Connector

Abstract

To provide a connector which can increase the operability of latching of a retainer and can suppress increase of size.SOLUTION: A connector 1 includes: a terminal 50; an inner housing 30 having a terminal storage room 31 for storing the terminal 50; a retainer 40 for latching a terminal 50 inserted from a back opening 39 of the terminal storage room 31 by being incorporated in a retainer attaching opening unit in a side wall 30b of the inner housing 30; and an outer housing 10 in which a holding unit 11 for removably holding the inner housing 30 and a hood part 13 covering the outer peripheral part of the inner housing 30 held by the housing holding unit 11 are integrally formed with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known a waterproof connector (waterproof connector) in which a retainer prevents terminal fittings from falling out of the housing (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This connector includes a housing main body in which terminals are housed, and a retainer that is assembled laterally to the housing main body to prevent the terminals from falling out.

[0003] Furthermore, a seal ring is attached to the housing body, and a hood portion is provided on the outside of the housing body, expanding in diameter from the outer circumferential surface and opening forward. The hood portion fits into the mating hood portion of the mating connector from the outside, and the mating hood portion fits into the housing body from the outside. The seal ring is disposed in a compressed state between the outer circumferential surface of the housing body and the inner circumferential surface of the mating hood portion, waterproofing the mating surfaces of the connector and the mating connector.

[0004] Also known is a waterproof shielded connector that includes a conductive shield shell on a housing body and that can protect the shielded electric wire and a terminal connected to a core wire of the shielded electric wire in a shielded state. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-38452 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, in the case of a connector equipped with a retainer that prevents the terminals from coming loose by being assembled to the housing body from the side, the retainer needs to be exposed to the outside in order to assemble it, and it is necessary to secure a working space by, for example, cutting out the hood portion. Therefore, there is a possibility that the rigidity of the hood portion will decrease if the hood portion is cut out to secure a working space for engaging the retainer.

[0007] Furthermore, because the retainer needs to be exposed to the outside, it is not possible to freely set the opening direction of the retainer attachment opening provided in the housing body for assembling the retainer or the orientation of the terminals, which results in a problem of the connector becoming larger because it is not possible to adopt a terminal layout that is advantageous for making the housing smaller, or an opening direction of the retainer attachment opening that is advantageous for ensuring an insulating distance with the shield shell.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector that can improve the workability of retainer locking and prevent the connector from becoming large. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The above object of the present invention can be achieved by the following configuration. The terminals and an inner housing having a terminal accommodating chamber in which the terminal is accommodated; a retainer that is fitted into a retainer mounting opening that is opened in one side wall of the inner housing to lock the terminal inserted through a rear opening of the terminal accommodating chamber so as to prevent it from coming out; an outer housing including a housing holding portion that detachably holds the inner housing and a hood portion that covers an outer periphery of the inner housing held by the housing holding portion; A connector comprising: Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a connector that can improve the workability of retainer locking and prevent the connector from becoming large.

[0011] The present invention has been briefly described above. Furthermore, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading the following description of the embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiment") with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a connector according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inner housing shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion, showing a state before the terminal is inserted from the rear opening of the inner housing. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which terminals are inserted into terminal accommodating chambers of the inner housing. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state before the inner housing accommodating the terminals is accommodated in the outer housing. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a front view of the connector shown in FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an overall perspective view of a connector according to a reference example. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a front view of the connector shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are an overall perspective view and an exploded perspective view of a connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the inner housing 30 shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state before a terminal 50 is inserted from a rear opening 39 of the inner housing 30. In this specification, the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction correspond to the directions of the arrows shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

[0014] 1 and 2, the connector 1 according to this embodiment mainly comprises a pair of terminals 50, 50 (see FIG. 4), a pair of inner housings 30, 30, a retainer 40, and an outer housing 10. In addition, the connector 1 also comprises two shielded electric wires 60, 60 each having a terminal 50 connected to its end, a seal packing 25, a shield shell 80, a coupling lever 20, a rubber plug 85, and a pair of upper and lower rear holders 90, 90.

