| CPC H01R 13/62938 (2013.01) [H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/53 (2013.01); H01R 13/62927 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A connector device comprising:
a connector that includes a housing, a lever, a main terminal, an interlock housing, and an interlock terminal; and
a mating connector that includes a mating housing, a mating main terminal, and a mating interlock terminal, wherein
a guide groove is formed on one of the lever and the housing and a guide shaft is formed on the other,
the lever is attached to the housing so that the guide shaft is positioned on the guide groove and whereby the lever can rotate between a first position and a second position, on which the lever is to be positioned, and can slide between the second position and a third position, with respect to the housing,
one of a cam groove and a driven boss, the cam groove and the driven boss constituting a cam mechanism, is formed on the lever and the other is formed on the mating housing,
when the lever is rotated from the first position to the second position in a state in which the connector of which the lever is on the first position is on a fitting preparation position with respect to the mating connector, the connector is drawn to a fitting position, the fitting position being closer to the mating connector than the fitting preparation position, by the cam mechanism and the main terminal and the mating main terminal are mutually connected,
when the lever is rotated from the second position to the first position in a state in which the connector of which the lever is on the second position is on the fitting position with respect to the mating connector, the connector is pushed back to the fitting preparation position by the cam mechanism and connection between the main terminal and the mating main terminal is released,
the interlock terminal is attached to the interlock housing,
a spring piece that has a protrusion portion, the protrusion portion protruding outward, on an end thereof is formed on the interlock housing, and the protrusion portion is displaced from a natural position to a retracted position when the protrusion portion is pressed,
the interlock housing is attached to the housing in a manner to be able to slide between an opening position and a closing position, on which the interlock housing is to be positioned, where in terms of the interlock housing on the opening position, when the protrusion portion is on the natural position, the protrusion portion is abutted on an abutting surface of the housing and whereby sliding of the interlock housing to the closing position is blocked, and when the protrusion portion is on the retracted position, sliding of the interlock housing to the closing position is possible,
when the connector is on the fitting position with respect to the mating connector and the interlock housing is on the opening position, the interlock terminal and the mating interlock terminal are mutually disconnected,
when the connector is on the fitting position with respect to the mating connector and the interlock housing is on the closing position, the interlock terminal and the mating interlock terminal are mutually connected,
when the connector is on the fitting position with respect to the mating connector and the lever is on the second position, the protrusion portion is on the natural position, and
when the connector is on the fitting position with respect to the mating connector and the lever is on the third position, the protrusion portion is pressed by a pressing portion of the lever to be positioned on the retracted position.
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