Electrical continuity inspection unit for connector

U.S. Patent Number: 6489780

Abstract: The inspection unit has an engagement structure of a resilient locking finger and a finger deflection inspecting pin. The locking finger is provided in a terminal accommodation chamber defined in a connector housing for locking a terminal received in the terminal accommodation chamber. The finger deflection inspecting pin is provided in the inspection unit for inspecting an incomplete insertion state of the terminal. The finger deflection inspecting pin has a forward end portion formed with a concave surface. The locking finger has an extended forward end with a round head. When the extended forward end portion is received in and abuts against the concave surface, the extended forward end portion is guided by the concave surface due to the engagement structure. The concave surface may have a U-shaped section.

Inventors: Yoshida; Haruki (Shizuoka, JP)

Assignee: Yazaki Corporation (Tokyo, JP)

Application Number: 09/756,208

Issued: 2002-12-03

Expired: 2006-12-03

Classes: 324/538 ; 439/310

Field of search: 324/513,537,538,555 439/310

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