[0015] 4, the terminal 50 is a female terminal having a rectangular tubular terminal fitting portion 52 and an electric wire clamping portion 54. A mating terminal is fitted into the terminal fitting portion 52 for electrical connection, and a core conductor 61 of a shielded electric wire 60 is fixed by crimping into the electric wire clamping portion 54. A rectangular engagement hole 51 is formed in the bottom surface (upper surface in FIG. 4) of the terminal fitting portion 52.

[0016] In the shielded electric wire 60, the outer periphery of an inner coating 63 that covers a core conductor 61 is covered with a shielding member 65, and the outer periphery of the shielding member 65 is further covered with a sheath 67 (see FIG. 8). In the shielded electric wire 60, the core conductor 61 is electrically connected to the terminal 50. As the shielding member 65, a shield braid made of a conductive metal or the like is used.

[0017] The shielded electric wire 60 has the outermost sheath 67 removed, and the shield member 65 folded back on the outside of the sheath 67 is crimped to the shield terminal 70 by a sleeve 75, thereby achieving a conductive connection.

[0018] The shield terminal 70, made of conductive metal, is configured in a stepped tubular shape with a cylindrical portion at the front end through which the shielded electric wire 60 is inserted and a rectangular tubular shield shell connection portion 72 that is fitted inside the electric wire guide portion 15 of the outer housing 10 formed continuously.

[0019] The inner housing 30 is made of an electrically insulating synthetic resin and is formed into a rectangular tube shape. As shown in Fig. 3, the inner housing 30 has a terminal accommodating chamber 31 in which a terminal 50 connected to an end of the shielded electric wire 60 is accommodated. The terminal 50 is inserted from a rear opening 39 of the terminal accommodating chamber 31.

[0020] A terminal insertion opening 35 communicating with the terminal accommodating chamber 31 is provided in the front wall 30a of the inner housing 30, allowing a mating terminal (not shown) to be inserted therein. A substantially rectangular retainer attachment opening 33 communicating with the terminal accommodating chamber 31 is provided in one side wall 30b of the inner housing 30. Furthermore, a pair of flexible locking arms 37, 37 are provided at the rear of the one side wall 30b of the inner housing 30.

[0021] The retainer 40 is made of an electrically insulating synthetic resin and has a substantially rectangular plate-like retainer body 41 corresponding to the shape of the retainer attachment opening 33, and a pair of locking pieces 42, 42 and a pair of locking pieces 43, 43 vertically attached to the four corners of the inner surface side of the retainer body 41. An elastically deformable locking protrusion 47 is provided on the inner edge of the locking piece 42.

[0022] A terminal locking projection 45 is provided on the inner surface of the retainer body 41 for locking the engagement hole 51 of the terminal 50 and preventing the terminal 50 inserted from the rear opening 39 of the terminal accommodating chamber 31 from falling out.

[0023] The retainer 40 is fitted into the retainer mounting opening 33 with the tips of the locking pieces 42, 43 abutting the opposing inner walls of the terminal accommodating chamber 31, and is positioned so that the retainer body 41 is flush with one side wall 30b of the inner housing 30.

[0024] A temporary locking projection 36 and a full locking projection 38 are provided on the inner housing side wall within the retainer attachment opening 33 along the retainer assembly direction in correspondence with each of the locking projections 47. Thus, the retainer 40 can be held in the temporary locking position or the full locking position relative to the inner housing 30.

[0025] The outer housing 10 is made of an electrically insulating synthetic resin and formed into an elongated cylindrical shape, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer housing 10 is integrally formed with a housing holding portion 11 that detachably holds the pair of inner housings 30, 30, a hood portion 13 that covers the outer periphery of the pair of inner housings 30, 30 held by the housing holding portion 11, and an electric wire leading portion 15 from which a shielded electric wire 60, the end of which is electrically connected to a terminal 50, is led out.

