CN104335429A - Connector - Google Patents

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CN104335429A
CN104335429A CN201380026877.1A CN201380026877A CN104335429A CN 104335429 A CN104335429 A CN 104335429A CN 201380026877 A CN201380026877 A CN 201380026877A CN 104335429 A CN104335429 A CN 104335429A
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岩泽英彦
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    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/625Casing or ring with bayonet engagement
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271Latching means integral with the housing
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6272Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6273Latching means integral with the housing comprising two latching arms
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6275Latching arms not integral with the housing
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6276Snap or like fastening comprising one or more balls engaging in a hole or a groove
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/627Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6277Snap or like fastening comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove

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Abstract

A connector (2) includes a male connector housing (4), and a bayonet ring (5) attached to the male connector housing (4) in a manner as to be rotatable between a locking start position and a locking end position of the connector. The bayonet ring (5) includes a locking arm (53) having a lock claw (52), the locking arm (53) being deflectable. The male connector housing (4) includes a first position regulation wall (45) that locks the lock claw (52) located in the locking start position, and a second position regulation wall (46) that locks the lock claw (52) located in the locking end position. The lock claw (52) has a locking surface (55) including a inclined surface (55a) linearly inclined to a base of the locking arm (53) and a curved surface (55b) located at the top portion of the lock claw (52) each at an unlocking direction side.

Description

Connector
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of connector, this connection device has the buckle structure utilizing weak operating physical force to switch lock-out state between pair of connectors and released state.
Background technology
Known traditionally have the connector (see patent documentation 1) utilizing weak operating physical force to switch the buckle structure of lock-out state between pair of connectors and released state.
As the example of such convention connectors, the male connector 100 shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 comprises: connector shell 110; Snap collar (rotating parts) 120, this snap collar 120 is secured to male connector housing 110 in the mode rotated between the locking starting position of connector and locking end position.
Multiple terminal room 111 is provided with, to hold male (not shown) in male connector housing 110.Male connector housing 110 is provided with respective primary importance outwardly and restricts wall 112 and second place restriction wall 113 at trailing edge place.First locking wall 112a is with on the second each vertical both sides being formed in primary importance restriction wall 112 of locking wall 112b.
Snap collar 120 is provided with multiple cam projection 121 on the inwall of the adjacent leading edge with snap collar 120.Cam projection 121 can be arranged on coordinate female connector 200 female connector housing 201 on cam path 202 engage.Snap collar 120 is provided with lock arm 123 at trailing edge place, and this lock arm 123 can be bent by cantilever design, and is provided with lock pawl 122 and excessively rotates restriction projection 124.Lock pawl 122 has lock face 122a, and when snap collar 120 rotates on unlocking direction, this lock face 122a restricts wall 113 successively and restricts wall 112 with primary importance and contact with the second place of male connector housing 110.Lock face 122a is bent outwardly.
When snap collar 120 is positioned at locking end position, second place restriction wall 113 locks lock pawl 122, as shown in Fig. 4 (a).Once snap collar 120 rotates on unlocking direction, second place restriction wall 113 contacts with the lock face 122a of lock pawl 122, thus lock arm 123 is bent, as shown in Fig. 4 (b).Then make the second place restrict wall 113 and can cross lock pawl 122.
In structure as above, male is contained in the terminal room 111 of male connector 100, and female end is contained in the terminal room (not shown) coordinating female connector 200.With cam projection 121 is positioned at cam path 202 porch, then make snap collar 120 male connector housing 110 is set in the locking starting position relative to female connector housing 201 from locking starting position to locking end position (that is, on the locking direction) mode that rotates.Then lock pawl 122 is due to the flexure of latch wall 123 successively through primary importance restriction wall 112 and second place restriction wall 113, makes lock pawl 122 move to locking end position.As a result, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, second place restriction wall 113 restricts the rotation of lock pawl 122, thus keeps lock pawl 122.Combine with the movement of lock pawl 122, male connector housing 110 and female connector housing 201 move to locking end position, and the cam projection 121 of male connector housing 10 moves along the cam path 202 of female connector housing 201.Therefore, male connector 100 and female connector 200 lock, and make male be electrically connected to female end.
When buckle 120 is from locking end position to locking starting position (namely, on unlocking direction) rotate time, lock pawl 122 restricts wall 112 through second place restriction wall 113 and primary importance successively due to the flexure of lock arm 123, and thus moves to locking starting position.As a result, male connector housing 110 and female connector housing 201 are displaced to locking starting position.Now, primary importance restriction wall 112 restricts the rotation of lock pawl 122, thus keeps lock pawl 122.
