A connector assembly comprises a first connector including a first connector body, and a shaft connected to the first connector body. A lever is rotatably connected to the shaft and is selectively fixable to the first connector body in a caught state. A second connector of the assembly includes a second connector body insertable into the first connector body, a releasing element defined on the second connector body for releasing the lever from the caught state, and a biasing element defined on the second connector body for rotating the lever after being released from the caught state.

An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has a hood defining a mating opening. The second connector has a housing body configured to be received in the hood, a rear end wall formed continuous with the housing body and projecting outward from the housing body in a circumferential direction, a lock arm configured to prevent disengagement of the first connector and the second connector, and a cover disposed at the rear end wall covering a portion of the lock arm. A front end surface of the rear end wall facing the second connector forms a uniformly continuous flat surface in a region including the cover.

A ganged connector assembly includes: a plurality of coaxial connectors, each of the coaxial connectors connected with a respective coaxial cable extending rearwardly therefrom, each of the coaxial connectors including an inner contact and an outer body that is electrically separated from the inner contact; a shell having a plurality of cavities; and a plurality of rear bodies, each of the rear bodies encircling a respective outer body, each of the rear bodies mounted in a respective cavity of the shell. Each of the rear bodies includes a first locking feature. A second locking feature is located in each of the cavities and is fixed relative to the shell. The first and second locking features are configured such that rotation of a first of the plurality of rear bodies relative to the shell moves the first rear body between locked and unlocked positions, wherein in the locked position a respective first connector and respective first cable are secured with the shell within a respective cavity, and in the unlocked position the first connector and first cable can be removed from the shell without removing the remaining connectors and cables.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a connector 10 which provides a stable connection that is resistant to the rocking motion of a connecting object in insertion direction, longitudinal pitch direction, or the direction of the thickness of the connector, while maintaining the low-profile level so as to prevent the deflection of the connecting object even when the connector is mounted on a flexible board e.g., an FPC.

A lever fitting-type connector has a lever and a plug housing, the lever fitting-type connector includes: a contact member and a triangular recess in an inner wall surface of a sidewall of the lever and an outer wall surface of the plug housing. The triangular recess includes: a first inclined surface extending in a direction from the sliding start position toward the sliding end position and inclined in a projecting direction of the contact member; and a second inclined surface extending in a direction from the edge of the first inclined surface on the sliding end position side toward the sliding end position and inclined in a direction opposite to the projecting direction of the contact member. With a sliding direction of the lever as a reference, an inclined angle of the second inclined surface is smaller than an inclined angle of the first inclined surface.

A wire cover of an electrical connector is provided and includes a main body and a hood. The main body includes a wire receiving section extending therein. The hood projects from a side of the main body. The hood includes a first wire receiving section disposed along a side of the hood and extending transversely with respect to the main body and a reinforcing rib provided on an opposite side wall of the hood.

A building system in which each panel of each four-panel foldable section and each end panel has preinstalled wiring with plug and play connectors at least at the electrical wiring limits of each such panel. Preferably, each wall panel has a prewired lighting circuit and a prewired convenience electrical outlet. Particular panels may have additional wiring variously for the switch box, the service door motors, fans, and the incoming primary electrical power source. The plug and play connectors for connecting between panels and between panels within four-panel sections include slack cable ends that enable the plug and play connectors to be stowed and secured (tape, bundle ties, etc.) during transport and storage of the folding building. Preferably, field-installed cable trays run the length of the building and field-installed cabling therein connects to preinstalled wiring using plug and play connectors.

A lever-type connector includes a first and second connector housing, and a lever rotatably provided on the first connector housing and which can fit or separate the first and second connector housing by a rotating operation. A flexible lock arm is provided on the first connector housing. A free end side of the lock arm includes a locking part whose rear end side is capable of locking so as to be hooked to the rear end part of a locking protrusion of the lever, and a release operation part capable of releasing a locking state of the rear end part of the locking protrusion and the rear end side of the locking part. The locking part and the release operation part are provided adjacent to each other. The release operation part is positioned below the lever at a time of locking between the locking part and the locking protrusion.

A connector assembly has a first connector (10) fit into a receptacle (44A) of a second connector (40). An erroneous connection preventing rib (22) and two fitting ribs (21) are provided on an outer surface of a housing (12) of the first connector (10). The erroneous connection preventing rib (22) can enter a groove (47) on an inner surface of the receptacle (44A) during proper connection of the first and second connectors (10, 40), but collides with the receptacle (44A) during erroneous connection. The fitting ribs (21) fit into fitting grooves (48) on the inner surface of the receptacle (44A) both during the proper connection and during the erroneous connection. The fitting ribs (21) fit into the fitting grooves (48) before the collision of the erroneous connection preventing rib (22) with the receptacle (44A) during the erroneous connection.

A lever-type connector (1) has a connector housing (10), and a lever (20) including cam plates (21) having cam grooves (23) for receiving cam followers (34) of a mating housing (30). The lever (20) includes push-back pieces (27) retracted from an opening edge (13E) of the connector housing (10) facing the mating housing (30) and extending from the cam plates (21). The connector housing (10) includes push-back piece receiving portions (18) configured to bias the lever (20) from a proper connection position to an initial position by butting against the push-back pieces (27) when the lever (20) is at the proper connection position. An angle (a) of a corner part (C) formed by a line connecting a center of rotation of the lever (20) and a base (27R) of the push-back piece (27) connected to the cam plate (21) and the push-back piece (27) is larger than 90°.