Patent ID: 6345996
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector engaging/disengaging device for connecting/disconnecting between first electrical connectors and second electrical connectors which comprises:at least one carrier plate adapted to carry said first electrical connectors thereon and having opposite end portions in a first direction, said end portions having engaging bosses projecting from said end portions in said first direction; a support member supporting said at least one carrier plate slidable in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction and having slider guide grooves extending in a third direction perpendicular to said first and second direction, said support member having support portions adapted to support said second connectors so that said second electrical connectors face said first electrical connectors carried on said at least one carrier plate; and a pair of slider rods assembled in said support members slidable in said slider guide grooves in said third direction, said slider rods having slider grooves engaging said engaging bosses of said at least one carrier plate so that said at least one carrier plate is moved in said second direction by slide of said slider rods in said third direction so as to perform connection and disconnection of said first electrical connectors with said second electrical connectors.