Because use connector in the situations such as strong vibration, so wish, according to the connector of conventional example, snap collar 120 is more stably remained on the locking end position shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6.
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Patent documentation
Patent documentation 1:US 6811423 B2
Summary of the invention
The male connector 100 of conventional example is provided with bandy lock face 122a, and this lock face 122a and the second place restrict wall 113 and contact.The reaction force being applied to lock face 122a from second place restriction wall 113 due to utilization is biased lock pawl 122, so lock pawl 122 easily moves on unlocking direction.In addition, as shown in Fig. 4 (a) He 4 (b), lock face 122a is approximately equal to the inclination angle J under the state that lock face 122a bends at lock arm 123 relative to the inclination angle I of moving direction of second place restriction wall 113 under the non-deflecting state of lock arm 123.This makes lock pawl 122 easily to move on unlocking direction.Snap collar 120 to be remained on the ability of locking end position by this easy mobile restriction.
Snap collar 120 can more stably be remained on locking end position by the increase at the inclination angle of lock face 122a.But such as, if the inclination angle of lock face 122a excessively increases, if inclination angle is increased to right angle, then the possibility that lock pawl 123 damages increases.
Make the present invention based on the problems referred to above.The object of this invention is to provide a kind of connector, this connector can prevent from causing the lock arm be arranged in rotating parts damaging and rotating parts more stably being remained on locking end position.
Connector according to a first aspect of the invention comprises: connector shell, and this connector shell is for holding one or more terminal; Rotating parts, this rotating parts is secured to described connector shell in the mode that can rotate between the locking starting position of described connector and locking end position; Lock arm, this lock arm is arranged in described rotating parts, and this lock arm comprises the lock pawl with lock face, and the unlocking direction side of described lock face comprises: inclined plane, and this inclined plane tilts to the base portion straight line of described lock arm; And curved surface, this curved surface is positioned at the top place of described lock pawl, and is formed as curved shape, and described lock arm can bend; Primary importance restriction wall, this primary importance restriction wall is arranged in described connector shell, thus locks described lock pawl when described rotating parts is positioned at described locking starting position; With second place restriction wall, this second place restriction wall is arranged in described connector shell, thus locks described lock pawl when described rotating parts is positioned at described locking end position.Under the state that described connector shell is set in described locking starting position relative to matching connector housing, when described rotating parts rotates from described locking starting position to described locking end position, described lock pawl restricts wall due to the flexure of described lock arm through described primary importance restriction wall and the described second place, and move to described locking end position, make described connector shell and described matching connector housing move to described locking end position along with described moving of lock pawl.When described rotating parts rotates from described locking end position to described locking starting position, described lock pawl restricts wall due to the flexure of described lock arm through described second place restriction wall and described primary importance, and move to described locking starting position, make described connector shell and described matching connector housing move to described locking starting position along with described moving of lock pawl.
The locking wall of described primary importance restriction wall is preferably formed as tilted cone shape, and when described rotating parts rotates from described locking end position to described locking starting position, the described locking wall of described primary importance restriction wall contacts with described lock arm.
In connector according to a first aspect of the invention, the lock face of lock pawl has inclined plane, and when rotating parts rotates from locking end position on unlocking direction, this inclined plane and the second place restrict wall and contact.Because its edge is pressed into lock face, so rotating parts can more stably be remained on locking end position when not increasing the inclination angle of lock face by second place restriction wall.In addition, owing to being arranged on the inclined plane in lock face, the inclination angle on inclined plane is changed into along with the degree of flexibility increase of lock pawl and increases.This also contributes to rotating parts more stably being remained on locking end position under the non-deflecting state of lock pawl and not increasing inclination angle.And the curved surface being positioned at the top place of the lock face of lock pawl makes the second place restrict wall energy enough smoothly through lock pawl, this provides the sensation engaged.Once second place restriction wall is through lock pawl, when the flexure of lock pawl be released and thus lock pawl turns back to initial position time, second place restriction wall is positively sounded, and this provides the stable solution latching operation of connector to operator.
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Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram of male connector in conventional example and female connector.
Fig. 2 (a) is the front view of the male connector housing in conventional example, and Fig. 2 (b) is the amplification front view of the G part in Fig. 2 (a).
Fig. 3 (a) is the front view of the rotating parts in conventional example, and Fig. 3 (b) is the amplification front view of the H part in Fig. 3 (a).
The second place restriction wall and the lock pawl of rotating parts that Fig. 4 (a) illustrates the male connector housing in conventional example carry out the state contacted, and the second place that Fig. 4 (b) illustrates when the male connector housing in conventional example restricts the state that when wall contacts with the lock pawl of rotating parts, lock arm bends.
