CN1694311A - Lock structure, connector and locking method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The objective is to provide secure reliability of a lock in a lock structure of a retainer for a connector housing. A retainer is provided with a front wall 71 disposed facing a front surface of a housing main body 20 and a locking part 72 which can be locked in a fall-off prevention state of a female terminal fitting T in the housing main body 20 in a row in the front wall 71. A lock part 45 is formed in the front surface of the housing main body 20. In the front wall part 71 of the retainer 70, a lock receiving part 78 which is deformed during the retainer 70 is moving and mounted by the lock part 45 and elastically recovers to be locked by the lock part 45 when the locking part 72 reaches the lock position is provided being exposed in the front.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind of latch-up structure that is used for lock connector shell clamper, also relate to a kind of connector and a kind of locking means that is used to lock clamper that are provided with therewith.
For example from EP 0678937A1, can know a kind of connector that is provided with clamper.This connector is equipped with one can insert the housing section that cavity wherein forms by a plurality of clamped nipples, this clamper is installed in the housing section and in part latched position and movable between the latched position fully, wherein allow clamped nipple to insert housing section and recall from housing section at part latched position clamper, and latched position clamper fully with regard to clamping this clamped nipple.
Be provided with a plurality of ribs on the inner circumferential surface of end accommodation section, and formed a plurality of projections on clamper, this clamper is clamped on part latched position or the complete latched position by the joint of projection and rib.When clamper was mobile between part latched position and complete latched position, projection moved the strain of crossing rib simultaneous clamper.
In said circumstances, anchor clamps are inaccessible to be put than deep-seated because the latch-up structure of realizing by projection and rib is arranged on, so the operator need push clamper to the part latched position when making the front surface portion that grasps clamper, for example when latched position discharges clamper fully.This can cause following problem, promptly needs sizable operating physical force to increase operation load, and owing to projection and rib when promoting clamper have been subjected to wearing and tearing, can not guarantee enough locking reliability problems so also exist.
Designed the present invention in view of the above problems, and an one purpose is to guarantee to lock reliability.
According to the present invention, this purpose is to realize by the feature in the independent claims.The preferred embodiments of the present invention are themes of dependent claims.
According to the present invention, a kind of latch-up structure that is used for clamper is provided, it is provided with the front wall portion that is arranged to basically in the face of the part of at least a portion of front surface or connector shell, also be provided with at least one sticking department, this at least one sticking department (directly or indirectly) is connected on this front wall portion and inserts in this connector shell to be locked to small part to small part and inserts at least one clamped nipple in this connector shell, the latched position that basically along the moving of connector shell front surface reach it of this sticking department by this front wall portion is to lock this clamped nipple, wherein:
At least one sticking department is arranged on one of the front surface of connector shell or front wall portion, and
At least one junction surface is arranged on in connector shell front surface or the front wall portion another, wherein it moves on on the sticking department when the junction surface between the moving period at clamper strain takes place, and when sticking department arrives its latched position basically, the junction surface to the small part elastic return to engage sticking department.
Because at least one sticking department is arranged among both one of connector shell front surface or front wall portion, and the junction surface is arranged on connector shell front surface or front wall portion among both on another, wherein strain takes place and moves on the sticking department in this junction surface between the moving period of clamper, and when sticking department arrives its latched position basically, this junction surface to the small part elastic return to engage sticking department, so, when sticking department is positioned at its latched position and make the junction surface that strain takes place in this state, can easily cancel the locking that is obtained by junction surface and sticking department by release clip is engaged from the front with the junction surface.Therefore, can reduce operation load, and the wearing and tearing that can reduce junction surface and sticking department are to guarantee good locking reliability.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the junction surface has a lock hole, the sticking department preferred fit is advanced this lock hole when sticking department arrives its latched position basically, and most preferably can rely on vision to confirm the engagement state at this sticking department and this junction surface from the outside by this lock hole.
In addition, because the engagement state at sticking department and junction surface can be confirmed by vision from the outside by lock hole therefore can be easy to and detect reliably whether reached engagement state.
Preferred this junction surface is the form of cantilever.
In addition, preferred fixture engages with the free end side at junction surface, and comprises that at least one disengaging portion, this disengaging portion are used for by to small part self being inserted into or pushing or inserts sticking department and junction surface being broken away from.
Most preferably, disengaging portion is formed by the disengaging guiding surface that is used for guide engagement portion generation strain.
