CN100568635C - Connector and connector assembly - Google Patents

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CN100568635C
CN100568635C CNB2005101032335A CN200510103233A CN100568635C CN 100568635 C CN100568635 C CN 100568635C CN B2005101032335 A CNB2005101032335 A CN B2005101032335A CN 200510103233 A CN200510103233 A CN 200510103233A CN 100568635 C CN100568635 C CN 100568635C
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    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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The present invention relates to connector and connector assembly, its objective is to make the connector miniaturization.Be used to allow space boundary that the socket (62) of second connector shell (60) enters between the connection circumferential surface (14) and locking arm (15) of first connector shell (10).Outside the connection circumferential surface (14) and the space between the locking arm (15) of first connector shell (10), wherein socket (62) zone that can not enter is the blind area.Spring member (50) is received in this blind area.Therefore, thus do not need the space arranged the spring member (50) except that being specifically designed to, and connector on the whole can miniaturization.

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Connector and connector assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to be provided with the connector and the connector assembly of joint detection function.
Background technology
Being constructed as follows of the known connector that is provided with the joint detection function: in can two connector shells connected to one another one comprise be used for two connector shells be locked in its connection status locking arm, can be at the slide block that moves between initial position and the detection position and (for example: the Japanese uncensored patent announcement that is numbered H10-50408) when two connector shells connect, be used to accumulate towards the spring member of the spring force of detection position bias voltage slide block.
In the connection procedure of two connector shells, the locking arm strain is to be clamped in initial position with slide block.When two connector shells suitably connected, locking arm returned elastically to allow slide block to move to link position, and slide block moves to the detection position by the biasing force of spring member by this.If when two connector shells partly connect, should finish attended operation, so just connector shell is separated by the biasing force of spring member.
Because be arranged on the relative left side and the right side of locking arm, so need guarantee to have the space of arranging the spring member except that being specifically designed at above-mentioned connector medi-spring member.Therefore will enlarge connector inevitably on the whole.
Summary of the invention
The present invention be carry out in view of the above problems and its objective is and make the connector miniaturization.
According to the invention provides a kind of connector, comprising:
Connector shell, described connector shell can be connected with the matching connector shell of the connector that cooperates,
Locking arm, be arranged among the connector shell or on and can engage with the connector shell that cooperates, thereby two connector shells are locked in its state that suitably connects,
Mobile member, described mobile member be arranged among the connector shell or on and can between initial position and detection position, move,
At least one biasing member, be arranged within the connector shell or on, be used for when two connector shells connect accumulation towards the biasing force of detection position bias voltage mobile member,
At least one spring receives main body, and described spring receives main body and comprises: be connected to the assembling/clamping part the leading section of spring member from the front; Be formed at the front end place of assembling/clamping part and have the wall of widening than the bigger external diameter of assembling/clamping part; But and the belling that partly stretches out from the side direction of the front end face of widening wall,
It is characterized in that:
When two connector shells connected, locking arm was positioned at primary importance mobile member being clamped near initial position or the initial position,
When two connector shells arrived suitable connection status, locking arm was positioned at the second place and moves or move to the detection position to allow slide block towards the detection position by the biasing force of biasing member,
Be used to allow space boundary that the socket of matching connector shell inserts at least in part between the connection circumferential surface and locking arm of connector shell, and
Outside the connection circumferential surface and the space between the locking arm of connector shell, the spatial accommodation that holds biasing member is at least in part served as in the zone that socket can not insert wherein.
The zone that can not insert socket in the connection circumferential surface of connector shell and the space between the locking arm is the blind area.Because spring member is contained in the blind area at least in part in the present invention, on the whole can miniaturization so do not need to provide except that being specifically designed to space and the connector arranged the spring member.
According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, when being positioned at primary importance, locking arm can strain.
Preferably, when being positioned at the second place, locking arm recovers elasticity at least in part.