Fig. 5 illustrates the rear end of male connector housing in conventional example and rotating parts.
Fig. 6 (a) is the front view of male connector housing in conventional example and rotating parts, and Fig. 6 (b) is the amplification front view of the K part in Fig. 6 (a).
Fig. 7 is the decomposition diagram of the electrical connector according to embodiment.
Fig. 8 (a) is the front view of the male connector housing according to embodiment, and Fig. 8 (b) is the amplification front view of the part A in Fig. 8 (a).
Fig. 9 (a) is the front view of the rotating parts according to embodiment, and Fig. 9 (b) is the amplification front view of the part B in Fig. 9 (a).
Figure 10 is the front perspective view of male connector housing according to embodiment and rotating parts.
Figure 11 is the rear view of male connector housing according to embodiment and rotating parts.
Figure 12 illustrates the perspective view of the state that will be secured to male connector housing according to retainer before embodiment.
Figure 13 is the perspective view completing the male connector for final bunch product according to embodiment.
Figure 14 is the perspective view illustrating the state being positioned at locking starting position according to the rotating parts of this embodiment.
Figure 15 is the perspective view illustrating the state being positioned at locking end position according to the rotating parts of this embodiment.
Figure 16 illustrates the rear end of male connector housing according to this embodiment and rotating parts.
Figure 17 (a) is the front view of male connector housing according to embodiment and rotating parts, and Figure 17 (b) is the amplification front view of the C part in Figure 17 (a).
Figure 18 (a) is the lock arm of rotating parts and the key diagram of lock pawl, Figure 18 (b) is the view that the second place restriction wall and the lock pawl of rotating parts illustrating male connector housing carries out the state contacted, Figure 18 (c) is the enlarged drawing of the E part of Figure 18 (b), and Figure 18 (d) is the view illustrating the state that lock arm bends when the second place restriction wall of male connector housing contacts with the lock pawl of rotating parts.
Figure 19 (a) is the key diagram of the lock pawl of rotating parts and the second place restriction wall of male connector housing, Figure 19 (b) illustrates the view that lock pawl and the second place of male connector housing restrict the state that wall engages, and Figure 19 (c) has illustrated the view that lock pawl and the second place restrict the state of the joint of wall.
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Below with reference to the accompanying drawings embodiments of the invention are described.
Fig. 7 to Figure 19 illustrates embodiments of the invention.
As shown in Figure 7, electrical connector 1 comprises as the male connector 2 according to the connector of this embodiment and the female connector 3 as matching connector.Male connector 2 comprises male connector housing 4 and the snap collar 5 as rotating parts.Snap collar 5 is secured to male connector housing 4 in the mode rotated between the locking starting position of connector and locking end position.Here, the locking starting position of connector is the position that male connector 2 unlocks via snap collar 5 and female connector 3.The locking end position of connector is the position that male connector 2 locks via snap collar 5 and female connector 3.
Male connector housing 4 holds sealing ring 6.When female connector 3 locks with male connector 2, the front end of female connector 3 contacts with sealing ring 6.Sealing ring 6 seals the gap between male connector 2 and female connector 3.
Front retainer 41 is secured to the front end of male connector housing 4.The inside of male connector housing 4 is provided with multiple terminal room 44, and each terminal room in the plurality of terminal room 44 is for holding the male 43 being crimped onto electric wire 42.The rear end of male connector housing 4 is provided with primary importance restriction wall 45 and second place restriction wall 46, and this primary importance restriction wall 45 and the second place restrict the laterally projecting lock pawl 52 being arranged on the lock arm 53 in snap collar 5 with locking of each position restriction wall in wall 46.The rear end of male connector 4 is provided with two and excessively rotates restriction walls 47, and these two excessively to rotate in restriction walls 47 each excessive rotates that restriction wall is laterally projecting to be restricted projection 54 contact to rotate with snap collar 5 excessive.
As shown in figure 14, when male connector 4 and snap collar 5 are placed on locking starting position, primary importance restriction wall 45 locks lock pawl 52.Then snap collar 5 is made to be positioned at locking starting position by primary importance restriction wall 45.Now, with the mode locator card clasp 5 making the cam projection 51 of snap collar 5 be positioned at the porch of the cam path 32 of female connector 3.As shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16, when male connector housing 4 and snap collar 5 are positioned at locking end position, second place restriction wall 46 locks lock pawl 52.Then snap collar 5 is made to be positioned at locking end position by second place restriction wall 46.
