A connector, a connector assembly and an assembling method

摘要

An object of the present invention is to sufficiently restrict a displacement of a slider while ensuring a satisfactory assembling operability for the slider. <??>A slider 40 movable along forward and backward directions and a compression coil spring S capable of accumulating a biasing force as the slider 40 is moved backward by being pushed by a female housing 10 in a connecting process are assembled into a male housing 20. The male housing 20 is provided with escaping grooves 37 for escaping locking projections 47 of the slider 40 and receiving portions 38 engageable with the locking projections 47 to prevent the slider 40 from coming out. Each locking projection 47 is formed with a guiding surface 48a for guiding a movement of the locking projection 47 over the receiving portion 38 when the slider 40 is assembled, and a restricting portion 49 for restricting an upward displacement of the slider 40 by being engaged with an upper edge 37a of the escaping groove 37. The restricting portions 49 are so formed as to bulge more outward than the guiding surface 48a. <IMAGE>