Abstract:
A detector circuit for coupled connectors is provided with one connector housing, the other connector housing and a lock confirming slider. A sensor circuit terminal and a short-circuiting terminal are oppositely arranged in respect to the one connector housing and the lock confirming slider. Springs are arranged between the terminals. The lock confirming slider is moved forward by the springs when both connector housings are completely fitted to each other. Thus, the sensor circuit terminal and the short-circuiting terminal are contacted to each other.
Abstract:
A connector apparatus having a coupling detecting function which has a highly reliable electric connection between the coupling detecting electrical contact elements. The connector apparatus includes a resilient locking arm and a cooperable engaging element provided on first and second housings, respectively. A pair of coupling detecting contact elements are disposed in a movement-permitting spacing of the first housing for the locking arm, and each has a contact portion which is displaced in response to displacement of the locking arm. A short-circuiting contact element is secured to the engaging element. When the two housings are coupled completely to each other, the coupling detecting contact elements are allowed to contact with the short-circulating element to establish an electrical connection between them. When the two housings are not coupled completely to each other, the engaging element displaces the locking arm to disengage the coupling detecting contact elements from the short-circuiting contact elements to interrupt an electrical connection between the coupling detecting contact element.
Abstract:
In an electric connector, a terminal retainer prevents accidental locking of the terminal retainer in a connector housing by requiring two locking steps. The connector housing includes a lid member with a recess which mates with a step of a window which also is provided in the connector housing. The recess mates with the step at two different positions, the first of which is a provisional locking position. At the second position, a locking arm grips the lid member, while the recess mates with the step at the second position. This is a complete locking position.
Abstract:
An electrical connector has a protective cover which moves slidably between a first position, which exposes a plurality of metal terminals to corresponding portions of a printed circuit board, and a second position, which covers the terminals. Unless the connector is inserted properly, the protective cover will cover the terminals, preventing contact with the printed circuit board. A detecting piece on a mating connector housing the printed circuit contacts moves the protective cover when the connector is inserted into the mating connector.
Abstract:
An incomplete fitting prevention connector wherein an insertion portion for a fixing bracket is provided at a female connector housing; a slide member is slidably provided on the female connector housing in abutment relation to a male connector housing inserted into the female connector housing; a retaining pawl is formed on the slider member so as to project to the insertion portion. Only when the male and female connectors are completely fitted together, the retaining portion of the slider member can be fitted relative to an engaging portion of the fixing bracket. Accordingly, the incomplete fitting between the male and female connector housing can be prevented.
Abstract:
A detector circuit for coupled connectors is provided with one connector housing, the other connector housing and a lock confirming slider. A sensor circuit terminal and a short-circuiting terminal are oppositely arranged in respect to the one connector housing and the lock confirming slider. Springs are arranged between the terminals. The lock confirming slider is moved forward by the springs when both connector housings are completely fitted to each other. Thus, the sensor circuit terminal and the short-circuiting terminal are contacted to each other.
Abstract:
A detector circuit for coupled connectors is provided with one connector housing, the other connector housing and a lock confirming slider. A sensor circuit terminal and a short-circuiting terminal are oppositely arranged in respect to the one connector housing and the lock confirming slider. Springs are arranged between the terminals. The lock confirming slider is moved forward by the springs when both connector housings are completely fitted to each other. Thus, the sensor circuit terminal and the short-circuiting terminal are contacted to each other.
Abstract:
In a rotor mechanism of a rotating electrical machine, a crimp groove is formed, in a circumferential direction, in an outer circumferential portion of any one of the end plates of a rotor shaft on an outside in the axial direction. The one end plate is located in the axial direction by an inside end of a crimp retainer in the axial direction that is ring-shaped, that covers the crimp groove of the rotor shaft to fit to the rotor shaft, that is fitted into the crimp groove of the rotor shaft by crimping an outside portion in the axial direction from an outer circumferential side and that engages with a wall surface of the crimp groove on the outside in the axial direction.
Abstract:
In a half-fitting prevention connector (31) of the invention, a fitting detection member (60) is moved to a proper-fitting detecting position in a female connector (40) before connection terminals are automatically inserted by an automatic terminal inserting machine. As a result of this movement, a rear end of the fitting detection member (60) substantially coincides with a rear end surface of the housing of the female connector (40), so that the connection terminals can be automatically inserted into terminal accommodating chambers (40a) by the automatic terminal inserting machine.
Abstract:
In a half-fitting prevention connector (31) of the invention, when a pair of connector housings (40, 50) are fitted together, a half-fitted condition of the connector housings (40, 50) is detected by determining whether or not a fitting detection member (60) on first connector housing (40) can be slid into a proper fitting detection position. The proper fitting detection position of the fitting detection member (60) is set at a position which is nearer relative to a front end of the housing than its initial position is. Therefore, by one operation for fitting the two connector housings together, with the fitting detection member held with the hand, the housing-fitting operation and the detection member-moving operation can be completed at a time. And besides, there is no need to change the positions of the fingers during this operation, and the housing-fitting operation can be effected with a reduced number of operations.