According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a kind of connector also is provided, comprising:
First connector shell,
Second connector shell that can be connected with first connector shell,
Locking arm is arranged among first connector shell and can engages with second connector shell, thereby two connector shells are locked in its state that suitably connects,
Slide block, described slide block are arranged among first connector shell and can move between initial position and detection position,
Spring member is arranged among first connector shell, is used for accumulating when two connector shells connect the spring force towards detection position bias voltage slide block,
It is characterized in that:
When two connector shells connected, the locking arm strain to be being clamped in initial position with slide block,
The locking arm elastic return moves to link position to allow slide block, and slide block moves to the detection position by the biasing force of spring member when two connector shells arrive suitable connection status,
Be used to allow space boundary that the socket of second connector shell enters between the connection circumferential surface and locking arm of first connector shell, and
Outside the connection circumferential surface and the space between the locking arm of first connector shell, the spatial accommodation that holds spring member is served as in the zone that socket can not insert wherein.
The zone that can not insert socket in the connection circumferential surface of first connector shell and the space between the locking arm is the blind area.Because spring member is contained in the blind area in the above-described embodiments, on the whole can miniaturization so do not need to provide except that being specifically designed to space and the connector arranged the spring member.
Preferably, locking arm can stand seesaw shape strain.
More preferably, move along the direction that is connected circumferential surface in the connection procedure of two connector shells with the corresponding zone of spatial accommodation on the locking arm towards connector shell.
More preferably, the portion of withdrawing from that can hold the part of biasing member is formed in the locking arm at least in part basically in the surface of spatial accommodation.
Most preferably, locking arm can stand seesaw shape strain,
Move along the direction that is connected circumferential surface in the connection procedure of two connector shells with the corresponding zone of spatial accommodation on the locking arm towards first connector shell, and
The portion of withdrawing from that can hold the part of spring member is formed in the locking arm in the surface of spatial accommodation.
Be formed in the locking arm in the surface of spatial accommodation because can hold the part portion of withdrawing from of spring member, thus can guarantee the spatial accommodation of large volume, even when spatial accommodation diminishes owing to the locking arm strain.Therefore, spring member can enlarge, and this can improve the reliability of joint detection function conversely again.
According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, mobile member is clamped in initial position by half latch-up structure and moves or move to the detection position towards the detection position to prevent mobile member, removes nonspecific or bigger power and is applied on the mobile member.
Preferably, biasing member comprises the biasing force of accumulation therein when mobile member is positioned at initial position.
Most preferably, in case two connector shells connect, mobile member is just by the joint of the socket of matching connector shell and promote along closure at least.
According to the present invention, a kind of connector assembly also is provided, and described connector assembly comprises according to the connector with first connector shell of the invention described above or preferred embodiment and matching connector with second connector shell that can be connected with first connector shell.
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By the following detailed description of reading preferred embodiment and with reference to accompanying drawing, these and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent.Although should be appreciated that and carried out dividing other to describe to embodiment, its feature can be combined into additional embodiment.
Fig. 1 is a cutaway view, has shown the state of first and second connector shells separation in a preferred embodiment,
Fig. 2 is the cutaway view that shows two connector shell connection procedures,
Fig. 3 is the cutaway view that shows two connector shell connection procedures,
Fig. 4 is the cutaway view that shows two suitable connection status of connector shell,
Fig. 5 shows that the slide block of first connector shell wherein is in the front view of released state,
Fig. 6 is the front view of first connector shell,
Fig. 7 is the rearview of first connector shell,
Fig. 8 is the cutaway view of A-A in Fig. 5,
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view of B-B in Fig. 7,
Figure 10 is the front view of slide block,
Figure 11 is the rearview of slide block,
Figure 12 is the end view of slide block, and
Figure 13 is the cutaway view of slide block.