[0026] The housing retaining portion 11 has a pair of housing accommodating chambers 16, 16, annular holes 12 for inserting a shield shell provided on the outer sides of the housing accommodating chambers 16, 16, and housing locking portions 14a, 14b (see FIGS. 6 and 8). The pair of housing accommodating chambers 16, 16 are defined so as to penetrate the housing holding portion 11 in the front-rear direction, are arranged side by side on the left and right, and each accommodates an inner housing 30 therein.

[0027] The annular hole 12 for inserting the shield shell holds the shield shell 80 inserted from the rear. The housing locking portion 14a abuts against a base of the flexible locking arm 37 of the inner housing 30 inserted from the rear into the housing accommodating chamber 16 to determine the insertion position. The housing locking portion 14b locks the free end of the flexible locking arm 37 of the inner housing 30 inserted into the housing accommodating chamber 16 to prevent it from coming off (see FIG. 8).

[0028] In this embodiment, the flexible locking arm 37 is provided on the inner housing 30, but it is also possible to provide the flexible locking arm 37 on the housing accommodating chamber 16 and lock the inner housing 30 to prevent it from coming off.

[0029] The hood portion 13 provided on the outside of the housing holding portion 11 expands in diameter from the outer circumferential surface of the housing holding portion 11 and opens forward. The hood portion 13 fits from the outside into a mating hood portion of a mating connector (not shown), and the mating hood portion fits into the housing holding portion 11 from the outside.

[0030] A seal packing 25 is disposed in a compressed state between the outer peripheral surface of the housing holding portion 11 and the inner peripheral surface of the mating hood portion to waterproof the mating surfaces of the connector 1 and the mating connector.

[0031] The wire leading-out portion 15 communicates with the rear of the pair of housing accommodating chambers 16, 16 and with the annular hole 12, into which the pair of inner housings 30, 30 and the shield shell 80 can be inserted. Locking protrusions 19 are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the wire leading-out portion 15, respectively, for locking with locking arms 91 of a rear holder 90, which will be described later, to hold the rear holder 90.

[0032] A pair of pivot pins 17 to which a coupling lever 20, which will be described later, is rotatably attached are protrudingly provided on the left and right side surfaces of the outer housing 10. Furthermore, a slider 28, which is a mating detection member, is disposed on the upper surface of the wire guide portion 15 to configure a connector mating assurance mechanism that detects and guarantees proper mating with the mating connector by locking the rotation of the coupling lever 20 in the connector removal direction.

[0033] As shown in Fig. 2, the shield shell 80 is formed by bending a conductive metal plate material into a generally rectangular cross section. A plurality of elastic contact pieces 81 for electrical connection with the shield shell connecting portion 72 of the shield terminal 70 are integrally provided on the rear end edge of the shield shell 80 (see Fig. 6). The shield shell 80 is inserted from the rear into annular hole 12 provided in the housing holding portion 11, and attached to the outer housing 10 to shield noise.

[0034] 2, the connecting lever 20 is made of synthetic resin and formed into a substantially U-shape, with a guide groove 21 and a shaft hole 23 formed in each of its two legs. Each guide groove 21 is formed into a substantially arc shape so that the distance between the guide groove 21 and the shaft hole 23 becomes shorter as it goes from its tip opening to its innermost part.

[0035] Furthermore, with each axial hole 23 being pivotally supported by each pivot pin 17 of the outer housing 10, the connecting lever 20, which is freely rotatable relative to the outer housing 10, can apply a mating force and a disengagement force to the connector 1 and the mating connector by a rotational operation.

[0036] 2, the rubber plug 85 is formed into a rectangular plate shape from an elastic material such as rubber. The shielded electric wires 60 are inserted into a pair of insertion holes of the rubber plug 85. The outer periphery of the rubber plug 85 is in close contact with the inner wall surface of the electric wire leading-out portion 15 of the outer housing 10. The rubber plug 85 provides a liquid-tight seal between the shielded electric wire 60 and the electric wire leading-out portion 15.

[0037] The rear holder 90 is attached to the rear end opening of the electric wire guide portion 15. The rear holder 90 is attached to the outer housing 10 with the locking arms 91 locked to the locking projections 19 of the electric wire guide portion 15, thereby making it possible to suppress bending of the shielded electric wire 60. In addition, the rear holder 90 can suppress the rubber stopper 85 from falling off or collapsing in the electric wire guide portion 15.