As shown in Fig. 8 (a) He 8 (b), primary importance restriction wall 45 comprises the first locking wall 45a and vertical the second locking wall 45b formed that are formed as tilted cone shape.When snap collar 5 rotates from locking end position to locking starting position (that is, on unlocking direction), lock arm 53 and first locks wall 45a and contacts.Lock arm 53 restricts the relative movement between wall 45 and bends gradually along the first tilted cone shape locking wall 45a along with lock arm 53 and primary importance.
Snap collar 5 is provided with rotary support projection 50 adjacently with the front end of outer wall, and this rotary support projection 50 is inwardly given prominence to, and is positioned at the specific interval place in circumference.Rotary support projection 50 enters the circumferential slot 40 on the periphery being arranged on male connector housing 4.Male connector housing 4 is to make rotary support projection 50 mode that circumferentially groove 40 slides can support card clasp 5 rotatably.
Cam projection 51 is arranged on the front portion of the inwall of snap collar 5.Cam projection 51 engages with the cam path 32 on the female connector housing 31 being arranged on female connector 3.The rear end of snap collar 5 is provided with: lock arm 53, and this lock arm 53 can be bent by cantilever design and comprise lock pawl 52; Projection 54 is restricted with excessively rotating.
As shown in Fig. 9 (a) He 9 (b), lock pawl 52 comprises and to restrict wall 45 and the second place with primary importance and restrict the first lock face 55 and the second lock face 56 that wall 46 carries out contacting.When snap collar 5 rotates from locking end position on unlocking direction, the first lock face 55 and primary importance restrict wall 45 and restrict wall 46 with the second place and contact.First lock face 55 comprises: inclined plane 55a, and this inclined plane 55a is formed in base side point-blank; With curved surface 55b, this curved surface 55b is integrated with inclined plane 55a, and is positioned at the near top of the first lock face 55.When snap collar 5 rotates from locking starting position to locking end position (that is, on locking direction), the second lock face 56 and primary importance restrict wall 45 and restrict wall 46 with the second place and contact.Second lock face 56 vertical elongated.
The female connector housing 31 of female connector 3 is also provided with multiple terminal rooms (not shown), and each terminal room in the plurality of terminal room is for holding the sub-(not shown) of female end.
The terminal room 44 of male connector 2 holds male 43, and the terminal room of female connector 3 holds female end.Male connector housing 4 is set in locking starting position in the mode making cam projection 51 be positioned at the porch of cam path 32 relative to female connector housing 31.
Snap collar 5 rotates from locking starting position to locking end position (the clockwise direction of arrow instruction in fig. 14, that is, on locking direction).Lock pawl 52 restricts wall 46 through primary importance restriction wall 45 and the second place successively due to the flexure of lock arm 53, and thus makes lock pawl 52 move to locking end position.As shown in figure 15, second place restriction wall 46 prevents lock pawl 52 from rotating, thus keeps lock pawl 52.In addition, male connector housing 4 and female connector housing 31 move to locking end position along with moving of lock pawl 52.The cam projection 51 of male connector housing 4 moves along the cam path 32 of female connector housing 31.As a result, male connector 2 and male connector 3 lock, and thus make male 43 be electrically connected to female end.
When snap collar 5 is from locking end position to locking starting position (the counter clockwise direction of arrow instruction in fig .15, namely, on unlocking direction) rotate time, lock pawl 52 and the second place restrict wall 46 and engage, as shown in Figure 19 (a), then lock pawl 52 restricts wall 46, due to the flexure of lock arm 53 as shown in Figure 19 (b) through primary importance, and run through second place restriction wall 46, as shown in Figure 19 (c).Lock pawl 52 further across primary importance restriction wall 45, and thus moves to locking starting position.As a result, male connector housing 4 and female connector housing 31 move to locking starting position.As shown in figure 14, primary importance restriction wall 45 prevents the lock pawl 52 of lock arm 53 from rotating, thus keeps lock pawl 52.
According to this embodiment, when the snap collar 5 being positioned at locking end position rotates on unlocking direction due to the vibration during such as vehicle traveling, the inclined plane 55a being positioned at the Ji Cechu of lock pawl 52 restricts wall 46 with the second place and contacts, as shown in Figure 18 (b).Because inclined plane 55a straight line is formed, so the inclined plane 55a of the edge 46a snap-lock pawl 52 of the second restriction wall 46, as shown in Figure 18 (c).Thus, when not increasing the inclination angle of inclined plane 55a, snap collar 5 can more stably be remained on locking end position.In addition, because the inclined plane 55a of lock face 55 is straight lines, so the inclination angle of inclined plane 55a becomes along with the degree of flexibility increase of lock pawl 52 and increases.Namely, as shown in Figure 18 (b) He 18 (d), the state bottom incline 55a bent at lock arm 53 is greater than the inclination angle D at the non-deflecting state bottom incline 55a of lock arm 53 relative to the inclination angle F of moving direction of second place restriction wall 46.Snap collar 5 is more stably remained on locking end position by such structure, and does not increase inclination angle under the non-deflecting state of lock pawl 52.
