| 摘要 |
A housing 10 is provided with a terminal accommodating portion 11 formed with cavities 13 arranged at two upper and lower stages, and a locking portion 21 projects in each cavity 13. Each locking portion 21 includes an arm portion 22 resiliently deformable upward and a locking section 23 engageable with a female terminal fitting 30. A front retainer 40 having deformation restricting portions 44 for preventing the resilient deformation of the locking portions 21 by entering deformation spaces 24 for the locking portions 21 is mounted on the terminal accommodating portion 11. Each arm portion 22 is provided with an engaging portion 29 projecting sideways. Each engaging portion 29B at the lower stage is located to face a side wall 25A of the cavity 13A at the upper stage and received by the side wall 25A during the resilient deformation of the locking portion 21 B, whereas each engaging portion 29A at the upper stage is located to face a surrounding wall 41 of the front retainer 40 and received by the surrounding wall 41 during the resilient deformation of the locking portion 21A. As a result, the respective locking portions 21 can be prevented from undergoing an excessive resilient deformation beyond their resiliency limit. <IMAGE> |