[0038] Next, a procedure for assembling the above-mentioned connector 1 will be described. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which terminals 50 are inserted into terminal accommodating chambers 31 of inner housing 30. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a state before inner housing 30 accommodating terminals 50 therein is accommodated in outer housing 10.

[0039] First, as shown in Fig. 4, the retainer 40 is attached to the retainer attachment opening 33 of the inner housing 30. At this time, the retainer 40 is moved until the locking projections 47 of the locking pieces 42 are locked with the temporary locking projections 36 of the inner housing 30. Then, the retainer 40 holds the terminals 50 in a temporary locking state in which they can be freely inserted into and removed from the terminal accommodating chambers 31 of the inner housing 30. In other words, the retainer 40 is held in a temporary locking state in which the terminal locking projections 45 do not protrude into the terminal accommodating chambers 31, and therefore does not interfere with the terminals 50 being inserted into and removed from the terminal accommodating chambers 31.

[0040] Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal 50 connected to the end of the shielded electric wire 60 is inserted into the rear opening 39 of the terminal accommodating chamber 31 and moved until its tip abuts against the front wall 30a of the inner housing 30.

[0041] Then, the retainer 40 is pushed into the inner housing 30 and moved until the locking projections 47 of the locking pieces 42 are locked with the main locking projections 38 of the inner housing 30. The retainer 40 is then held in a main locking state in which the terminals 50 are locked and prevented from falling out in the terminal accommodating chambers 31 of the inner housing 30. That is, the retainer 40 is held in a main locking state in which the terminal locking projections 45 protrude into the terminal accommodating chambers 31 and lock the engagement holes 51 of the terminals 50, thereby enabling the terminals 50 inserted in the terminal accommodating chambers 31 to be locked and prevented from falling out.

[0042] Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the pair of inner housings 30, 30 housing and holding the terminals 50 are inserted into the pair of housing accommodating chambers 16, 16 of the housing holding portion 11 from the rear end opening of the outer housing 10 so that the retainer mounting openings 33 face each other.

[0043] Fig. 7 is a front view of the connector 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in Fig. 7. 8, the inner housing 30 inserted into the housing accommodating chamber 16 is positioned with the base of the flexible locking arm 37 abutting against the housing locking portion 14a, and the free end of the flexible locking arm 37 is locked with the housing locking portion 14b to prevent it from coming off. Thus, by simply inserting the pair of inner housings 30, 30 into the housing accommodating chamber 16, they are easily and detachably held by the housing holding portion 11 with the retainer mounting openings 33 facing each other.

[0044] Furthermore, the shield terminal 70 mounted in the electric wire lead-out portion 15 of the outer housing 10 has the shield shell connecting portion 72 in contact with the elastic contact piece 81 of the shield shell 80, thereby being electrically connected. The rubber plug 85 mounted in the electric wire lead-out portion 15 has its outer periphery in close contact with the inner wall surface of the electric wire lead-out portion 15, thereby providing a liquid-tight seal between the shield electric wire 60 and the electric wire lead-out portion 15.

[0045] Finally, the rear holder 90 attached to the rear end opening of the electric wire guide portion 15 has its locking arm 91 locked to the locking protrusion 19 of the electric wire guide portion 15, and is fixed to the outer housing 10. Thus, the rear holder 90 suppresses bending of the shielded electric wire 60 and suppresses the rubber plug 85 in the electric wire guide portion 15 from coming off or falling over.

[0046] Next, the operation of the connector 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the connector 1 according to this embodiment, the inner housing 30 having the terminal accommodating chambers 31 in which the terminals 50 are accommodated is formed as a separate part from the outer housing 10 which is integrally formed with the housing retaining portion 11 and the hood portion 13. The inner housing 30 having the terminals 50 accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers 31 is detachably held by the housing retaining portion 11 of the outer housing 10, thereby forming the connector 1 having the hood portion 13.

