Patent ID: 6835105
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a housing with opposite front and rear ends and at least one cavity extending between the ends, at least one insertion opening extending into the front end of the housing and into the cavity, at least one lock formed inside the housing substantially adjacent the cavity, and at least one mold-removal space extending into the front end of the housing and communicating with the lock; a terminal fitting inserted in the cavity along an inserting direction and locked by the lock, the terminal fitting being withdrawable from the cavity by disengaging the lock from the terminal fitting with a jig insertable into the mold-removal space; a retainer displaceable in a direction intersecting the inserting direction of the terminal fitting between a first position where insertion and withdrawal of the terminal fitting is permitted and a second position where the retainer engages and locks the terminal fitting in the housing, the retainer having a front wall slidable along the front end of the housing, the front wall having at least one through hole substantially facing the insertion opening when the retainer is at the second position and at least one jig insertion opening substantially facing the mold-removal space when the retainer is at the first position, wherein: a tapered retainer-side guide is formed in an area of an opening edge of each through hole, and the front end of the housing has at least one tapered housing-side guide.