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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481674 | Electrical connector The invention provides a connector having a pair of first and second connector housings for preventing looseness between the connector housings in lateral and longitudinal directions of the connector, surely eliminating frictional wear of male and female terminals i... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7416425 | Lever-type connector A lever-type connector 10 includes female and male connector housings 41 and 11 which have respective connection terminals 50 and 51, and can be fitted together. A lock lever 17 is pivotally supported on the male connector h... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7104840 | Electrical connector A connector has a pair of male and female connector housings 13, 48. The male connector housing 13 has an inner housing 15 that receives a looseness protecting wedge ring 42 having a tapered rear end surface 43a. The inner h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6840804 | Fitting structure of waterproof plug An electric wire includes a conductive core wire and an insulative sheath covering the core wire. An elastic waterproof plug is fit with the electric wire such that a first longitudinal end portion thereof is fit with the core wire, and a second longitudinal end por... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6830490 | Battery terminal and battery post adaptor An adapter has a cylindrical body which is screwed onto a battery post, and a flange portion formed on a top portion of the cylindrical body to be clamped by a screwing tool. A terminal body includes a substantially U-shaped adaptor fitting portion which accommodate... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6669507 | Connector A terminal anchoring lance 20 includes a first anchoring portion 21 and a second anchoring potion 22 which are arranged apart from each other in a direction of inserting a female terminal 30. The female terminal 30 includes a first engagement portion 33 c... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6638117 | Connector terminal having tab with tapered portion A connector terminal which includes a terminal base portion; and a tab extending from the terminal base portion to be inserted into an opponent terminal. The tab includes a bottom face portion and an upper face portion which extends from the bottom face p... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6582242 | Electrical connector with increased contact reliability A first elastic member is provided at a rear end portion of a terminal. An inner housing includes an inner peripheral wall which defines a first chamber for retaining at least a front end portion of the terminal, and an outer peripheral wall extending par... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572164 | Structure for absorbing positional displacement of an article clamped by robot arms A positional displacement absorbing structure for absorbing the positional displacement of an article 21 clamped by a pair of robot arms 22, 22 is provided. The pair of the robot arms include recesses 32, 33 on their faces 31, 31 opposed to the article. T... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6547608 | Receptacle terminal and connection structure thereof with pin terminal The receptacle terminal has a first plate formed with more than one contacts which are disposed in an insertion direction of an associated pin terminal. The receptacle terminal has a resilient tongue piece opposed to the first plate. The resilient tongue ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6517392 | Crimp connector A crimp connector 1 comprises a plurality of crimp terminals 23, and a housing 22 for containing the crimp terminals 23. Each of the crimp terminals 23 includes an electric wire crimping portion 31 and electric wire fixing portions 32, 32. The housing 22 ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6497584 | Half-fitting prevention connector A half-fitting prevention connector (1) includes a pair of male and female connectors (2, 3) which are fittable to each other. A spring member (5) is received in the male connector (2) and prevents a half-fitted condition of the male and female connectors... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6475015 | Half-fitting prevention connector In a half-fitting prevention connector (200), a slider (10) prevents a half-fitted condition of a pair of connectors by an urging force by compression springs (9) provided in a housing (3) of a male connector (1), and the slider is received in the housing... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6469261 | Wiring unit A wiring unit is provided, by which the cost of the manufacture and assembly thereof can be prevented from raising and the miniaturization thereof can be attained. The wiring unit 1 includes a first flexible insulating sheet 2, a plurality of flexible ban... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6465748 | Wiring unit A wiring unit 1 with a plurality of printed circuit boards 2 which are successively stacked and pin units 3. The printed circuit boards 2 each has a conductor pattern 7 formed on the surface 6a of an insulating plate 6. The conductor pattern 7 is composed... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457981 | Wiring unit and electric junction box A wiring unit is provided, which includes: insulative substrates, each having through holes, to be stacked up each other; strip conductors, each having contact holes meeting the respective through holes, to be arranged in parallel on each of the insulativ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454582 | Wiring unit A wiring unit 1 is housed in a case of an electric connecting box. The wiring unit includes a plurality of flat circuit bodies each composed of an insulating plate 21 and a plurality of bus bars 22 extended in parallel, and a short-circuiting member 23 co... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6443738 | Wiring unit A wiring unit 1 includes a plurality of crimping terminals 2; and a plurality of insulating plates for holding said crimping terminals. The insulating plate 2 has a terminal groove 5 concaved from the surface, an accommodating portion 6 and a through-hole... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6413124 | Cable-terminal connecting device for a battery A metal terminal (20) includes an post winding-around portion (23) which is connectable to an electrode post (2) to clasp from an outer side thereof. When a lock lever (25) is pressed down to a locking position, a clasp by the post winding-around portion ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6383038 | Connector A connector (11) includes a plate-like housing (13) and crimp terminals (15) having crimping portions (20) for crimping electric wires (14) respectively. The housing (13) is provided with terminal containing sections (16) in a form of a groove in which a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6383021 | Waterproof plug and waterproof connector incorporating the same A connector housing includes a plurality of terminal chambers into for respectively accommodating a terminal provided with an electric wire. A mat-shaped rubber plug is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. In the rubber plug, recessed ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6383022 | Waterproof connector A connector housing has a plurality of chambers for respectively receiving an electric wire. A rubber mat plug has a plurality of bores respectively associated with the chambers. A front face of the rubber mat plug is attached to a rear end portion of the... