Connectors, and connector pairs

Abstract

To provide a connector and a connector pair that can increase a holding power on a housing in a cover formed of a pair of half covers.SOLUTION: A connector 1 comprises: a terminal 51; a housing 2 that has a terminal storage chamber 13; a cover 6 that is mounted to cover the housing 2; and a fitting detection member 4 that is mounted on the housing 2 to detect fitting between the housing 2 and a counterpart housing 81. The cover 6 has a pair of half covers 61, 62 that are abutted to each other in a closed state to sandwich the housing 2, and a hinge part 63 that connects the pair of half covers 61, 62 in an openable and closable manner. The fitting detection member 4 is provided with regulation ribs 47 that are displaced from a temporary locking position to a permanent locking position when the housing 2 and the counterpart housing 81 are fitted to each other, and are brought into contact with one half cover 61 at the permanent locking position to regulate opening of the cover 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a connector and a pair of connectors.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a connector has been proposed that includes a terminal, a housing having a terminal accommodation chamber, and a cover attached so as to cover the housing (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the conventional connector, the cover has a pair of half covers, and the pair of half covers are abutted against each other and combined to attach to the housing so as to sandwich the housing.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the above-described conventional connector, locking portions are provided on each of the pair of half covers, and they are configured to be combined with each other by being locked. However, when an external force is applied to the connector (especially the cover), the locking of the pair of half covers may be released, and as a result, the cover may come off from the housing. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the holding force of the cover to the housing, there has been room for improvement in the conventional connector.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and an object thereof is to provide a connector and a pair of connectors capable of improving the holding force of a cover composed of a pair of half covers to a housing.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the connector according to the present invention is characterized by the following:

[0007] A connector comprising: a terminal; a housing having a terminal housing chamber for housing the terminal; a cover fitted over the housing; and a mating detection member fitted to the housing for detecting the mating of the housing and the mating housing, The aforementioned cover is In the closed state, a pair of half covers abut against each other and sandwich the housing, It has a hinge that connects a pair of half covers so that they can be opened and closed, The fitting detection member is, When the aforementioned housing and the mating housing are fitted together, they are configured to be displaced from a temporary locking position to a permanent locking position. At the aforementioned locking position, a restricting rib is provided that abuts against one of the pair of half covers and restricts the opening of the cover. It must be a connector.

[0008] Furthermore, in order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the pair according to the present invention is characterized by the following:

[0009] A connector pair comprising the above-mentioned connector and a mating connector having the above-mentioned mating housing. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] In the connector and connector pair described above, the cover fitted to enclose the housing is composed of a pair of half covers, and the mating detection member fitted to the housing is provided with a regulating rib. When the mating detection member is in the locked position, the regulating rib contacts one of the pair of half covers, thereby restricting displacement in the opening direction. As a result, the connector and connector pair described above can improve the retention force of the cover on the housing.

[0011] The above is a brief description of the present invention. Further, the details of the present invention will be further clarified by reading through the embodiments for carrying out the invention described below (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a connector pair according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the connector and the mating connector in FIG. 1. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a top view of the connector shown in FIG. 3. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state before the cover is assembled to the housing in the connector shown in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the housing, side retainer, fitting detection member, wire with terminals, and seal member shown in FIG. 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the housing seen from the rear. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the cross-section along the line A-A of FIG. 8 in the connector shown in FIG. 4. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 4. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG. 4 (however, the illustration of the wire is omitted).

Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0013] <Embodiment> Hereinafter, the connector 1 and the connector pair 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the connector pair 100 includes a connector Ⅰ and a mating connector 8.

[0014] Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of explanation, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper" and "lower" are defined. The "front-rear direction", "left-right direction" and "upper-lower direction" are orthogonal to each other. Note that the upper-lower direction corresponds to the "clamping direction" of the present invention, and the front-rear direction corresponds to the "displacement direction" of the present invention.

