Patent ID: 6390860
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector having a vibration preventing mechanism with a connecting terminal inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber of a resin housing, said connector comprising:an elongated tab-shaped contact section which is inserted into a hood section, a fixing section adapted to fix an end portion of a wire, and a locking section having a locking hole in a lower surface of a substantially middle portion thereof which is engaged with a flexible locking piece formed in said housing; a contact section engaging hole formed in an inner wall forming a deep section of said hood section which is adapted to engage a mating connector, and in which said tab-shaped contact section is inserted; a vibration preventing piece extending towards said tab-shaped contact section near a junction of said tab-shaped contact section of said connecting terminal and said locking section, said vibration preventing piece being flush with a side surface of said tab-shaped contact section; a coupling section connecting said locking section and said tab-shaped contact section, said coupling section comprising a first side forming a forward slope in an axial direction from said locking section towards said tab-shaped contact section, and a second side opposed to said first side for supporting said vibration preventing piece such that said vibration preventing piece is flush with a side surface of said locking section; and a support section formed in a side surface of said contact section engaging hole in said housing and against which said vibration preventing piece is abutted, wherein said support section forms a recess into which a side surface of said vibration preventing piece is fitted to prevent vibration in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction of said elongated tab-shaped contact section.