Connector with force multiplying mechanism and connector assembly provided therewith

摘要

A slider (19) to be slid by rotating a lever (20) is mounted in a first lever-side connector (L1). The slider (19) is held at an initial position where cam followers (17) provided on the first lever-side connector (L1) can be received into cam grooves (29). When the slider (19) is at the initial position, a part of the slider (19) projects out from the connector. Lever plates (20A) of the lever (20) are so configured that protecting edge portions (38) formed on parts of side edges of the lever plates (20A) are located substantially at the same position as or behind a projecting end part of the slider (19) when the slider (19) is at the initial position. Further, the protecting edge portions (38) are located closer in distance to rotary shafts (34) than an operating portion (20B).

主权项

1. A connector with a force multiplying mechanism to be connected to a mating connector based on a force multiplying action, comprising:
a housing; a slider to be mounted slidably in a direction intersecting a connecting direction through a side surface of the housing and formed with at least one cam groove engageable with at least one cam follower on the mating connector (F1); and a lever including an operating portion on one end and displaceably mounted on the housing while being interlockingly coupled to the slider; wherein: the slider is movable with respect to the housing between a movement start position where the cam follower is received in the cam groove while the slider projects back in a mounting direction thereof and a movement end position reached by inserting the slider deeper into the housing from the movement start position to properly connect the connector with the mating connector; at least one of the slider and the lever includes a lock that holds the slider at the movement start position by being locked to the housing, but is releasable from a locking state to the housing by displacing the lever; a part of the lever located at substantially the same height as a projecting end part of the slider from the housing when the slider is at the movement start position serves as a protecting edge located substantially at the same position as or behind the projecting end part in the mounting direction of the slider.