[0015] <Schematic Configuration of Connector 1> Hereinafter, the schematic configuration of the connector 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 6. The connector 1 includes a cylindrical housing 2, a side retainer 3 attached to the housing 2, a fitting detection member 4 slidably attached to the outer surface of the housing 2, terminals 51 (female terminals in this example) housed in the housing 2, a cover 6 attached to cover the housing 2, and an annular seal member 7 attached to the housing 2. In this example, the connector 1 is a female connector configured to be fitted to a mating connector 8 (male connector) along the front-rear direction.

[0016] <Housing 2> Hereinafter, the housing 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. The housing 2 is made of synthetic resin and integrally has a cylindrical inner housing 11 and a cylindrical outer housing 12 that covers the outer peripheral surface of the inner housing 11 with a gap therebetween (see FIGS. 6 to 9). A mating housing 81 (see FIGS. 3 and 8) of the mating connector 8 is inserted into the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the inner housing 11 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer housing 12.

[0017] In the inner housing 11, a plurality (three in this example) of terminal accommodation chambers 13 into which a plurality (three in this example) of terminals 51 (wired terminals 5) are respectively inserted from the rear are formed. Each terminal accommodation chamber 13 is open to the outside through an opening at the front end of the inner housing 11, and a mating terminal 82 (male terminal, see FIG. 8) of the mating connector 8 is to be inserted through this opening. Note that the mating terminal 82 is housed and held in the mating housing 81.

[0018] The inner housing 11 is formed to protrude forward from the front end surface of the outer housing 12, and a sealing member 7 is attached to the cylindrical outer surface of the inner housing 11, which is covered by the outer housing 12. A side retainer 3 is attached to the outer surface of the roughly rectangular semi-cylindrical front end portion 14 of the inner housing 11 that protrudes forward from the outer housing 12.

[0019] Housing 2 has a cantilever-shaped locking lance 15 that extends forward and is elastically deformable in the vertical direction, positioned to face the terminal housing chamber 13 from below (see Figures 8-9). The terminal 51 inserted into the terminal housing chamber 13 is locked to the locking lance 15 (see Figures 8-9).

[0020] A locking mechanism 20 is provided on the upper outer circumferential surface of the housing 2 (see Figures 6-7). The locking mechanism 20 includes an elastically deformable housing arm 21 and an elastically deformable locking arm 24 (see Figures 7-9).

[0021] The housing arm 21 is formed in a roughly rectangular U-shape and is supported in a cantilevered manner on the outer circumferential surface of the housing 2 (inner housing 11). It integrally includes a pair of left and right elastic arm pieces 22 extending forward substantially parallel to the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing 11, and a locking piece 23 that bridges the front ends of each elastic arm piece 22 in the left-right direction (see Figures 6 and 8-9). When the connector 1 and the mating connector are fully mated, the locking portion 83 of the mating housing 81 (see Figures 3 and 8) is locked to the locking piece 23.

[0022] The housing arm 21 is supported in a cantilevered manner at the front ends of a pair of elastic arm pieces 22, and is connected to a roughly rectangular U-shaped lock arm 24 that extends towards the rear (see Figure 7).

[0023] The lock arm 24 has a release operation part 25 that is pressed when the locking piece 23 is released from the locking portion 83 of the mating housing 81 (see Figures 6 to 9). The release operation part 25 is positioned vertically apart from the housing 2 (inner housing 11) and above the elastic arm piece 22. When the release operation part 25 is pressed and displaced downward, an upward release force is applied to the locking piece 23 via the lock arm 24.

[0024] Housing 2 is provided with a pair of protective wall sections 16 that sandwich the housing arm 21 in the left-right direction (see Figures 6-7). The pair of protective wall sections 16 are erected on the upper part of the outer housing 12 and protect the locking mechanism 20. A beam section 17 is provided in front of the protective wall sections 16 (see Figures 6-7). The left and right ends of this beam section 17 are connected to the protective wall sections 16 and are positioned with a gap between them and the outer housing 12. The fitting detection member 4 is mounted in the space defined by the outer housing 12, the pair of protective wall sections 16, and the beam section 17 of Housing 2.

