COUPLING

摘要

Provided is a coupling which can be simply assembled and has operability improved so as to be easily used even in a location which is so narrow as to be severely interfered with by the surroundings, such as an engine room of a vehicle. The coupling comprises a male connector having a stop recess formed on an outer circumferential surface of a front end, a female connector having a head portion to which the male connector is inserted in an axial direction, and coupled to the male connector, and a fixing clip detachably coupled to the female connector, at least a portion thereof protruding to the interior of the female connector being inserted into the stop recess of the mail connector to fix the mail connector. The fixing clip includes a band formed to surround an outer circumferential surface of the female connector and elastically deformed along a plane of the female connector in a transverse direction such that both front ends thereof are opened. At least a portion of the band forms a locking unit protruding to the interior of the female connector through a slit formed in the female connector so as to be inserted into a stop recess of the male connector. A coupling recess connected to the slit along the outer circumferential surface of the male connector is formed and the band is insertedly mounted in the coupling recess. A front end portion of one side of the band protrudes outwardly from the female connector to form a handle, and a front end portion of the other side of the band is caught by a step formed in the coupling recess to form the center of rotation of the band when the handle is pulled outwardly.