Because the disengaging portion of these anchor clamps is formed by the disengaging guiding surface that is used for guide engagement portion generation strain, so can be by inserting these anchor clamps and carry out releasing operation smoothly along breaking away from guiding surface.
According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, clamper is equipped with preferably from rearwardly projecting at least one sidewall of front wall portion, and wherein this sidewall is to an end face of small part covering connector shell.
Preferred connector shell comprises a socket to small part around connector shell, wherein sidewall is faced a corresponding inner surface of this socket basically, and basically forward and at least one positioning rib of extending back preferably is arranged on the outer surface of sidewall and fit at least one each the detent to small part, this detent is formed at socket when clamper is arranged in primary importance.
According to the present invention, also be provided with a connector, it comprises:
Connector shell and
A kind of clamper and a kind of sticking department, wherein this clamper being provided with is arranged to face basically the front wall portion of at least a portion front surface of connector shell, this sticking department is connected on this front wall portion and can inserts in this connector shell to be locked to small part to small part and insert at least one clamped nipple in this connector shell
This connector also comprises according to the present invention or a kind of latch-up structure of an one preferred embodiment.
According to the present invention, also be provided with and a kind ofly be used to lock clamper and particularly use method according to latch-up structure of the present invention, this method may further comprise the steps:
The front wall portion of clamper is arranged to basically at least a portion in the face of the connector shell front surface,
Sticking department to the small part that is connected to the clamper on the front wall portion is inserted connector shell to be locked to a clamped nipple in the small part insertion connector shell, wherein the sticking department latched position that arrives it along moving of connector shell front surface basically by front wall portion to be locking this clamped nipple, and
By on any in the two of the front surface of connector shell and front wall portion, providing at least one sticking department locking clamper, and
When the junction surface when strain takes place between moving period in clamper, at least one junction surface is moved on the sticking department, and when sticking department arrives its latched position, the junction surface to the small part elastic return engaging sticking department, the junction surface is arranged on connector shell and front wall portion another front surface in the two.
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By reading the following the detailed description and the accompanying drawings of preferred embodiment, these and other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage will become more apparent.Be described separately although should be appreciated that embodiment, the single feature of these embodiment can be incorporated among the additional embodiment.
Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram of connector according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the front view of connector when clamper is positioned at the part latched position;
Fig. 3 is the front view of connector when clamper is positioned at complete latched position;
Fig. 4 is the cutaway view along the line A-A of Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view that the line B-B in Fig. 3 cuts open;
The cutaway view of Fig. 6 demonstrates the state that has assembled short-circuiting terminal;
Fig. 7 is the amplification view of major part, has shown the state of the disengaging portion of anchor clamps with the junction surface joint;
Fig. 8 is the amplification view of major part, has shown the state of the disengaging portion of anchor clamps with the junction surface disengaging;
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view corresponding to Fig. 7, has shown an example that is used for comparison;
Figure 10 is the front view of clamper;
Figure 11 is the plane graph of clamper; And
Figure 12 is the end view of clamper.
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Now with reference to Fig. 1 to 12 a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described.In this embodiment, shown a negative water-proof connector 10, it comprises that use is one or more, be preferably the housing main body 20 (as a kind of preferred connector shell) that a plurality of cavitys 21 form, its cavity 21 is used for holding to small part and is fixed to the one or more corresponding female terminal fitting T (as preferred clamped nipple) that maybe will be fixed on one or more respective wire 50 ends, negative water-proof connector 10 also comprises socket 30, and it is arranged to small part around housing main body 20.Socket (not shown) to the small part of supporting male housing is assemblied between socket 30 and the housing main body 20, and provides sealing by containment member 60.In addition, so-called side formula clamper 70 preferably the front, installation site of containment member 60 or near assembling or be assembled in the housing main body 20 to small part.Connector 20 is called the front side in the following description with the connection side of unshowned mating connector.
Housing main body 20 for example uses synthetic resin to make block shape substantially, and (preferably when observing in a longitudinal direction basically) but preferably can be divided into first shell 40 of inside installing holder 70 at least and be arranged in second shell 80 of first shell, 40 back.First shell 40 preferably after clamper 70 fits in first shell 40 with or will be assembled together with second shell 80.
