Patent ID: 8882530

Claim:
A lever fitting type connector, comprising: a first connector; a second connector that is configured to adjust the number of accommodation terminals by combining and separating a plurality of connector segments and is fitted and connected to the first connector, and a fitting operation lever that is rotatably provided to the first connector and moves the second connector from an initial fitting position of the first connector to a complete fitting position as the fitting operation lever is rotated in a predetermined direction by a predetermined angle at a state where the second connector is fitted at the initial fitting position, wherein the second connector comprises: a main connector segment that has a lever engagement portion, which is engaged with the fitting operation lever when the main connector segment is fitted to the initial fitting position, and is moved from the initial fitting position to the complete fitting position by an operation for rotating the fitting operation lever, and a subsidiary connector segment that is detachably combined with the main connector segment and is moved from the initial fitting position to the complete fitting position together with the main connector segment, and wherein the lever fitting type connector further comprises: a lever engagement arm that temporarily fixes the fitting operation lever rotatably mounted to the first connector to an initial position at which the fitting operation lever can be engaged with the lever engagement portion on the main connector segment fitted at the initial fitting position, and an engagement release rib that is integrally formed with the main connector segment and releases the temporary fixing of the fitting operation lever by the lever engagement arm when the main connector segment is fitted to the initial fitting position, thereby enabling the fitting operation lever to be rotated in the predetermined direction.