Patent ID: 6623285
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A lever-type connector, comprising:a first housing with a receptacle having an opening side into which a second housing is fittable, terminal fittings being mounted in the first housing, the terminal fittings having tabs projecting into the receptacle; a moving plate mounted in the receptacle for movement along a connecting direction, the moving plate having positioning holes for receiving the tabs of the terminal fittings, the moving plate having oppositely directed cam pins; and a lever rotatably supported on the first housing and formed with opposed cam grooves engageable with the cam pins, the lever being rotatable in a first direction to a testing position offset from the opening side of the receptacle such that the cam groove pulls the cam pin and the moving plate to a position where the tabs of all of the terminal fittings project beyond the moving plate and toward the opening side of the receptacle for testing, the lever further being rotatable in a second direction to a connection ending position where the cam groove pulls the cam pin, the moving plate and the second housing into the receptacle, the second direction being opposite from the first direction.