at the initial position before the housing main body is connected to the mating housing and a movement restricted state at the initial position is released so that the detector is movable in the displacement direction to the detection position when the housing main body is connected properly to the mating housing, the detector including an adjacent portion adjacent the lock arm and being operable for moving the detector to the detection position at least one disengagement window formed on a position of the adjacent portion adjacent to the disengaging portion and used to access the disengaging portion, wherein the adjacent portion is formed with two catches located at opposite sides of the disengagement window.