[0047] In other words, during the retainer locking operation, such as fitting the retainer 40 into the retainer mounting opening 33 opened in one side wall 30b of the inner housing 30, or moving the retainer 40 to lock the terminals 50 in place, there are no surrounding parts that would interfere with the retainer locking operation. According to the connector 1 of this embodiment, there is no need to cut out the hood portion 13 of the outer housing 10 in order to ensure a working space for retainer locking, and therefore the rigidity of the hood portion 13 can be maintained.

[0048] Furthermore, since the inner housing 30 does not require the retainer 40 to be exposed to the outside, the opening direction of the retainer mounting opening 33 and the housing direction of the terminals 50 can be freely set. Therefore, since the connector 1 allows freedom in the terminal layout using a plurality of terminals 50, a terminal layout that is advantageous for miniaturizing the outer housing 10 can be adopted, leading to miniaturization.

[0049] Moreover, the pair of inner housings 30, 30 are held in the housing holding portion 11 of the outer housing 10 so that the retainer mounting openings 33 face each other. Therefore, the connector 1 can compactly ensure an advantageous insulation distance between the shield shell 80 arranged in the housing holding portion 11 and the retainer mounting openings 33, as shown in Fig. 7.

[0050] Furthermore, when the terminals 50 are to be multi-polarized, the inner housing 30, the retainer 40, and the terminals 50 can be used as they are simply by modifying the housing holding portion 11 of the outer housing 10 so as to increase the number of housing accommodating chambers 16. This reduces the number of parts required and suppresses increases in manufacturing costs.

[0051] Fig. 9 is an overall perspective view of a connector 1A according to a reference example. Fig. 10 is a front view of the connector 1A shown in Fig. 9. The connector 1A has substantially the same configuration as the connector 1 described above, except that a housing 10A is used instead of the outer housing 10 and the inner housing 30. Therefore, substantially similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 9, a connector 1A according to a reference example has a pair of terminals 50, 50, a housing 10A, and a retainer 40 as main components. The housing 10A is made of an electrically insulating synthetic resin and is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape. The housing 10A is integrally formed with a pair of terminal accommodating portions 11A, 11A that accommodate a pair of terminals 50, 50 in terminal accommodating chambers, a hood portion 13A that covers the outer periphery of the pair of terminal accommodating portions 11A, 11A, and an electric wire leading portion 15A from which the shielded electric wire 60, the terminals 50 of which are electrically connected to an end thereof, is led out.

[0053] A terminal insertion opening 35 communicating with the terminal accommodating chamber is provided on the front wall of the terminal accommodating portion 11A, allowing a mating terminal (not shown) to be inserted therein. A substantially rectangular retainer attachment opening 33 communicating with the terminal accommodating chamber is provided on the upper wall of the terminal accommodating portion 11A. The retainer 40 attached to the retainer attachment opening 33 can lock and prevent the terminals 50 accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers of the terminal accommodating portion 11A from coming out.

[0054] A pair of terminal accommodating portions 11A, 11A in the connector 1A are arranged side by side on the left and right within the hood portion 13A, and a retainer attachment opening 33 opens in the upper wall of each of them. Therefore, in order to assemble the retainer 40 into the retainer mounting opening 33, it is necessary to expose the retainer 40 upward to ensure a working space. Therefore, a notch 18 is formed in the upper part of the hood portion 13A facing the retainer mounting opening 33, and a notch 83 is formed in the upper part of the shield shell 80 facing the retainer mounting opening 33.

[0055] As a result, in the connector 1A of the comparative example, the hood portion 13A in which the cutout portion 18 is formed may have reduced rigidity, and the shield shell 80 in which the cutout portion 83 is formed may have reduced shielding performance.

[0056] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the connector 1A according to the comparative example needs to ensure an advantageous insulation distance L between the shield shell 80 disposed in the housing 10A and the retainer mounting opening 33, which results in a large size.

[0057] In contrast, the connector 1 of this embodiment can improve the workability of retainer engagement and suppress enlargement without reducing the rigidity of the hood portion 13 or the shielding performance of the shield shell 80.