According to this embodiment, curved surface 55b is positioned at the top place of the lock face 55 of lock pawl 52.Thus second place restriction wall 46 smoothly can pass through lock pawl 52, as shown in Figure 19 (b), this provides the sensation engaged.In addition, once second place restriction wall 46 is by lock pawl 52, then when the flexure of lock pawl 52 is released and thus lock pawl 52 turns back to original position time, as shown in Figure 19 (c), second place restriction wall 46 is sounded really, and this provides the stable solution latching operation of connector to operator.
According to this embodiment, because the first locking wall 45a of primary importance restriction wall 45 is formed as tilted cone shape, so when the lock arm 53 restrict the position between wall 46 at primary importance restriction wall 45 and the second place move to return lock starting position time, snap collar 5 can easily to make lock arm 53 lock that wall 45a moves and the mode that bends gradually rotates along first of tilted cone shape along with the inclined plane 55a of lock pawl 52.Therefore, the latch wall image surface restricting wall with primary importance is compared with the situation of the equally vertical formation of situation of conventional example (patent documentation 1:US 6811423 B2), and snap collar 5 can smoothly rotate.
According to this embodiment, the lock face of lock pawl 52 fundamentally can be manufactured in the mode making the curved surface (lock face of the lock pawl of conventional example) represented from the double dot dash line shown in Figure 18 (a) become the inclined plane 55a represented by the solid line in Figure 18 (a).Thus, this embodiment can be realized by carrying out little change to traditional moulds.Here, in order to more stably keep bayonet socket to change 5, the coefficient of elasticity of lock arm 53 can be increased.But such situation may require the large change of traditional moulds.Therefore, with increase conventional example lock arm coefficient of elasticity situation compared with, as embodiment situation in change the lock face of lock pawl 52 shape can be the mode of cheapness.
According to this embodiment, the lock face 55 of lock pawl 52 also can be formed in the mode making the inclined plane 55a represented along the solid line in Figure 18 (a) cut the lock face of the lock pawl of the conventional example represented by the double dot dash line in Figure 18 (a).Due to only simple process can be needed for conventional example, so can conventional example be effectively utilized.
This embodiment is illustrated the situation using being secured to male connector housing 4 as the snap collar 5 of rotating parts.But this embodiment is not limited to this situation, and snap collar 5 can be secured to female connector housing.
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The invention provides a kind of connector, this connector can prevent the lock arm be arranged in rotating parts from damaging and rotating parts more stably can be remained on the locking end position of connector.

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1. a connector, comprising:
Connector shell, this connector shell is for holding one or more terminal;
Rotating parts, this rotating parts is secured to described connector shell in the mode that can rotate between the locking starting position of described connector and locking end position;
Lock arm, this lock arm is arranged in described rotating parts, and this lock arm comprises the lock pawl with lock face, and the unlocking direction side of described lock face comprises: inclined plane, and this inclined plane tilts point-blank to the base portion of described lock arm; And curved surface, this curved surface is positioned at the top place of described lock pawl, and is formed as curved shape, and described lock arm can bend;
Primary importance restriction wall, this primary importance restriction wall is arranged in described connector shell, thus locks described lock pawl when described rotating parts is positioned at described locking starting position; With
Second place restriction wall, this second place restriction wall is arranged in described connector shell, thus locks described lock pawl when described rotating parts is positioned at described locking end position, wherein
Under the state that described connector shell is set in described locking starting position relative to matching connector housing, when described rotating parts rotates from described locking starting position to described locking end position, described lock pawl restricts wall due to the flexure of described lock arm through described primary importance restriction wall and the described second place, and move to described locking end position, make described connector shell and described matching connector housing move to described locking end position along with described moving of lock pawl; And when described rotating parts rotates from described locking end position to described locking starting position, described lock pawl restricts wall due to the flexure of described lock arm through described second place restriction wall and described primary importance, and move to described locking starting position, make described connector shell and described matching connector housing move to described locking starting position along with described moving of lock pawl.
2. connector according to claim 1, wherein, the locking wall of described primary importance restriction wall is formed as tilted cone shape, when described rotating parts rotates from described locking end position to described locking starting position, the described locking wall of described primary importance restriction wall contacts with described lock arm.
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