Patent ID: 6065982
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lever-engaged connector comprising:a female connector having a hood with recessed portions and a housing which accommodates male terminals, said hood and said housing being integrally formed;a male connector including a connector body which has terminal accommodating chambers for accommodating female terminals to be connected to said male terminals and a cover member for covering said terminal accommodating chambers, said cover member being disposed adjacent a wire-lead-out side of said terminal accommodating chambers; anda lever for inserting said connector body of said male connector in said hood and removing said connector body from said hood, wherein said lever comprising:a pair of lever walls for preventing said cover members from bending, said lever walls rotatably interposed between both side walls of said connector body and inner walls of said hood,protrusions formed on one side of said pair of lever walls for engaging with said recessed portions of said hood when said connector body is fitted in said hood, andan operating portion through which the other side of said pair of lever walls are coupled to each other, and which operatively turns said lever walls around contacting portions of said protrusions where said protrusions are contacted with said recessed portions of said hood, to cause said connector body to fit in said hood.