As shown in Figure 4, first shell 40 forms the front portion (preferably being essentially first half) of housing main body 20, and the front portion of cavity 21 (preferably being essentially first half) is formed in first shell 40.In this embodiment, cavity 21 is arranged on one or more layers, preferably in these three layers of first to the 3rd (upper, middle and lower) of housing main body 20.Clamper 70 preferably from side (or to be different from the direction of 0 ° or 180 °, the preferred vertical direction of direction of inserting each cavity 21 basically with clamped nipple T) be installed in first shell 40, and the choosing of the front surface quality award from the ministry of first shell 40 can partly be covered by this clamper 70 at least.In addition, first shell 40 is formed with one or more pilot holes 41, is used to allow the corresponding locking piece 81 (back will be described) of second shell 80 to enter, and is provided with one or more locking projections 42 on the wall of pilot hole 41.
In addition, as shown in Figure 6, one or more short-circuiting terminal installation portions 43 form in the front surface of first shell 40, are at least partially housed in two female terminal fitting T in the adjacent cavities 21 and are at least partially housed in short-circuiting terminal 90 short circuits in (preferably each) short-circuiting terminal installation portion 43.With before male housing is connected, keep this short-circuit condition between two clamped nipple T, to produce or may produce potential difference avoiding.When connecting with male housing, insulation prodger to the small part of male housing enters or is assemblied between female terminal fitting T and the short-circuiting terminal 90, thus the cancellation short-circuit condition.
Next, will the structure of second shell 80 be described.Second shell 80 has formed the rear portion (preferably being essentially latter half of) of housing main body 20, the rear portion of its cavity 21 (preferably being essentially latter half of) forms in that second shell 80 is inner, and is positioned at thereafter that the bottom of the socket 30 at end wall place is connected with the rear end of second shell 80.
Each female terminal fitting T is from the inserting side, preferred insert in the respective cavities 21 of housing main body 20 to small part from behind, be installed in female terminal fitting T individually and go up (preferably curling up) and/or be installed in rear portion (preferably being essentially latter half of) that rubber plug 65 on the lead 50 can be assembled to cavity 21 promptly in the cavity 21 of second shell 80.In addition, one or more bars accommodation section 31 is arranged in the transverse wall (roof and diapire) of socket 30, and two arm (not shown)s of U-shaped bar (as a kind of preferred movable part) can be at least partially housed in wherein.
Next, will the structure of clamper 70 be described.Clamper 70 is for example made by synthetic resin preferably has plate-like shape basically, and can be along laterally moving between part latched position 1P (as preferred primary importance) and complete latched position 2P (as the preferred second place), wherein on part latched position 1P, allow female terminal fitting T to insert and extract out (seeing Fig. 2 and 4), and female terminal fitting T is held (seeing Fig. 3 and 5) on complete latched position 2P.This clamper 70 is equipped with front wall portion 71, this front wall portion 71 is in and makes it face the position of the front surface (being the front surface of housing main body 20) of first shell 40 basically, also be equipped with sticking department 72, it is continuous with front wall portion 71 basically, and is clamped in (promptly on the rear portion of first shell 40) between first and second shells 40,80 to small part.
As shown in figure 10, front wall portion 71 is preferably formed to has basically and the corresponding shape and size of the front surface of first shell 40, and can move along the front surface of first shell 40.Yet, should be appreciated that front wall portion 71 can be only corresponding with a part of front surface of first shell 40.Front wall portion 71 is formed with one or more, preferred a plurality of intercommunicating pores 73 and one or more, preferred a plurality of through holes 74.When clamper 70 is positioned at complete latched position 2P (second place), intercommunicating pore 73 is communicated with the cavity 21 of housing main body 20 basically, and through hole 74 is communicated with the short-circuiting terminal installation portion 43 of first shell 40 basically, thereby allows insulation prodger to small part the past face of male housing to penetrate front wall portion 71.The front end face that should be pointed out that front wall portion 71 preferably is located substantially on the identical face with the plane of the opening of socket 70.Yet socket 70 also can be long or shorter in a longitudinal direction, thereby be not positioned on the substantially the same plane with the front surface of front wall portion 71.
On the other hand, (preferably each) sticking department 72 is connected with the rear end face of front wall portion 71, and is outstanding backward basically, and has one or more locking projections 75, these locking projections 75 can engage with the claw T2 of corresponding female terminal fitting T, and are arranged on its jag shown in Fig. 5 and 12.When clamper 70 is positioned at part latched position 1P (primary importance), locking projection 75 is in the standby position withdrawal in the outside, side of cavity 21, and when clamper 70 arrives complete latched position 2P (second place), locking projection 75 to small part enters cavity 21 and arrives their latched position, and they engage with the claw T2 of female terminal fitting T on this latched position.
