Claims
- 1. A connector coupling device comprising:a first connector in which a slide plate having a cam groove is slidably provided so as to traverse the first connector; a second connector having a fitting projection engageable with the cam groove for coupling the second connector with the first connector when the slide plate is slid toward a first direction, and removable from the cam groove for removing the second connector from the first connector when the slide plate is slid toward a second direction opposed to the first direction; a coupling case having a first opening into which the first connector is inserted in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and a second opening into which the second connector is inserted in a fourth direction opposed to the third direction and slidably held therein so as to be slidable in the third and fourth directions; and a fitting support member urging one end portion of the slide plate toward the first direction while the first connector is pushed toward the second connector inside of the case in the third direction for coupling the first connector with the second connector, wherein an initial engagement position and a final engagement position of the cam groove of the first connector and the fitting projection of the second connector are provided within the coupling casing.
- 2. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fitting support member is one inner side wall of the coupling case being inclined toward the first direction and abutting against the one end portion of the slide plate while the first connector is pushed toward the third direction.
- 3. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a handle portion is provided at the one end portion of the slide plate for pulling the slide plate toward the second direction.
- 4. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first connector includes a recess, and the slide plate includes a projection engaging with the recess when the coupling of the first connector and the second connector is completed.
- 5. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 4, wherein the first connector includes an engagement member engaging with the first opening after the projection engages with the recess.
- 6. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the coupling case includes a provisional retaining member for provisionally retaining the second connector when the first connector is separated from the second connector.
- 7. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 6, wherein the provisional retaining member is an elastic arm having a protrusion engaging provisionally with a recess formed on the second connector, the protrusion is positioned at a start point of the coupling of the first connector and the second connector.
- 8. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:a removal support member for urging the slide plate toward the second direction while the first connector is pulled from the second connector inside of the coupling case in the fourth direction for removing the first connector from the second connector.
- 9. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 8, wherein the coupling case includes a slide groove provided on one of inner side walls thereof, the slide groove extending in the third and fourth directions and being curved toward the first direction,the slide plate includes a protrusion for engaging with the slide groove, the fitting support member is an outer side wall of the slide groove for abutting against the protrusion of the slide plate while the first connector is pushed toward the third direction, and the removal support member is an inner side wall of the slide groove for abutting against the protrusion of the slide plate while the first connector is pulled toward the fourth direction.
- 10. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 8, wherein the fitting support member is one inner side wall of the coupling case being inclined toward the first direction and abutting against the one end portion of the slide plate while the first connector is pushed toward the third direction, andthe removal support member is the other inner side wall of the coupling case being inclined toward the second direction and abutting against the other end portion of the slide plate while the first connector is pulled toward the fourth direction.
- 11. The connector coupling device as set forth in claim 8, wherein the slide plate is in a form of parallelogram in which the one end portion is inclined toward the first direction and the other end portion is inclined toward the second direction,the fitting support member is one side edge of the first opening abutting against the one end portion of the slide plate while the first connector is pushed toward the third direction, and the removal support member is the other side edge of the first opening abutting against the other end portion of the slide plate while the first connector is pulled toward the fourth direction.
Priority Claims (2)
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10-010649 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation Application under 37 C.F.R. §1.53(b) of application Ser. No. 09/158,525 filed Sep. 22, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,155,849, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Continuations (1)
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