[0058] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified, improved, etc. In addition, the material, shape, size, number, arrangement location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary as long as the present invention can be achieved, and are not limited.

[0059] Here, the features of the above-described embodiments of the connector according to the present invention will be briefly summarized and listed below. [1] Terminal (50); an inner housing (30) having a terminal accommodating chamber (31) in which the terminal (50) is accommodated; a retainer (40) that is fitted into a retainer mounting opening (33) that opens into one side wall (30b) of the inner housing (30) to lock and prevent the terminal (50) inserted from a rear opening (39) of the terminal accommodating chamber (31); an outer housing (10) including a housing holding portion (11) that holds the inner housing (30) integrally therewith and a hood portion (13) that covers an outer periphery of the inner housing (30) held by the housing holding portion (11); A connector (1) comprising:

[0060] According to the connector (1) having the configuration [1] above, the inner housing (30) having the terminal accommodating chambers (31) in which the terminals (50) are accommodated, and the outer housing 10 having the housing retaining portion (11) and the hood portion (13) integrally formed therewith are formed as separate parts. Then, the inner housing (30) having the terminals (50) accommodated in the terminal accommodating chambers (31) is detachably retained by the housing retaining portion (11) of the outer housing (10), whereby the connector (1) having the hood portion (13) can be configured. Thus, during the retainer locking operation for fitting the retainer (40) into the retainer attachment opening (33) opened in one side wall (30b) of the inner housing (30), there are no surrounding parts that may interfere with the retainer locking operation. Therefore, with the connector (1) of this configuration, it is not necessary to cut out the hood portion (13) of the outer housing (10) to ensure a work space for retainer locking, and the rigidity of the hood portion (13) can be maintained. Furthermore, since the inner housing 30 does not need to expose the retainer 40 to the outside, the opening direction of the retainer mounting opening 33 and the housing direction of the terminals 50 can be freely set. Therefore, the connector 1 of this configuration allows for a flexible terminal layout using multiple terminals 50, and therefore a terminal layout that is advantageous for miniaturizing the outer housing 10 can be adopted, leading to miniaturization.

[0061] [2] A shield shell (80) made of a conductive metal is mounted within the outer housing (10). The connector (1) described in [1] above.

[0062] According to the connector (1) having the configuration [2] above, there is no need to cut out the shield shell (80) in order to ensure a working space for retainer locking, so that the shielding performance is not reduced.

[0063] [3] The pair of inner housings (30, 30) are held in the housing holding portion (11) such that the retainer mounting openings (33) face each other. The connector (1) described in [2] above.

[0064] According to the connector (1) having the configuration [3] above, an advantageous insulation distance can be compactly secured between the shield shell (80) arranged in the housing holding portion (11) and the retainer mounting opening (33).

[0065] [4] The inner housing (30) is detachably held in the housing holding portion (11) by a flexible locking arm (37). The connector (1) according to any one of the above [1] to [3].

[0066] According to the connector (1) having the configuration [4] above, the inner housing (30) can be easily detachably held in the housing holding portion (11). [Explanation of symbols]

[0067] 1…Connector 10…Outer housing 11...Housing holder 13…Hood section 30…Inner housing 30b…One side wall 31...Terminal chamber 33…Retainer mounting opening 39…Rear opening 40…Retainer 50…Terminal

Claims

1. The terminals and an inner housing having a terminal accommodating chamber in which the terminal is accommodated; a retainer that is fitted into a retainer mounting opening that is opened in one side wall of the inner housing to lock the terminal inserted through a rear opening of the terminal accommodating chamber so as to prevent it from coming out; an outer housing including a housing holding portion that detachably holds the inner housing and a hood portion that covers an outer periphery of the inner housing held by the housing holding portion; A connector comprising:

2. A shield shell made of conductive metal is mounted within the outer housing. The connector of claim 1 .

3. The pair of inner housings are held by the housing holding portion such that the retainer mounting openings face each other. The connector according to claim 2.

4. The inner housing is removably held by the housing holding portion by a flexible locking arm. The connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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