[0025] On both the left and right sides of the lock arm 24, there are locking projections 26 that protrude toward the opposing protective wall portion 16 (see Figure 7). The locking projections 26 are engaged with the locking projections 43 of the fitting detection member 4, which will be described later.

[0026] At the rear end of the housing 2 (inner housing 11), locking ribs 18 that protrude outward are provided on both the left and right end faces (see Figures 7 and 10). The locking grooves 66 of the cover 6, which will be described later, are locked into the locking ribs 18.

[0027] A rib 19 that protrudes downward is provided on the lower end surface of the rear end of housing 2 (inner housing 11) (see Figures 7 and 9-10).

[0028] <Side retainer 3> The side retainer 3 will be described below with reference to Figures 6 and 8-9. The side retainer 3 is made of synthetic resin and integrally comprises a retainer body 31 with a roughly U-shaped cross-section that opens on the left side, and a retainer front plate portion 32 that closes the front end opening of the retainer body 31 (see Figure 6). The retainer front plate portion 32 has multiple (three in this example) insertion openings 33 that correspond to multiple terminal housing chambers 13. When the side retainer 3 is mounted on the housing 2, the insertion openings 33 communicate with the terminal housing chambers 13 (see Figure 1), and the mating terminal 82 is inserted into them.

[0029] The retainer body 31 is integrally formed from a retainer upper surface portion 34 (see Figures 6 and 8-9) and a retainer lower surface portion 35 (see Figures 8-9) that are spaced apart in the vertical direction and facing each other, and a retainer curved surface portion 36 (see Figure 6) that connects the right edge of the retainer upper surface portion 34 and the right edge of the retainer lower surface portion 35. A rib-shaped retainer projection (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction is provided protruding downward from the left edge of the retainer upper surface portion 34.

[0030] When attaching the side retainer 3 to the front end 14 of the inner housing 11, the opening on the left side of the side retainer 3 is slightly widened, the front end 14 is inserted into the inside of the side retainer 3 through the opening, and then moved in the left-right direction. When the side retainer 3 is moved in the left-right direction, the retainer projection enters and locks into the locking groove (not shown) provided on the front end 14, thereby attaching the side retainer 3 to the housing 2. With the side retainer 3 attached to the housing 2, unintended detachment (loosening) of the terminal 51 from the terminal housing chamber 13 is suppressed.

[0031] <Matching detection member 4> The fitting detection member 4 will now be described with reference to Figure 6. The fitting detection member 4 is made of synthetic resin, is mounted on the housing 2 from the rear, and is configured to slide in the front-rear direction. The fitting detection member 4 integrally has a pair of side wall portions 41 that face each other in the left-right direction, and a support wall portion 42 that bridges the rear of the upper ends of each side wall portion 41.

[0032] Each side wall portion 41 is provided with a locking projection 43 that protrudes toward the opposing side wall portion 41. The locking projection 43 engages with the locking projection 26 of the housing 2 when the fitting detection member 4 is in the temporary locking position. A slide operation portion 44 is provided protruding from the upper end surface of the support wall portion 42, which is operated when sliding the fitting detection member 4.

[0033] An arm piece 45 extending forward is provided approximately in the left-right center of the support wall 42 (see also Figures 8 and 9). The arm piece 45 is supported by the support wall 42 in a cantilevered manner and is formed to tilt downward. A locking claw 46 extending downward is formed at the front end of the arm piece 45 (see also Figures 8 and 9). The arm piece 45 is configured to be elastically deformable by allowing the locking claw 46 to swing upward, with the rear end as the pivot point. When the fitting detection member 4 is in the temporary locking position, the locking claw 46 abuts against the rear end of the locking piece 23 of the housing 2 (see Figure 9), and when the fitting detection member 4 is in the permanent locking position, it locks onto the locking piece 23 (see Figure 8).

[0034] The outer surfaces of the rear ends of the pair of side wall portions 41 (the left end surface for the left side wall portion 41 and the right end surface for the right side wall portion 41) are each provided with outwardly projecting regulating ribs 47. When the fitting detection member 4 is in the temporary locking position, the regulating ribs 47 are adjacent in the vertical direction to the locking rib 18 of the housing 2 (see Figures 3-4), and when the fitting detection member 4 is in the permanent locking position, they are positioned above the contact portion 67 of the cover 6 and contact the contact portion 67 (see Figures 1-2).