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Hereinafter a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to Fig. 1 to 13.Constituting of connector among this embodiment: first connector shell 10 and second connector shell 60 are connected to each other or can be connected to each other, and wherein first connector shell 10 is provided with slide block 30 (as preferred mobile member) and spring member 50 (as preferred biasing member).A side of the connector shell 10,60 that will cooperate with another connector shell 60,10 is called the front hereinafter.
First connector shell 10 is made by for example synthetic resin and integrally or formed housing main body 11 and tubulose department of assembly 12, housing main body 11 is used for holding at least in part the one or more female terminal joint (not shown)s on one or more layers, and tubulose department of assembly 12 is used at least in part around housing main body 11.The retainer 13 that is preferably the front type preferably from the front fixing maybe can be fixed among the housing main body 11 or on, and the external peripheral surface of near retainer 13 external peripheral surfaces or the preceding retainer 13 in zone afterwards and housing main body 11 serves as and is connected circumferential surface 14 before being arranged in, and is equipped with the socket 62 of second connector shell 60 on it at least in part from the front.Stretch out forward basically tubulose department of assembly 12, and socket 62 is basically from the front is assembled to tubular space S between housing main body 11 and the tubulose department of assembly 12 at least in part.
Be provided with locking arm 15 at housing main body 11 sides (preferably at the top).Locking arm 15 preferably has basically the form of the long slab that extends along fore-and-aft direction (being arranged essentially parallel to the direction of the closure CD of two connector shells 10,60) on the whole, and form locking projections 16 from front end or near the front end downwards the direction of the connection circumferential surface 14 of housing main body 11 (basically towards) stretch out.Slightly after its longitudinal center, one or more and preferred a pair of side direction (left side and right side) shank 17 direction that is connected circumferential surface 14 of housing main body 11 (basically towards) from (preferred relative) side direction (left side and/or right side) edge downwards extends in locking arm 15 centre positions.The bottom of shank 17 basically be connected circumferential surface 14 and link to each other.In other words, locking arm 15 is supported on the connection circumferential surface 14 of housing main body 11 at two shank 17 places, and defines the gap that allows socket 62 to small part to enter between interior (lower) surface that connects circumferential surface 14 and locking arm 15.Though under free state, be in a kind of like this attitude that connects circumferential surface 14 (being arranged essentially parallel to the closure CD of two connector shells 10,60) that is arranged essentially parallel to, thereby take (or away from housing main body 11) acclivitous attitude but locking arm can stand a kind of like this elastic displacement, and shank 17 is as the fulcrum in the connection procedure towards the place ahead.In other words, locking arm 15 can carry out the seesaw type displacement.
Socket 62 only is inserted into locking arm 15 at least in part and connects the zone that is arranged in shank 17 front portions in gap between the circumferential surface 14, and is positioned at zone after the shank 17 in this gap as hereinafter described the spatial accommodation 18 that holds spring member 50 (as preferred biasing member) at least in part.In the lower surface of locking arm 15 (towards the surface that connects circumferential surface 14), be formed with the portion of withdrawing from 19 in the zone of spatial accommodation 18 after corresponding to shank 17,, withdraw from portion 19 and be preferably arc (for example referring to Fig. 7) when when fore-and-aft direction is observed.This curvature that withdraws from the arc of portion 19 preferably equates with the curvature of the excircle of spring member 50 basically.
Covering part 20 is served as in the first area of tubulose department of assembly 12 (preferably being essentially first zone), is used for covering locking arm 15, slide block 30 and/or spring member 50 at least in part from outside (from the top, a left side and/or right-hand).The slide block space 21 that is used for holding at least in part slide block 30 is served as in the space of locking arm 15 tops in the inner space of covering part 20.In each inner surface of slide block space 21 sidewalls (left side wall and right side wall), form basically along what fore-and-aft direction (or basically along closure CD) extended and be essentially straight gathering sill, and outside slide block space 21, be formed with a pair of side direction (left side and right side) acceptance division 23 on (top) surface.Antetheca 24 is formed at the front end in slide block space 21, and preceding stopper section 25 is served as in the rear end of the upper plate in formation slide block space 21.In addition, be formed with one or more and be preferably one and half locking projections 26 in side direction (left side and the right side) edge that connects circumferential surface 14.Half locking projections 26 forms like this, and when the power that applies to it surpassed specific (predetermined or can be scheduled to) power, lock function was disengaged.