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6375500 | Water proof connector having a seal confirmation access window A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted to be connected to a terminal. A connector housing includes a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal and a wall portion having a through hole formed so as to o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6361347 | Half-fitting prevention connector which positively prevents a half-fitted connection In a half-fitting prevention connector (1), a lock arm (10), having an engagement projection (9) for retaining a mating connector (3), is elastically-deformably supported in a housing (4), and a receiving chamber (11), in which a spring member (5) is held... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6343953 | Structure for assembling a housing and a connector In a structure for assembling a housing and a connector in which a connector is inserted into a housing, and a fitting surface of the connector adapted to be connected to a mating connector and oriented in a direction perpendicular to an inserting directi... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341984 | Waterproof plug and waterproof connector incorporating the same A connector housing includes a plurality of terminal chambers into for respectively accommodating a terminal provided with an electric wire. A mat-shaped rubber plug is attached to a rear end portion of the connector housing. In the rubber plug, recessed ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6257928 | Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. The electric wire is connected to a terminal. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal. An outer housing has sidewalls for defining a cha... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254424 | Half-fitting detection connector A half-fitting detection connector (30) includes a lock arm (53) which is formed on an outer surface of a housing (43) of a male connector (33), and locks the two connectors to each other in a fitted condition when a retaining projection (54) is engaged i... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254428 | Waterproof structure for connector A waterproof structure of a connector in which a first connector F is attached to a casing 60 via a first waterproof seal 48, and a second connector M is engaged with the first connector F via a second waterproof seal 47. The first waterproof seal 48 for ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250945 | Half-fitting prevention connector A half-fitting prevention connector (200) includes a lock arm (53) which is formed on an outer surface of a housing (44) of a male connector (41), and substantially extends in a fitting direction of the male connector into a mating connector. The lock arm... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241554 | Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. The electric wire is connected to a terminal. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for accommodating the terminal. An outer housing has sidewalls for defining a cha... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231368 | Half-fitting prevention connector In a half-fitting prevention connector (200), a slider (10) positively prevents a half-fitted condition of a pair of connectors by a resilient force of compression springs (9) received in a housing (3) of the male connector (1), and the slider is received... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220881 | Card edge connector A card edge connector is provided. This card edge connector comprises: a first connector housing and a second connector housing to be inserted into a connector receiving chamber provided with a wiring substrate having terminal connecting portions; a plura... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217345 | Electrical connector A connector has a connector housing, a plurality of terminals, an assisting means, and a support means. The connector housing can be received in a connector receiving recess having a first wall fitted with a plurality of terminal connecting short strips. ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203352 | Connector having a shielding member In a connector having a shielding member, a groove portion is provided on an inner side of a metal shell shieldingly connected to a shielded wire of a female connector, and a shrunk tube is provided on an outer side of the metal shell. A male connector ha... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6186829 | Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same A waterproof rubber plug has a through hole through which an electric wire is inserted. A terminal to which the electric wire is connected has a clamping member for clamping one end portion of the rubber plug. An inner housing has a terminal chamber for a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183279 | Low coupling force connector assembly A low coupling force connector assembly consists of a first connector having a housing with sub connectors fixed therein, second connectors each with a boss means, and a first and second sliders each with a cam groove for guiding the boss to fit the secon... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6174201 | Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same A plurality of inner units respectively have a terminal chamber for accommodating a terminal to which an electric wire is connected, which are to be detachably combined with each other to constitute an inner housing. Waterproof rubber plugs respectively h... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6132224 | Connector assembly for printed circuit A connector assembly for a printed circuit is provided, which includes: a connector receiving portion (36) arranged with a printed circuit having a strip-like flat-terminal portion (52, 53); a connector (31) to be received in the connector receiving porti... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123559 | Smaller mating force connector assembly A smaller mating force connector assembly includes a first connector having a housing and a sliding frame formed with a cam groove, and a second connector having a boss movable along and within the cam groove. The first connector housing receives the slid... | 09/26/2000 |