Connector

United States Patent D9]

Endo et al.

[54] CONNECTOR

[75] Inventors: Takayoshi Endo; Shigemitsu Inaba;

Satoshi Yamada, all of Shizuoka,
Japan

[73] Assignee: Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

[21] Appl. No.: 984,856

[22] Filed: Dec. 3, 1992

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data

Dec. 3, 1991 [JP] Japan 3-99519[U]

Mar. 23, 1992 [JP] Japan 4-15083[U]

[51] Int. CI.' H01R 13/00

[52] U.S. CI 439/637; 439/852

[58] Field of Search 439/629-637,

439/852

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

3,670,290 6/1972 Angele et al 439/637

4,371.228 2/1983 Chalmers 439/637

4,431,252 2/1984 Cairns et al 439/637

US005271740A

[ii] Patent Number: 5,271,740

[45] Date of Patent: Dec. 21, 1993

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

52-100989 7/1977 Japan .

Primary Examiner—Joseph H. McGlynn
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Sughrue, Mion, Zinn,
Macpeak & Seas

[57] ABSTRACT

In a connector comprising: a terminal having an electrically contacting spring piece which is accommodated in a surrounding wall in such a manner that it is allowed to protrude through an opening formed in the surrounding wall; and a connector housing into which the terminal is inserted, the spring piece has an electrically contacting portion confronted with the opening, and an slide portion bent in such a manner that it is away from the opening, and the connector housing has a depressing protrusion for depressing the slide portion. As the terminal is inserted into the connector housing, the depressing protrusion depresses the slide portion so as to cause the electrically contacting portion to protrude outside through the opening. Thus, the electrically contacting spring piece of the terminal is protectively held in the terminal until the latter is inserted into the connector housing.

5 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets