Patent ID: 7980887
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a first housing, which includes a hood portion: a second housing that is fitted to the first housing: and a detection member that is attached to the first housing to detect a fitted condition of the first and second housings by a state of a movement-limitation of the detection member in an attaching direction of the first housing to the second housing, wherein a lock band portion is elastically deformable and is provided on the first housing within the hood portion; wherein a lock portion is provided on the second housing, and bends the lock band portion to allow the lock band portion to slide over the lock portion when the first and second housings are moved from a first condition to a second condition, and engages the lock band portion when the first and second housings has been moved to the second position, the first condition where the first housing is not fitted to the second housing and the second condition where the first housing is fitted to the second housing; wherein the detection member is disposed on an upper side of the lock band portion within the hood portion, and is displaced together with the lock band portion in accordance with a deforming movement of the lock band portion; wherein a movement limitation portion is provided on the detection member, and abuts against an abutment limitation portion provided on the hood portion of the first housing while the first and second housings are moved from the first condition to the second condition, so that the detection member is prevented from movement in the attaching direction; and wherein when the lock portion engages the lock band portion in the second condition, an abutment of the movement limitation portion against the abutment limitation portion is canceled, so that the detection member is allowed to be moved in the attaching direction.