[0035] <Wire with terminals 5> The terminal-equipped wire 5 will now be described with reference to Figure 6. The terminal-equipped wire 5 has a terminal 51, a wire 52 to which the terminal 51 is connected at its front end, and an annular sealing member 53 attached to the wire 52. From the viewpoint of protecting the wire, for example, multiple wires 52 may be bundled together, and a grommet or the like (not shown) may be attached to cover the bundled multiple wires 52. In this case, the wires 52, including the grommet near the housing 2, will be covered by the cover 6.

[0036] <Cover 6> The cover 6 will be described below with reference to Figures 5 and 10-11. The cover 6 is made of synthetic resin and is attached from the rear so as to cover the rear portion of the housing 2 and the wires 52 in the vicinity of the housing 2 in order to protect the housing 2 and the wires 52. The cover 6 consists of a pair of half covers, a first half cover 61 and a second half cover 62, and a hinge portion 63 that connects the first half cover 61 and the second half cover 62 so as to be openable and closable (see Figures 10-11).

[0037] The first half cover 61 and the second half cover 62 are each formed in a substantially rectangular semi-cylindrical shape (see Figures 5 and 10-11). The cover 6 is formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape when the first half cover 61 and the second half cover 62 are abutted against each other and the locking portion 64 of the first half cover 61 (see Figure 11) and the locking portion 65 of the second half cover 62 (see Figure 11) are locked together (i.e., in the closed state).

[0038] The hinge portion 63 is formed in a thin shape and connects the left end of the first half cover 61 and the left end of the second half cover 62 (see Figure 10). As a result, the cover 6 can freely open and close the first half cover 61 and the second half cover 62 via the hinge portion 63.

[0039] The first half cover 61 is provided with a pair of outwardly recessed locking grooves 66 that extend vertically, corresponding to a pair of locking ribs 18 of the housing 2 (see Figures 1 to 5). In addition, in front of the pair of locking grooves 66 on the first half cover 61, there are contact portions 67 that project inward, adjacent to the pair of locking grooves 66 in the front-rear direction (see Figures 1 to 5). In other words, the contact portions 67 also serve as the front side walls of the locking grooves 66. The contact portions 67 are configured such that when the fitting detection member 4 is in the main locking position, the regulating rib 47 of the fitting detection member 4 is positioned above the contact portion 67 and contacts the regulating rib 47 (see Figures 1 to 2).

[0040] <Assembly procedure for each component constituting connector 1> The assembly procedure for each component constituting connector 1 is described below. First, the sealing member 7 is attached to the housing 2, and the terminal 51 to which the electric wire 52 is connected is inserted from the rear into the terminal housing chamber 13 of the housing 2. This locks the terminal 51 into the locking lance 15 of the housing 2. The sealing member 53 attached to the electric wire 52 is also housed at the rear end of the terminal housing chamber 13, thereby sealing the terminal housing chamber 13.

[0041] Next, the side retainer 3 is attached to the front end 14 of the inner housing 11. This prevents the terminal 51 from coming loose from the side retainer 3. The side retainer 3 may be configured to be temporarily and permanently locked to the front end 14 of the inner housing 11. In this case, for example, the terminal 51 is inserted into the terminal housing chamber 13 with the side retainer 3 temporarily locked to the front end 14, and then the side retainer 3 is slid to permanently lock to the front end 14.

[0042] Next, the fitting detection member 4 is attached to the housing 2 from the rear to the temporary locking position. At this time, the locking projection 43 of the fitting detection member 4 moves forward over the locking projection 26 of the housing 2 and locks in place, thereby temporarily locking the fitting detection member 4 to the housing 2 (see Figure 9). When the fitting detection member 4 is temporarily locked to the housing 2, the locking rib 18 of the housing 2 and the regulating rib 47 of the fitting detection member 4 are positioned adjacent to each other in the vertical direction (see Figures 3 to 4).

