Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Electrical connector with latch mechanism enclosed in a shell
A connector (70) comprises a connector body (10), a shell (30, 40) and two latch members (20). The shell (30, 40) has two openings (33) formed therein at positions near the interface end. Each of the latch members (20) includes a latch projection (28) formed on one end thereof in the Y direction. The latch projections (28) project from an inside of the shell (30, 40) through the openings (33) to an outside of the shell (30, 40). The latch projection (28) further comprises a plate portion (24) and a bulged portion (25), which is formed on the plate portion (24) and serves as a control point for movement of the latch projection (28). The shell (30, 40) further comprises two apertures (43), each of which has a first area size. The plate portion (24) has a second area size larger than the first area size while the bulged portion (25) has a third area size smaller than the first area size. The plate portion (24) is arranged on the inside surface of the shell (30, 40) to block the corresponding aperture (43) under the normal conditions, while the bulged portion (25) is surrounded by the corresponding aperture (43) of the shell (30, 40) under the normal conditions. Therefore, the bulged portion (43) is touchable from the outside of the shell (30, 40). At the outside of the shell (30, 40), buttons will be arranged so as to be able to exert forces on the bulged portions (25) when the buttons are operated. When the bulged portions (25) are pressed, the latch projections (28) will be retracted to the inside the shell (30, 40).
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
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H01R H01R
inventional additional
Koji Mamoru Isao Nobukazu
Hayashi Suzuki Igarashi Kato