Connector with at least one detector

摘要

A detector (60) is supported on a lock arm (15) of the housing (10) movably between a standby position and a detection position. The detector (60) includes restricting portions (69) and the housing (10) include escaping portions (28). The escaping portions (28) extend in a direction intersecting a connecting direction, and the restricting portions (69) are inserted therein when the detector (60) is inclined in a connecting process and brought into contact with a wall surface facing in a moving direction of the detector (60) to prevent the detector (60) from reaching the detection position while being kept in an inclined state when the detector (60) moves from the standby position toward the detection position.

主权项

1. A connector, comprising:
a housing configured for connection to a mating housing along a connecting direction and including at least one deflectable lock arm, side walls extending in the connecting direction at opposite respective sides of the lock arm, guide grooves formed in opposed facing surfaces of the side walls and extending in the connecting direction, and an escaping recess formed in each side wall and extending up from the respective guide groove in a direction intersecting the connecting direction; and at least one detector movable substantially in a connecting direction from a standby position to a detection position in a state supported on the lock arm, restricting portions projecting from opposite sides of the detector and slidably engaged in the guide grooves of the side walls, the restricting portions being configured to fit respectively in the escaping recesses, wherein: the lock arm is deflected and deformed and the detector is kept at the standby position in a state inclined with respect to the connecting direction in the process of connecting the housing to the mating housing; the lock arm is displaced in a return direction to hold the mating housing in a connected state and the detector is allowed to move to the detection position as the housing is connected properly to the mating housing; and the restricting portions are inserted respectively in the escaping recesses when the detector is inclined in a connecting process and configured to prevent the detector from reaching the detection position while being kept in an inclined state by causing the restricting portions to contact a wall surface substantially facing in a moving direction of the detector when the detector moves from the standby position to the detection position.