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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581564 | Protector A protector (10) has two half members (20, 40) forming a tubular shape upon being assembled. One half member (20) includes a pair of temporary fixing ribs (26A, 26B) projecting more than a contact edge (23) with the other ha... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7407403 | Connector A male housing (1) has a hood (5) for receiving a female housing (2) and the female housing (2) has a locking arm (9) for engaging the hood (5) when the housings (1, 2) are fit together. Protection walls (19) a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7357670 | Connector for use in substrate A fixing part (12) has two resiliently deformable legs (18) separated by a slot (17). A locking projection (19) is formed at a distal end (19C) of the fixing part (12) and has a locking surface (19A) spaced from the d... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7275313 | Unlocking jig An unlocking jig (40) is fit on a female housing (10) from below. As a result, a guide groove (43A) on a bottom portion (43) of the unlocking jig (40) engages a convexity (22C) on a lower surface of the female housing (10... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7059872 | Connector A housing (20) has a terminal-holding part (22) for holding terminal fittings (21). Two sidewalls (24) extend rearward from the terminal-holding part (22), and substrate-fixing parts (25) project out from outer surfaces of t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6916135 | Lever-type connector A cam pin (2) is provided on a male connector (1). A cam groove (25) is formed on a lever (15) of a female connector (5). On a bottom surface (30) of a cam part (27) of the cam groove (25), an escape hole (3... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910905 | Waterproof connector On a front end surface of a male housing, a columnar sealing projection is formed for a projected portion of each of the male terminals. A sealing member having through-holes formed thereon is formed integrally with a rear surface of a front plate of a holder. When ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6790093 | Connector apparatus for switch Selectively mounted on a mounting concavity (13) of a switch-side connector (10) having a switch terminal (14) projected therefrom is a first attachment (40) having a connector fit-on part (41) and a terminal insertion part (42 | 09/14/2004 |
| 6679729 | Connector A housing (31) has cavities (32A), and a lance for locking terminal fittings (20) in the cavities (32A). A region of a lower wall (33) of the housing (31) forward from the lance (37) is formed as an open part (38). Thus, it is possible to make the entire ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6641417 | Terminal fitting A watertight connector has male and female housings (10, 20). The male housing (20) has a receptacle (21) and a gelatinous material accommodating space (23) rearward of the receptacle (21). A gelatinous material (30) is accommodated in the gelatinous mate... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6520788 | Watertight connector and sealing member A watertight connector includes male and female housings (10, 20). The male housing (10) has an engaging end surface (10A) with a mounting recess (15) in which a seal (40) is mountable. The seal (40) has sealing portions (45) to be fitted around outer sur... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6159047 | Electrical connector A connector is provided for production by a mold having a simple configuration. Inner surfaces of opposite side walls of a cavity (11) of the connector housing (10) are formed with guiding grooves (16) for permitting the passage of restricting projections... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6062906 | Electrical connector and retaining member therefor An electrical connector is provided that includes a hood surrounding a terminal housing having an open front end and a plurality of adjacent terminal receiving chambers for receiving and holding electrical terminals, and each terminal receiving chamber is... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5842884 | Male connector An electrical connector has a retainer attached from the front side of a terminal fitting insertion chamber. A straightening projection, formed on the upper face of a stopping plate, that effects double-stopping, makes contact with a male terminal from a ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5782658 | Tubular supporting structure A tubular cap-like retainer 20 fits within a supporting structure 10 and has a side wall 22 with a pair of slits 23 formed in a parallel manner to define a flexible arm 24. Both ends of the arm 23 are attached to the retainer 20. A locking projection 25 f... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5664966 | Connector with a cap-type retainer A cap-shaped retainer 40 has a slit 43 formed therein for insertion of a separation plate, and terminal half-insertion detectors 41 projecting towards terminal fitting insertion chambers 21a of a housing 20. The detectors 41 project individually and are i... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5344347 | Connector device A female connector housing is formed by arranging a fixed terminal holder so as to be fixed on an outer housing and arranging a movable terminal holder so as to be movable in a direction of insertion. The movable terminal holder is held with a front end t... | 09/06/1994 |