Slide block 30 is made by for example synthetic resin and is comprised preferably basically on the whole along the long narrow rectangular slab form of fore-and-aft direction (or basically along closure CD), and spring clamping part 32 links to each other with the rear end of main part 31 basically.Main part 31 is fixing at least in part maybe can be fixed in first connector shell 10, and its plate surface is along parallel with locking arm 15 basically direction (horizontal direction or parallel with closure CD basically direction) orientation.On (preferably relative) side direction (left side and/or right side) surface of main part 31, form one or more and be preferably a pair of basically along the long narrow guiding rib 33 of fore-and-aft direction; The side direction of main part 31 (on) be formed with one or more on the surface and be preferably a pair of side direction (left side and/or right side) clamping projection 34; And at the front end of main part 31 or inwardly be formed with near it basically or the movement limiting portion 35 that stretches out downwards.Can stand this portion that unlocks 36 of tilting of moving thereby near the rear end of main part 31 or rear end, be formed with respect to main part 31 elasticity.
Spring clamping part 32 comprises one or more and is preferably a pair of thick sidewall 37, sidewall 37 inwardly or downwards extends near the rear end of main part 31 or the rear end, frame section 38 preferably is essentially U-shaped and further extends forward from the front end of relative sidewall 37 in front view, and rear wall 39 connects the rear end of sidewalls 37.Have open bottom end and serve as the spring receptacle 40 that is used to hold spring member 50 by the space that relative sidewall 37, frame section 38 and rear wall 39 center on.Spring receptacle 40 is at side direction (upside and bottom side) lateral opening, and the inner surface of Zuo Bi and right wall preferably have withdraw from the substantially the same curvature of portion 19 with locking arm 15 arc and when slide block 30 is assembled in first connector shell 10 basically with to withdraw from portion 19 concentric.Between spring receptacle 40 and releasing sticking department 36, form the perforative space 41 that penetrates along fore-and-aft direction (or basically along closure CD) basically.Spring clamping part 32 also is formed with one or more and is preferably a pair of side direction (left side and/or right side) half locking plate 42 of the cantilevered fashion of extension forward.
At least one spring member 50 and at least one spring receive main body 51 and are contained at least in part in the spring receptacle 40.Spring member 50 is compression disc spring and contact with rear wall 39 or can contact with rear wall 39 from the front preferably, and its longitudinal axis is basically along fore-and-aft direction (being arranged essentially parallel to the direction of the moving direction MD of the closure CD of two connector shells 10,60 and/or slide block 30) orientation.Spring receives main body 51 and comprises assembling/clamping part 52, assembling/clamping part 52 is connected to and preferably is assembled at least in part the leading section of spring member 50 from the front, widen wall 53 and be formed at the front end place of assembling/clamping part 52 and have the external diameter bigger than assembling/clamping part 52, but and belling play 54 from the side direction part of the front end face of widening wall 53 and preferably stretch out forward basically from the first half basically.Form belling in the front surface of wall 53 and play 54 zone and serve as contact surface 55 but widen, contact surface 55 can contact or can contact with it with the antetheca 43 of frame section 38 from behind basically.At this moment, spring member 50 elastic compression in a longitudinal direction preferably.Although should be appreciated that in the present embodiment the spring member 50 as preferred biasing member is disc springs, also can use any other biasing member according to the present invention, for example elastomer block (for example by rubber etc. make).
