LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR

摘要

A female connector housing (8) is provided with a lever accommodating portion (8B), and a lever (6) is rotatably mounted on an outer surface (18) of a main body portion (8A) inside. The lever (6) is provided with a lock arm (24). An operating portion (24B) is provided on a tip part of the lock arm (24) and covered by a protecting portion (28). In the case of separating male and female connectors (M, F), the locking of a lock protrusion (25) and a locking projecting edge (26) is released by pinching a first pinching surface (27) formed on the operating portion (24B) of the lock arm (24) and a second pinching surface (29) of the protecting portion (28). Since the first pinching surface (27) and the second pinching surface (29) are arranged along a deflecting direction of the lock arm (24), a pinching operation is facilitated.

主权项

1. A lever-type connector configured such that a first connector housing and a second connector housing are made connectable and separable by displacing a cam follower provided on the second connector housing along a cam groove formed on a lever as the lever rotatably provided on an outer surface of a main body portion of the first connector housing is rotated between an initial position and a connection end position, comprising:
a lock arm provided on the lever such that one end part thereof is deflectable in a direction away from the outer surface and configured to hold the lever at the connection end position by being locked to the first connector housing when the lever is at the connection end position; a first pinching surface formed on a surface of the one end part of the lock arm facing the outer surface; a protecting portion formed on the lever and configured to cover the one end part of the lock arm from a side facing in a deflecting direction of the lock arm; and a second pinching surface formed on a part of an outer surface side of the protecting portion along the deflecting direction of the lock arm and enabling the lever to rotate to the initial position by displacing the lock arm in an unlocking direction by a pinching operation of the first and second pinching surfaces when the lever is at the connection end position.