Patent ID: 6276957
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector, comprising:a first connector housing,first terminal fittings mounted in the first connector housing,a retainer movable on the first connector housing from a partial lock position where the retainer permits movement of the first terminal fittings in the first connector housing, to a full lock position where the retainer locks the first terminal fittings relative to the first connector housing, the retainer having at least one elastic lock portion which is displaceable between a lock position and an unlock position,a second connector housing having second terminal fittings therein and a short fitting in shorting engagement with the second terminal fittings, the connector housings being connectable in a partly connected condition with the elastic lock portion of the retainer being biased to the unlock position thereof, the connector housings being movable to a fully connected condition and locked in the fully connected condition by displacement of the elastic lock portion to the lock position,an engaging member movable between a partly mounted position and a fully mounted position on the first connector housing, the engaging member having a connection detecting member configured to permit movement of the engaging member on the first connector housing to the fully mounted position when the elastic lock portion is in the lock position, the connection detecting member further being configured to contact the elastic lock portion when the elastic lock portion is in the unlock position for preventing the engaging member from moving to the fully mounted position, andthe engaging member further comprising a short releasing member configured for separating the short fitting from the second terminal fittings in the second connector housing when the engaging member is moved on the first connector housing to the fully mounted position.