Second connector shell 60 is made by for example synthetic resin and is comprised the terminal clamping part 61 that is used for the one or more convex terminal joints 65 of clamping that is essentially block and from terminal clamping part 61 basically forward or the socket 62 that stretches out along closure CD.The one or more fins 66 that are positioned at the front end of each convex terminal joint 65 stretch out forward and are centered on by socket 62 at least in part from the front end face of terminal clamping part 61.Press section 63 is served as in the forward position of socket 62 (the preferably side direction in forward position or upper end), and locking projection 64 is formed on the outer surface (being preferably upper surface) of socket 62.
Next the function of this embodiment will be described.
The slide block 30 that the spring that preferably has spring member 50 and be assembled together with it receives main body 51 preferably is assembled to the slide block space 21 from the back of first connector shell 10 basically.In case assembling, one or more guiding ribs 33 are assembled in separately one or more gathering sills 22 at least in part, and the part of slide block 30 that is arranged in shank 17 back of locking arm 15 is inserted perforative space 41.When slide block 30 is pushed to the initial position of forefront, the front end face of portion 36 of unlocking just is pressed against on the preceding stopper section 25 of tubulose department of assembly 12 basically, thereby slide block 30 is stoped in its front position, and half locking plate 42 engages in case limited slip block 30 returns backward with half locking projections 26.Therefore, slide block 30 just is clamped in initial position IP upward (Fig. 2) basically.
When slide block is clamped among the initial position IP, spring receptacle 40, spring member 50 and spring receive main body 51 at least in part or can be received in the spatial accommodation 18 at least in part, the upper opening of its medi-spring receptacle 40 is covered by the zone that forms the portion of withdrawing from 19 in the locking arm 15 at least in part, and its bottom opening be positioned in the external peripheral surface by housing main body 11 at least in part before the area closes of retainer 13 back.When locking arm 15 basically not during strain, will be outside lower surface that withdraws from portion 19 and spring member 50 (on) be defined for the gap that the angular displacements that allows locking arm 15 discharges between the surface.
Locking arm 15 strain not basically because locking arm 15 is positioned at than the main part 31 lower or more inside positions of slide block 30, thus slide block 30 backward (towards the detection position) slide.Similarly, at locking arm 15 basically not during strain, the lower surface of the portion that unlocks 36 of slide block 30 just with the rear end of locking arm 15 outer (on) surface contact or relative with it basically (or towards it) and have small gap therebetween.
Under this state, first and second connector shells 10,60 are connected or can be connected.In case connect, the socket 62 of second connector shell 60 just is assembled among the tubular space S of first connector shell 10 at least in part.When socket 62 assembling, but just playing 54 front end face with belling that spring receives main body 51 basically, the press section 63 that is positioned at socket 62 front end places contacts, as shown in Figure 2.In the time of on locking projections 16 moves to locking projection 64, locking arm 15 preferably almost tilts or deflection simultaneously, thereby outwards or upwards (or away from the socket 62 that inserts at least in part in the housing main body 11) drives its front portion (referring to Fig. 3), by this front end of locking arm 15 just basically internally and/or the back engage with the mobile portion 35 that prevents of slide block 30 front ends basically.This joint can lock or anti-limited slip block 30 (towards detection position DP) slip backward provisionally.At this moment, the part of spring member 50 (upper end) enters in the portion of withdrawing from 19.
After this, when two connector shells 10,60 connected, the spring that is promoted by socket 62 received main body 51 and moves backward, and locking arm 15 can prevent that limited slip block 30 moves backward, as shown in Figure 3.Therefore, spring member 50 will elastic compression and can accumulate a kind of like this biasing force along fore-and-aft direction (or basically along closure CD) extension spring member 50 in spring member 50.This biasing force serve as with respect to first connector shell 10 backward (detaching direction) promote the power of second connector shell 60, and serve as power simultaneously with respect to two connector shells, 10,60 rear sides (towards detection position DP) extruding slide block 30 towards first connector shell 10.
