Patent ID: 6494732
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector fitting structure comprising:a first connector having an inner housing opening to a front side thereof, an outer housing covering said inner housing and a lock arm provided on said inner housing; a second connector fitted and connected to said first connector and having an engagement projection; a slider comprising, a first slide member for sliding within said first connector in a connector fitting direction, a second slide member engaged with a rear portion of said first slide member, and a resilient member for urging said first and second slide members away from each other; wherein (i) before a connector fitting operation, at least one part 16a of said second slide member is engaged with at least one part of said first connector to thereby retain said second slide member in its initial position and a stopper means is provided on said first slide member for preventing the cancellation of the engagement between said parts of said second slide member and said first connector, and (ii) in accordance with the connector fitting operation, said engagement projection of said second connector urges said first slider member and deforms elastically said lock arm to thereby prevent tentatively said second slide member from moving, whereby said first slide member is moved relatively to said second slide member and said first connector to thereby unlock said stopper means and disengage said engagement between said parts of said second slide member and said first connector by an abutment of a portion of said first connector with said second sliding member.