In addition, clamper 70 is equipped with sidewall 76, and as shown in figure 12, sidewall 76 is preferably outstanding backward from ends of front wall portion 71, and when to side of small part covering first shell 40, this sidewall 76 is the respective inner surfaces of faces socket 30 basically.Basically be arranged on the outer surface of sidewall 76 with the positioning rib 77 that extends back forward, and when clamper 70 is positioned at part latched position 1P (primary importance, see Fig. 2) time, during it can be assembled to detent 32 in the inner surface that is formed at socket 30 to small part.
The front wall portion 71 of clamper 70 is equipped with one or more junction surfaces 78, this junction surface 78 be exposed to the outside and can with one or more corresponding sticking department 45 resilient engagement that are arranged on first shell, 40 front surfaces.Junction surface 78 preferably hangs at in-plane from the relative other end of the end with on being connected to sidewall 76 of front wall portion 71, and can be preferably with two (upper and lower) positions of the other end of front wall portion 71 as pedestal end generation strain.Each junction surface 78 is essentially the form of rectangular slab, and inner formation (preferably being essentially rectangle) lock hole 79, thereby integral body is U-shaped.Lock hole 79 is communicated with corresponding through hole 74 basically.Be communicated with by this, just reduced the rigidity of the pedestal end side surface at junction surface 78, thereby made the strain at junction surface 78 more level and smooth.On the other hand, shown in Fig. 2 and 3, each sticking department 45 is essentially the form of rectangular column, and the outer transverse edge of corresponding outermost short-circuiting terminal installation portion 43 is outstanding forward from the front surface of first shell 40.A side of each sticking department 45 is as the part that can contact with the free end of re-spective engagement portion 78 locking or first surface 45A, and other side of sticking department 45 is as the locking fully or the second surface 45B that can touch with the side edge of the lock hole 79 of re-spective engagement portion 78.
When clamper 70 is positioned at part locking or primary importance 1P, the transverse edge or the edge part of front wall portion 71 contact with the inner surface of socket 30 basically, and contact with the part locking surface 45A of sticking department 45 basically at other transverse edge of front wall portion 71 or the free end at the junction surface 78 on the edge part, the result, when front wall portion 71 is clamped between socket 30 and the sticking department 45, is constrained to and moves in the opposite direction with respect to the direction of motion of first connector shell 40 along Width or along clamper 70 with regard to the motion that makes front wall portion 71.When front wall portion 71 is produced when mobile by part locking or primary importance 1P along the front surface of first shell 40, junction surface 78 moves on on the corresponding sticking department 45 strain takes place simultaneously.When front wall portion 71 was moved further, junction surface 78 just moved past sticking department 45 and to small part elastic return (preferably return to basically their initial condition), and sticking department 45 to small part fits into (see figure 3) in the lock hole 79 at junction surface 78 subsequently.This lock operation is carried out basically simultaneously at one or more optimum seeking sites in each junction surface 78 on upper and lower two positions.
Next, will the function of this embodiment be described.At first, clamper 70 (becomes to be different from the direction at 0 ° or 180 ° angle with the direction that one or more clamped nipple T insert each cavity 21 at moving direction, preferably be substantially perpendicular to its direction) be installed to first shell 40 from outer transverse side to small part, stay or be positioned at part locking or primary importance 1P.Then, first shell 40 and second shell 80 are assembled into to the small part formation or form housing main body 20 from the front.Subsequently, preferred predetermined fixed is inserted in each cavity 21 of housing main body 20 to small part to the one or more female terminal fitting T on the end of lead 50.After small part is inserted their suitable basically insertion positions, be positioned at clamper 70 on part locking or the primary importance 1P at all female terminal fitting T to locking or second place 2P move fully.For mobile clamper 70, preferably the front surface of front wall portion 71 is pressed to housing main body 20, and front wall portion 71 slides to locking or second place 2P fully along the front surface of housing main body 20 basically by hand.When clamper 70 arrives locking fully or second place 2P, one or more locking projections 75 of clamper 70 engage with the one or more corresponding claw T2 of female terminal fitting T, preventing that female terminal fitting T from coming out, and each sticking department 45 resilient engagement of one or more junction surfaces 78 of clamper 70 and housing main body 20 are to prevent that clamper 70 is to part locking or primary importance 1P motion.