[0043] Next, the cover 6 is attached to the housing 2. Specifically, with the cover 6 in the open position (not shown), the first half cover 61 is assembled from above the housing 2 so as to engage the locking rib 18 with the locking groove 66 of the cover 6. At this time, the locking groove 66 passes through the regulating rib 47 and then reaches and engages with the locking rib 18. After that, the second half cover 62 is displaced so as to abut against the first half cover 61, that is, so that the cover 6 is in the closed position, and the locking portion 64 of the first half cover 61 and the locking portion 65 of the second half cover 62 are engaged. When the locking portions 64 and 65 are engaged with each other, the first half cover 61 and the second half cover 62 sandwich the housing 2 in the vertical direction, and the cover 6 is attached to the housing 2. With this, the assembly of each component constituting the connector 1 is completed, and the connector 1 is completed.

[0044] <Connector-to-connector 100: Mating procedure between connector 1 and mating connector 8> The following describes the mating procedure between connector 1 and the mating connector 8. Mating between connector 1 and the mating connector 8 is performed with the mating detection member 4 temporarily locked to the housing 2 (see Figure 3). First, the mating housing 81 is inserted between the outer circumferential surface of the inner housing 11 and the inner circumferential surface of the outer housing 12.

[0045] At this time, the locking portion 83 of the mating housing 81 moves over the locking piece 23 of the housing 2 from below and behind, elastically deforming it, and the locking portion 83 and the locking piece 23 are locked together. As a result, the locking claw 46 on the arm piece 45 of the fitting detection member 4 is lifted upward by the locking portion 83 (i.e., the arm piece 45 is elastically deformed), and the contact state of the locking claw 46 with the rear end of the locking piece 23 is released.

[0046] In this state, when the mating detection member 4 is pushed forward to displace it to the locking position, the locking claw 46 moves over the locking piece 23 from above and forward, causing the arm piece 45 to recover from its elastic deformation, and the locking claw 46 and the locking piece 23 to lock together (see Figure 8). This completes the mating of connector 1 and the mating connector, and the connector pair 100 is completed. In the completed mating state of connector 1 and the mating connector 8, the mating terminal 82 is inserted into terminal 51, and terminal 51 and the mating terminal 82 are electrically connected.

[0047] Furthermore, when the fitting detection member 4 is displaced from the temporary locking position to the permanent locking position, the regulating rib 47 of the fitting detection member 4 is positioned above the contact portion 67 of the first half cover 61 and comes into contact with the contact portion 67. As a result, the first half cover 61 is pressed against the regulating rib 47 (i.e., the displacement of the first half cover 61 in the opening direction is restricted), and the opening of the cover 6 is suppressed. As a result, the holding force of the cover 6 to the housing 2 is improved.

[0048] To remove the cover 6 from the housing 2, the fitting detection member 4 is displaced from the permanent locking position to the temporary locking position.

[0049] <Other forms> Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified, improved, etc., as appropriate. In addition, the material, shape, dimensions, number, placement, etc. of each component in the embodiments described above are arbitrary and not limited, as long as they can achieve the present invention.

[0050] Herein, the features of the embodiments of the connector and connector pair according to the present invention described above are briefly summarized in [1] to [3] below.

[0051] [1] A connector (1) comprising a terminal (51), a housing (2) having a terminal housing chamber (13) for housing the terminal, a cover (6) fitted over the housing, and a mating detection member (4) fitted to the housing for detecting the mating of the housing and the mating housing, The aforementioned cover (6) is In the closed state, a pair of half covers (first half cover 61, second half cover 62) abut against each other and sandwich the housing (2), It has a hinge portion (63) that connects a pair of half covers so that they can be opened and closed, The fitting detection member (4) is When the housing (2) and the mating housing (81) are fitted together, they are configured to be displaced from a temporary locking position to a permanent locking position. At the aforementioned locking position (see figure), a restricting rib (47) is provided that abuts against one of the pair of half covers (first half cover 61) to restrict the opening of the cover (6). Connector (1).