When two connector shells 10,60 suitably connected, locking projections 16 was through locking projections 64, and as shown in Figure 4, locking arm 15 recovers elasticity at least in part by this, thereby locking projections 16 is engaged with locking projection 64.Therefore, two connector shells 10,60 just are locked in their connection status.Because locking arm 15 recovers elasticity at least in part, so locking arm 15 breaks away from the portion 35 that prevents that moves.Then, half locking plate 42 and half locking projections 26 break away from each other by the biasing force (this power is above being applied on half locking plate 42 to discharge specific (being scheduled to maybe can be scheduled to) power of its lock function) of accumulation in the spring member 50.Can detect two connector shells 10,60 by slide block 30 to moving of detection position DP and arrive suitable connection status.
With above different be, if stop the attended operation of two connector shells 10,60 halfway, spring receives main body 51 and will promote socket 62 backward by the biasing force of accumulation in the elastic compression spring member 50 so, as shown in Figure 3, two connector shells 10,60 separate with regard to being forced to each other owing to the biasing force of accumulation by this.Can detect the state that two connector shell 10,60 no shows suitably connect by the disengaging movement of two connector shells 10,60.
Separating two connector shells suitably connecting at 10,60 o'clock, slide block 30 is with regard to the initial position IP that slides into the front and elastic compression spring member 50, and the portion 36 that unlocks is pushed downwards in this position.Then, the rear end of locking arm 15 is just by the portion of unlocking 36 extruding downwards and locking arm 15 projection 64 that tilts so that locking projections 16 goes out of lock.The projection 64 in case locking projections 16 goes out of lock, when slide block 30 slides into initial position IP and goes up two connector shells 10,60 just by spring member 50 in the biasing force of accumulation be forced to separation.
As mentioned above, according to this embodiment, the space S that is used to allow socket 62 to the small part of second connector shell 60 to enter just is defined between the connection circumferential surface 14 and locking arm 15 of first connector shell 10, outside the space S that limits between the connection circumferential surface 14 of first connector shell 10 and the locking arm 15, the spatial accommodation 18 that holds spring member 50 is at least in part served as in the zone that socket 62 can not enter wherein.This spatial accommodation 18 is blind areas, because socket 62 can't enter this space.Because spring member 50 is contained in the blind area by this way at least in part, so do not need to be specifically designed to the space of arranging spring member 50.Therefore, connector on the whole just can miniaturization.
Locking arm 15 can stand can to move along the direction that is connected circumferential surface 14 towards first connector shell 10 in the connection procedure of two connector shells 10,60 with spatial accommodation 18 corresponding zones on seesaw shape strain and the locking arm 15.In this embodiment, the portion that withdraws from 19 that is used for holding the part of spring member 50 is formed on locking arm 15 basically in the surface of spatial accommodation 18.Be formed in the locking arm 15 in the surface of spatial accommodation 18 in this mode because withdraw from portion 19, thus can advantageously guarantee the spatial accommodation 18 of large volume, even when spatial accommodation 18 diminishes owing to locking arm 15 strains.Therefore, spring member 50 can strengthen, and this can improve the reliability of joint detection function conversely again.
Therefore, for making the connector miniaturization, the space S that is used to allow socket 62 to the small part of second connector shell 60 to enter just is defined between the connection circumferential surface 14 and locking arm 15 of first connector shell 10.Outside the connection circumferential surface 14 and the space S between the locking arm 15 of first connector shell 10, the zone (spatial accommodation 18) that socket 62 can not enter wherein is blind area S.Spring member 50 as preferred biasing member is received among the S of this blind area at least in part.Therefore, do not need to be specifically designed to the space of arranging spring member 50, and connector on the whole can miniaturization.
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The present invention is not limited to the embodiment that above describes and show.For example, the following example is also included within the technical scope of the present invention that is defined by the claims.Except the following example, can also make different variations and do not break away from the scope and spirit of the present invention that are defined by the claims.
(1) though only be provided with a spring member in the above-described embodiments, a plurality of spring members can be set according to the present invention.
