Patent ID: 8678844
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electric connector comprising: an insulating housing; and a lock member provided inside the insulating housing and holding, in an approximately unmovable state, a terminal portion of a signal transmission medium inserted in the insulating housing up to a predetermined position, the electric connector being configured so that, after a part of the lock member is elastically displaced so as to override the surface of the signal transmission medium with the insertion of the signal transmission medium, the part of the lock member falls in an engagement positioning part provided at the terminal portion of the signal transmission medium to become in an engaged state, wherein the insulating housing is provided with lock checking device allowing a displaced state or an engaged state of the lock member to be visually checked, wherein the lock member is provided with a lock release pressing part to which an operating forces is added in a direction of elastically displacing the lock member, the insulating housing is provided with a lock operation cover part extending so as to overlapping the lock release pressing part of the lock member, and the lock operation cover part is configured that the lock operation cover parts sandwiches the lock release pressing part from the forward and backward in the direction in which an operating down force is added so as to make the lock member displace elastically.