[0052] In the connector pair with the configuration described in [1] above, the cover fitted to cover the housing consists of a pair of half covers, and the mating detection member fitted to the housing is provided with a regulating rib. When the mating detection member is in the locked position, the regulating rib contacts one of the pair of half covers, thereby restricting displacement in the opening direction. As a result, the connector with the above configuration can improve the retention force of the cover to the housing.

[0053] [2] In the connector (1) described in [1] above, One of the pair of half covers (the first half cover 61) has: A groove-shaped locking groove (66) that engages with a locking rib (18) provided on the housing (2), and a contact portion (67) that abuts against the regulating rib (47) are arranged side by side in the displacement direction (front-rear direction) of the fitting detection member. The aforementioned restrictive rib (47) is When the fitting detection member (4) is in the temporary locking position (see figure), the pair of half covers (first half cover 61, second half cover 62) are positioned adjacent to the locking rib (18) in the clamping direction (up and down direction) of the housing (2), Connector (1).

[0054] In the connector pair with the configuration described in [2] above, a locking rib is provided on the housing that engages with a locking groove on one half cover, and when the mating detection member is in the temporary locking position, this locking rib is positioned adjacent to the restricting rib of the mating detection member in the clamping direction. As a result, when the mating detection member is in the temporary locking position, the cover can be attached to the housing, and after the housing and the mating housing are mated, the displacement of the half cover in the opening direction can be restricted by displacing the mating detection member to the permanent locking position. Thus, the connector with the above configuration can improve the retention force of the cover on the housing and improve the workability of attaching the cover to the housing.

[0055] [3] A connector pair (100) comprising a connector (1) as described in [1] or [2] above, and a mating connector (8) having the mating housing (81).

[0056] In the connector pair with the configuration described in [3] above, the cover fitted to cover the housing consists of a pair of half covers, and the mating detection member fitted to the housing is provided with a regulating rib. When the mating detection member is in the locked position, the regulating rib contacts one of the pair of half covers, thereby restricting displacement in the opening direction. As a result, the connector pair with the above configuration can improve the retention force of the cover to the housing. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 1 Connector 2 Housing 3 Side retainers 4. Fitting detection member 6 Covers 8. The other side connector 18 Locking Ribs 19 Ribs 20 Locking mechanism 21 Housing Arm 22 Elastic arm pieces 23 Locking piece 24 Lock Arm 25 Lock release operation part 26 Locked protrusion 43 Locking protrusion 44 Slide operation section 45 Arm Pieces 46 Locking claws 47 Regulatory Ribs 51 terminals 52 Electric wire 61. First Half Cover (Half Cover) 62. Second Half Cover (Half Cover) 63 Hinge section 64, 65 Locking part 66 Locking groove 67 Contact part 81. Opposite Housing 82 Mating terminal 83 Locking part 100 Connector Pairs

Claims

1. A connector comprising: a terminal; a housing having a terminal housing chamber for housing the terminal; a cover fitted over the housing; and a mating detection member fitted to the housing for detecting the mating of the housing and the mating housing, The aforementioned cover is In the closed state, a pair of half covers abut against each other and sandwich the housing, It has a hinge that connects a pair of half covers so that they can be opened and closed, The fitting detection member is, When the aforementioned housing and the mating housing are fitted together, they are configured to be displaced from a temporary locking position to a permanent locking position. At the aforementioned locking position, a restricting rib is provided that abuts against one of the pair of half covers and restricts the opening of the cover. connector.

2. In the connector according to claim 1, One of the pair of half covers has, A groove-shaped locking groove that engages with a locking rib provided in the housing, and a contact portion that abuts against the regulating rib are arranged side by side in the displacement direction of the fitting detection member. The aforementioned superior rib is, When the fitting detection member is in the temporary locking position, it is positioned adjacent to the locking rib in the clamping direction of the housing in the pair of half covers, connector.

3. A connector pair comprising the connector according to claim 1 or claim 2 and a mating connector having the mating housing.

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