Patent ID: 7811104

Claim:
A lever type connector, comprising: first and second connector housings; and a lever which is swingably mounted on the first connector housing, wherein: the first connector housing is receivable into the second connector housing, the lever has a pair of lever side plates having a swing fulcrum portion on each end side, an operation portion connecting the other ends of the pair of lever side plates to each other, and a guide slope formed on inner faces of a peripheral portion of each of the lever side plates, the swing fulcrum portion of the lever is, swingably fitted to a swing fulcrum protrusion by means of the guide slope, the guide slope being contacted with the swing fulcrum protrusion to outwardly deflect at least one end side of the pair of lever side plates when the operation portion of the lever is depressed downwardly on the first connector housing, thus allowing the swing fulcrum protrusion to engage the swing fulcrum portion, the swing fulcrum protrusion being provided on the outside of the first connector housing, a cam mechanism is provided on the lever and is engageable with the second connector housing to cause the first and second connector housings to be fitted together in a completely fitted condition and separated from each other upon rotation of the lever, and a protrusion is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the one end side of the lever side plate, and a reception portion is provided on the first connector housing, the protrusion being received by the reception portion when the lever is in a temporary locking position, prior to complete fitting of the first and second connectors, to prevent the side plates of the lever from being deflected outwardly, wherein the reception is provided on outside faces of a front side and a back side of the first connector housing, and the protrusion is provided on each of the pair of lever side plates.