For locking fully or second place 2P release clamper 70, used release clip 100 as shown in Figure 1.These anchor clamps 100 move along the front surface of clamper 70 basically, and be provided with one or more disengaging portion 101 at a transverse edge or edge part, this disengaging portion 101 is used for by being inserted into each junction surface 78 and/or sticking department 45 are broken away to each other from (outside preferred) transverse side.As shown in Figure 7, preferably each disengaging portion 101 comprises obtuse angle or the protuberance 102 that points to the front side with respect to the moving direction MD of anchor clamps 100, and each disengaging portion 101 can carve oneself them between junction surface 78 and sticking department 45 from this obtuse angle portion 102.
At this, anchor clamps 100 are preferably relative with clamper 70 from the front, and it just can cover clamper 70 to small part like this, and the obtuse angle portion 102 of disengaging portion 101 or can be between the front surface of junction surface 78 and housing main body 20 (see figure 7).In this state, anchor clamps 100 move (being used for locking of clamper 70 targeting parts or primary importance 1P) along the front surface of clamper 70 on direction MD.Then, the bight of housing main body 20 is along side 103 slippages of each obtuse angle portion 102, and this sliding motion causes each disengaging portion 101 of anchor clamps 100 tiltedly displacement that turns forward.Because each disengaging portion 101 shifts forward obliquely, the free end at the junction surface of being caught by obtuse angle or protuberance 102 78 is dug forward or has been produced distortion breaking away from the direction, and junction surface 78 and sticking department 45 break away from (see figure 8) each other as a result.During this period, the effect of the side 103 of obtuse angle or protuberance 102 is, when anchor clamps 100 when moving direction MD moves, serve as the disengaging guiding surface that strains take place at guiding junction surface 78.If the front end of disengaging portion 101 is an acute angle, this acute angle front end just may scrape the free end at junction surface 78, and this will hinder lock out action (example as a comparison has been shown among Fig. 9).Yet,, can carry out releasing operation smoothly and don't can hinder lock out action because smoothly self is inserted between one or more junction surfaces 78 and the sticking department 45 according to present embodiment disengaging portion 101.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, the junction surface of elastically deformable 78 be arranged on the front surface of front wall portion 71 of clamper 70 with exposing or near.Therefore, when clamper 70 is positioned at locking fully or second place 2P, release clip 100 can with junction surface 78 basically from the front or the front side engage, and junction surface 78 and sticking department 45 can come from breaking away from each other by the strain at junction surface 78 in this state.In other words, be possible because discharge by anchor clamps 100, thus can reduce the load of operation, and the wearing and tearing that can reduce junction surface 78 and sticking department 45 are to guarantee good locking reliability.
In addition, because the engagement state of junction surface 78 and sticking department 45 can confirm that therefore whether having reached lock-out state can detect at an easy rate by lock hole 79 by vision from the outside.
Therefore, for guaranteeing good locking reliability, clamper is provided with the front wall portion 71 that is arranged to face basically at least a portion of housing main body 20 front surfaces, and one or more sticking department 72, this sticking department 72 is connected on the front wall portion 71 and same clamped nipple (preferred female terminal fitting T) engages to prevent that (feminine gender) clamped nipple T from coming out in housing main body 20.One or more corresponding sticking departments 45 be arranged on the front surface of housing main body 20 or near, and one or more junction surfaces 78 expose ground (for example from the front can near and/or as seen) be arranged on the front surface of clamper 70 front wall portions 71, wherein when clamper between 70 moving periods strain takes place, move on each sticking department 45 at junction surface 78 when junction surface 78, thereby and when sticking department 72 arrives their latched position junction surface 78 to small part elastic return engage sticking department 45.
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The present invention is not limited to foregoing description and illustrated embodiment.For example, following examples are also contained in the technical scope that the present invention defines by claim.Except following embodiment, can not break away from the scope and spirit of the present invention that claim defines and carry out various changes.
(1) though in the aforementioned embodiment, the junction surface is arranged on the end or the afterbody of clamper front wall portion, and sticking department is arranged on the end or the afterbody of housing main body front surface, but according to the present invention, even the junction surface is arranged on the centre of clamper front wall portion or is positioned on the middle part, and sticking department is arranged on the centre or the middle part of housing main body front surface, and this also is fine.
(2) in the aforementioned embodiment, sticking department is arranged on the front surface of housing main body and the junction surface is arranged on the front wall portion of clamper.On the contrary, according to the present invention, sticking department also can be arranged on the front surface place that on the clamper front wall portion and junction surface also can be arranged on housing main body.
(3) though shown the connector that is provided with socket in the aforementioned embodiment, the present invention also is widely applicable for side clamper formula connector.
