ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND SQUIB CONNECTION DEVICE

摘要

In an electrical connector, in a state in which an abutting portion of a support is abutted against a receiving face of a retainer or an inflator housing, if the connector housing is pressed toward the mating side and then released before being inserted into the retainer to a predetermined depth, the connector housing is pressed back in the counter mating direction due to restoring force generated in the support, and if the connector housing is pressed toward the mating side and inserted into the retainer to the predetermined depth, the abutting portion becomes displaced in the abutment cancelation direction so as to separate from the receiving face, and thus the connector housing is inserted into the retainer to the predetermined depth or more so as to be mated to the retainer, and electrical terminals become connected to squib terminals. Also, a squib connection device includes this electrical connector.

主权项

1. An electrical connector for mating to a partner device that has an inflator housing provided with a socket that is recessed toward a counter mating side from a surface on a mating side, a squib provided on the counter mating side of the inflator housing such that a squib terminal rises up toward the mating side from a bottom portion of the socket, and a retainer that is attached to the socket, the electrical connector comprising:
a connector housing for mating to the retainer; an electrical terminal that is provided in the connector housing and is for coming into contact with the squib terminal; and a support that is provided with, on an end portion on the mating side, an abutting portion that is displaced relative to the connector housing in the counter mating direction and an abutment cancelation direction intersecting a mating direction when pressed in the counter mating direction, and generates restoring force due to the displacement of the abutting portion, wherein in a state in which the abutting portion of the support is abutted against a receiving face of the retainer or the inflator housing whose edge descends toward the counter mating side, if the connector housing is pressed toward the mating side and then released before being inserted into the retainer to a predetermined depth, the connector housing is pressed back in the counter mating direction due to restoring force generated in the support, and if the connector housing is pressed toward the mating side and inserted into the retainer to the predetermined depth, the abutting portion becomes displaced in the abutment cancelation direction so as to separate from the receiving face, and thus the connector housing is inserted into the retainer to the predetermined depth or more so as to be mated to the retainer, and the electrical terminal becomes connected to the squib terminal.