Patent ID: 6193530
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector mating structure, comprising:a female connector;a male connector insertable into the female connector;a first moving member and a second moving member which are disposed within one of the male connector and the female connector and are movable independently from each other;an operating member pivotally mounted on the one of the male connector and the female connector;a pair of first cam mechanisms respectively connecting the operating member with the first and second moving members, the first cam mechanisms moving the first and second moving members respectively in mutually opposite directions in accordance with rotation of the operating member; anda pair of second cam mechanisms provided on the first and second moving members and the other one of the male connector and the female connector, the second cam mechanisms moving the other one of the male connector and the female connector in a connector-inserting direction as the first and the second moving members move in the mutually opposite directions,wherein the first cam mechanisms include a pair of spiral shaped grooves which spiral in opposite directions to facilitate the movement of the first and second moving members in opposite directions.