(4) though comprise two or more snatch-disconnect connector shells connected to one another that are suitable for according to the connector of above preferred embodiment, the present invention also is suitable for having the connector of single integral body or single entry connector shell.
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10 connectors
20 housing main bodies (connector shell)
45 sticking departments
70 clampers
71 front wall portions
72 sticking departments
78 junction surfaces
79 lock holes
Claims (10)
1. latch-up structure that is used for clamper (70), this clamper (70) is provided with front wall portion (71) and sticking department (72), this front wall portion (71) is arranged to face basically at least a portion front surface of connector shell (20), this sticking department (72) is connected to that front wall portion (71) is gone up and inserts in the connector shell (20) to be locked to small part to small part and inserts at least one clamped nipple (T) in the connector shell (20), the latched position (2P) that this sticking department (72) arrives it along the motion of connector shell (20) front surface basically by front wall portion (71) is with lock terminal joint (T), it is characterized in that
At least one sticking department (45) is arranged on in the front surface of connector shell (20) and the front wall portion (71) one, and
At least one junction surface (78) is arranged on in connector shell (20) front surface and the front wall portion (71) another, wherein when clamper (70) during movement junction surface (78) strain takes place and move on the sticking department (45), and when sticking department (72) arrives its latched position (2P), junction surface (78) to the small part elastic return to engage sticking department (45).
2. latch-up structure according to claim 1, wherein junction surface (78) have a lock hole (79), and when sticking department (78) arrived its latched position (2P), sticking department (45) can fit in the lock hole (79) to small part.
3. latch-up structure according to claim 1, wherein the engagement state of sticking department (45) and junction surface (78) can pass through visual confirmation from the outside by lock hole (79).
4. according to one in the aforementioned claim or multinomial described latch-up structure, wherein junction surface (78) are the form of cantilever.
5. latch-up structure according to claim 4, wherein anchor clamps (100) can engage with the free end side of junction surface (78), and comprise that at least one is used for by self is inserted into or inserts between sticking department (45) and junction surface (78) and disengaging portion (101) that sticking department (45) and junction surface (78) are broken away to small part.
6. latch-up structure according to claim 5, wherein disengaging portion (101) is formed with the disengaging guiding surface of the strain that is used for guide engagement portion (78).
7. according to one in the aforementioned claim or multinomial described latch-up structure, wherein clamper (70) is provided with at least one preferably from the rearwardly projecting sidewall of front wall portion (71) (76), and this sidewall (76) is to a side of small part covering connector shell (20).
8. latch-up structure according to claim 7, wherein connector shell (20) comprises the socket (30) to small part around this connector shell (20), wherein this sidewall (76) is faced the respective inner surfaces of this socket (30) basically, at least one preferably is arranged on the outer surface of sidewall (76) and preferably when clamper (70) is positioned at primary importance (1P), this positioning rib (77) can partly fit at least one the corresponding detent (32) that is formed in this socket (30) at least at the positioning rib that extends on the forward and backward directions (77) basically.
9. a connector (10) comprising:
Connector shell (20) and
Clamper (70), this clamper (70) is provided with front wall portion (71) and sticking department (72), this front wall portion (71) is arranged to face basically at least a portion front surface of connector shell (20), this sticking department (72) is connected to front wall portion (71) and goes up also and can insert in the connector shell (20) to be locked at least one clamped nipple (T) in the small part insertion connector shell (20) to small part
This connector also comprises according to one in the aforementioned claim or multinomial described latch-up structure.
10. method that is used to lock clamper (70), this method may further comprise the steps:
The front wall portion (71) of clamper (70) is arranged to basically at least a portion front surface in the face of connector shell (20),
Sticking department (72) to the small part that will be connected to the clamper (70) on the front wall portion (71) is inserted in the connector shell (20) to be locked to the clamped nipple (T) in the small part insertion connector shell (20), wherein sticking department (72) latched position (2P) that arrives it along the motion of connector shell (20) front surface basically by front wall portion (71) to be locking this clamped nipple (T), and
By in the two one of connector shell (20) front surface and front wall portion (71), providing at least one sticking department (45) to lock clamper (70), and
When junction surface (78) when strain takes place between moving period in clamper (70), at least one junction surface (78) are moved on the sticking department (45), and when sticking department (72) arrives its latched position (2P), junction surface (78) to the small part elastic return engaging sticking department (45), junction surface (78) are arranged on in the two another of connector shell (20) front surface and front wall portion (71).
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