US 12,249,787 B2
Connector capable of suppressing rattling between housings
Shifumi Sadakata, Mie (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
Appl. No. 17/783,269
Filed by SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/043113
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/117450, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-223167 (JP), filed on Dec. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0019778 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/514 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/514 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6272 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing stacked on and coupled to the first housing; and
a mating housing to be connected to the first and second housings,
wherein the mating housing includes a projecting portion to be arranged between facing surfaces of the first and second housings and capable of contacting the respective facing surfaces of the first and second housings,
the first housing includes a deflectable and deformable housing lock portion for locking the second housing and restricting mutual separation of the first and second housings, and
when the mating housing and the first and second housings are in a connected state, a portion of the projecting portion between the housing lock portion and the facing surface of the first housing abuts on a lower surface of the housing lock portion such that deflection of the housing lock portion is restricted.