(2) though withdraw from portion towards the zone of spatial accommodation is recessed partly with formation in the locking arm in the aforementioned embodiment, the recessed portion that withdraws from this part can be set according to the present invention.
(3) though in the aforementioned embodiment the portion of withdrawing from have arcuate cross-section, it can have ellipse, oblong, rectangle, the trapezoidal or triangular cross section that is different from arcuate cross-section.
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10.. first connector shell (connector shell)
14.. connection circumferential surface
15.. locking arm
18.. spatial accommodation
19.. withdraw from section
30.. slide block (mobile member)
50.. spring member (biasing member)
60.. second connector shell (the device shell is connected)
62.. socket
S.. space

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1. connector comprises:
Connector shell (10), described connector shell (10) can be connected with the matching connector shell (60) of matching connector,
Locking arm (15), described locking arm (15) be arranged among the connector shell (10) or on and can engage with matching connector shell (60), thereby two connector shells (10,60) are locked in state that their suitably connect,
Mobile member (30), described mobile member (30) be arranged among the connector shell (10) or on and can between initial position (IP) and detection position (DP), move,
At least one biasing member (50), described biasing member (50) be arranged among the connector shell (10) or on, be used to accumulate biasing force with two connector shells (10,60) when connecting towards the detection position (DP) bias voltage mobile member (30),
At least one spring receives main body (51), and described spring receives main body (51) and comprising: be connected to the assembling/clamping part (52) the leading section of spring member (50) from the front; Be formed at the front end place of assembling/clamping part (52) and have and widen wall (53) than the bigger external diameter of assembling/clamping part (52); And from widening wall (53) but the belling (54) that partly stretches out of the side direction of front end face,
It is characterized in that:
When two connector shells (10,60) when connecting, locking arm (15) place primary importance with mobile member (30) is clamped in initial position (IP) and goes up or initial position (IP) near,
When two connector shells (10,60) arrived suitable connection status, locking arm (15) places the second place, and (DP) moved or moves to detection position (DP) towards the detection position with mobile member with the biasing force by biasing member (50),
Between the connection circumferential surface (14) of connector shell (10) and locking arm (15), be limited be used to allow matching connector shell (60) socket (62) to the space (S) that small part enters, and
Outside the connection circumferential surface (14) of connector shell (10) and the space (S, 18) between the locking arm (15), the spatial accommodation (18) that is used for holding at least in part biasing member (50) is served as in the zone (18) that socket (62) can not insert wherein.
2. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, when being positioned at primary importance, and locking arm (15) strain.
3. as each described connector in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that when being positioned at the second place, locking arm (15) recovers elasticity at least in part.
4. as each described connector among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that locking arm (15) can stand seesaw shape strain.
5. as each described connector among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that, in the connection procedure of two connector shells (10,60), move along the direction that is connected circumferential surface (14) with the corresponding zone of spatial accommodation (18) in the locking arm (15) towards connector shell (10).
6. as each described connector among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that, be formed with the portion that withdraws from (19) of the part that can hold biasing member (50) in the locking arm (15) at least in part basically in the surface of spatial accommodation (18).
7. as each described connector among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that, mobile member (30) is clamped in initial position (IP) by half latch-up structure (42,26), to prevent that (DP) moves or move to detection position (DP) mobile member (30) towards the detection position, removes nonspecific or bigger power and is applied on the mobile member (30).
8. as each described connector among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that when mobile member (30) was positioned at initial position (IP), biasing member (50) comprised the biasing force of accumulation therein.
9. as each described connector among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that, in case two connector shells (10,60) connect, mobile member (30) promotes along closure (CD) at least by the joint of the socket (62) of matching connector shell (60).
10. a connector assembly comprises as each described connector with first connector shell (10) in the above-mentioned claim, and comprises the matching connector with second connector shell (60) that can be connected with first connector shell (10).
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